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Sleeve Notes: Van Halen meets the Supremes? It can only be Manic Street Preachers

Man your stations, the Manics are backNext week sees the release of Manic Street Preachers' 10th – yes, 10th – album, Postcards From a Young Man. Many of you will already have heard their latest offering, bafflingly described by Nicky Wire as "Van Halen meets the Supremes", and many of you will have heard it on guardian.co.uk/music when we exclusively premiered the album on Monday through We7. "Some Kind of Nothingness is pure pop perfection," was the verdict of seanoc86, while gingerjohn sa...

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18:56 on September 15 2010

Manic Street Preachers – Postcards from a Young Man (Columbia) 13/09/10

Addict Music — As far as being an album that shows progression it doesn’t succeed, but it also at times represents a love letter to former glories more info

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23:02 on September 16 2010

Manic Street Preachers back to spirit-raising rock with new album Postcards From A Young Man

The Mirror — 3/5 more info

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15:18 on September 17 2010

Sleeve Notes: Van Halen meets the Supremes? It can only be Manic Street Preachers

Guardian Music — Man your stations, the Manics are backNext week sees the release of Manic Street Preachers' 10th – yes, 10th – album, Postcards From a Young Man. Many of you will alr... more info

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17:13 on September 17 2010