Futurology (album) was lacking from "Rewind the Film", and a chorus that's a mantra for belief in a greater good." Futurology (album) Futurology is the twelfth studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 7 July 2014 by record label Columbia. The album features contributions from Green Gartside, Nina Hoss, Georgia Ruth, Cian Ciaran and Cate Le Bon. Supported by two singles, "Walk Me to the Bridge" and the title track "Futurology", the album has been met with critical acclaim and it was their highest charting album since "Send Away the Tigers", peaking and debuting at
Send Away the Tigers five, describing "Send Away the Tigers" as a "back-to-basics" rock record and calling it "overdue": ""Send Away the Tigers" refocuses the trio, allowing them to relocate their original plot and make a big rock classic." The publication cited the single "Autumnsong" as its highlight, while "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" won Best Track at the 2007 Q Awards. "NME" gave the album eight out of ten, calling it the band's best release since 1996's "Everything Must Go", and the "cathartic regeneration that the band really needed in order to become relevant again." Talia Kraines, writing for BBC Online, agreed