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''Rewind the Film'' is the eleventh studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was recorded in 2013 and released on 16 September 2013 by record label Columbia. The sound is very different from previous records and is more acoustic driven. It features guests Lucy Rose, Cate Le Bon and Richard Hawley. The album debuted and peaked at number 4 in the UK Albums Chart. == Production == ''Rewind the Film'' was recorded in the Manics' Faster studio in Cardiff, Rockfield Studios in Monmouthshire, and Hansa Studios in Berlin. In a statement, the band announced, "(If) this record has a relation in the Manics back catalogue, it's probably the sedate coming of age that was ''This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours.''" ''Rewind the Film'' is the first of two new albums the Manics recorded in 2013. In February 2013, the band announced via Twitter, "MSP were in the great Hansa Studios in January with Alex Silva (who recorded ''The Holy Bible'' with us). Berlin was inspirational... Sean been playing a french horn in the studio today - sounding wonderful." In May 2013, the Manics announced that they were in the process of recording two new albums simultaneously, with 35 new songs being recorded. Vocalist/lead guitarist James Dean Bradfield told the ''NME'', "We've nearly finished mixing this (first album ). It's much more acoustic based – I think there's one electric guitar on the entire record. But it's not Campfire Street Preachers, we're not banging boxes or anything... The lead track sounds like a mix between "Rocks Off"-era Stones and Vegas-era Elvis." Bradfield also revealed, "I can tell you that both albums will be very different from each other in terms of style... One will be more acoustic and gentle in nature with lots of horns and a real atlantic soul element to it, while the other's going to be way more spikey with lots and lots of electric guitar on there."〔 After recording the new material, the Manics embarked on a 3-date concert tour of Australia and New Zealand in June–July 2013, in tandem with the British and Irish Lions rugby union tour of Australia. The Manics did not perform any new songs during this tour; bassist/lyricist Nicky Wire explained, During "The Lions Tour," the Manics tweeted a photo of a CD with "Manic Street Preachers Rewind The Film 18/6/13" written on it. They also posted the message, "Manics fans might want to listen to 6music Monday morning." The song "Rewind the Film", featuring former Pulp guitarist Richard Hawley, premiered online and on BBC Radio 6 on 8 July 2013. The new album's title and release date were announced officially on the Manics' official website on the same day. In June 2013, Richard Hawley discussed how he came to work with the Manics: Other guest artists on ''Rewind the Film'' include Lucy Rose on the track "This Sullen Welsh Heart" and Cate Le Bon on the track "4 Lonely Roads." The Manics revealed Le Bon's involvement in March 2013, posting, "The brilliant Cate Le Bon has given us a stunning vocal on a new Manics track-Four Lonely Roads-her voice is so pure+beautiful. Very excited."〔 James Dean Bradfield claimed that guest vocalists were brought onto the album as he felt his own voice wasn't good enough for all of the new songs: "I've got a sneaking feeling that I've been singing our songs for so long it's hard to find something new as a vocalist. It's easier as a drummer or a bassist to find a different direction, but if you try to change the sound of your voice, you end up sounding like a dick... And I felt my voice, at this point, was underselling some of the songs. There's no point in having an ego about it. I don't care if someone else is going to sing (the songs). I've had enough props and glory." The Manics revealed to the ''NME'' that the ''Rewind the Film'' track "30-Year War" is an anti-Margaret Thatcher song written long before the former Prime Minister's death in 2013. James Dean Bradfield described "30-Year War" as the most "angry" track on the album, and Nicky Wire said, "It starts with the miners' strike and moves through Hillsborough, and it's a critique of the attack on the working classes over the last 30 years. It's the most spiteful, angry track on the album, and it's almost the link to the other record - it sounds like ''Lodger''-era Bowie."〔 Nicky Wire provided a detailed track-by-track review of ''Rewind the Film'' for ''The Quietus'', published online on 4 September 2013. Wire also said, "We wrote '3 Ways to See Despair' for Morrissey but we were too scared to ask him. He's the one person I couldn't bear rejection from. I can take it from most people." In July 2013, BBC Radio 6 revealed that the second album recorded by the Manics in 2013 is titled ''Futurology'' and has a tentative release date of June 2014. Regarding that album, James Dean Bradfield has stated, "It's a lot spikier and shinier. It's much more band-based, a tiny bit of Krautrock influence. It's not like ''The Holy Bible'' but there's a bit of the same intent and threat. Lyrically, it's got a European fascination. The landscape of Europe, the malaise of Europe, the malaise of us Brits not feeling part of it. We're not talking like the Tories, don't worry – there's not a song where we opt out of Europe. The lead track is me singing half in English and half in German."〔 Nicky Wire told the ''NME'', "I think by next March or April, we'll have it all ready... It's not just chucking something out; it's really fully formed. It's the next step on from ''The Holy Bible'' and ''Journal for Plague Lovers''. It's quite intense but synthetic as well." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rewind the Film」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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