Autumnsong Autumnsong "Autumnsong" is a song by Manic Street Preachers and was the third single taken from the album "Send Away the Tigers". It was released on 23 July 2007. It peaked and debuted at number #10 in the UK Singles Chart. As with all "Send Away the Tigers"-related promotional material, the cover image is taken from the photography book "Monika Monster Future First Woman On Mars" by Valerie Philips. The song "1404" recalls a 'lost chapter' in Welsh history, when Owain Glyndŵr was crowned Prince of Wales in that year having successfully revolted against the English. He was, however, the
Send Away the Tigers return to the hard-edged, more guitar-driven sound of their earlier releases, being described as a hard rock album by AllMusic and Sputnikmusic, as well as glam rock by "Uncut" and "Reno Gazette-Journal". The band itself has described it as a mixture of "Generation Terrorists" and "Everything Must Go". The album was mixed by Chris Lord-Alge, whose brother Tom provided the US mix of "The Holy Bible". The album sleeve features a quotation from Wyndham Lewis (there misspelled as "Wyndam Lewis"): "When a man is young, he is usually a revolutionary of some kind. So here I am, speaking of my