Manic Street Preachers set to release new single ‘Decline & Fall’ later this week
nme.comManic Street Preachers have shared that a new single from the band will arrive later this week called ‘Decline & Fall’.Earlier this week, the band teased the material with a clip of new music on their social media platforms.
The band captioned the post on Monday (August 26) with the words, “So much for the Decline & Fall’.Now, in a new post, the band have confirmed new music is indeed on the way and that it will arrive on August 29.
The track will be premiered on BBC6 Music at 5pm BST.On Thursday 29th August, Manic Street Preachers will release their brand new single ‘Decline & Fall’.
Listen first on @BBC6Music from 5pm BST. pic.twitter.com/clyE7TRAcL— Manic Street Preachers (@Manics) August 28, 2024The 20-second clip of the song that was shared earlier this week features a triumphant, rising guitar riff and frenzied drumming, while the video clip opens with a quote from Welsh poet Dylan Thomas: “The highest hymns of the sun are written in the dark”.The snippet, which stutters with static interruptions, also includes phrases that follow a similar pattern to the caption: “So much for calculations”, “So much for standing tall”, “So much for implications”, before finally concluding with the same words: “So much for the Decline & Fall”.So much for the Decline & Fall.
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