Manic Street Preachers: National Treasures: The Complete Singles – review

(Columbia)National Treasures is such a perfect title for a Manic Street Preachers record that it would be no great surprise if they came up with the name first, then devised an album around it. Released to coincide with the 21st anniversary of their first (major label) single, its 38 tracks follow their progress from the literate, alienated young punks of Motown Junk and Stay Beautiful to the veterans who still feel impelled to write songs such as The Love of Richard Nixon. They're all here, st...

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