Manic Street Preachers Manic Street Preachers Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh rock band, formed in 1986 in Blackwood, Caerphilly and consisting of cousins James Dean Bradfield (lead vocals, lead guitar), and Sean Moore (drums, percussion, soundscapes), plus Nicky Wire (bass guitar, lyrics). They are often colloquially known as The Manics. Following the release of their first single, "Suicide Alley", the band was joined by Richey Edwards as co-lyricist and rhythm guitarist. The band's early albums were in a punk vein, eventually broadening to a greater alternative rock sound, whilst retaining a leftist politicisation. Their early combination of androgynous glam imagery and lyrics
Indian Summer (Manic Street Preachers song) Indian Summer (Manic Street Preachers song) "Indian Summer" is a song by Manic Street Preachers and was the fourth single released from their eighth studio album "Send Away the Tigers". It peaked on number 22 in the UK Singles Chart. Nicky Wire mentioned around the time of Autumnsong's release, that "Indian Summer" was a strong candidate for the third single from the album, but was pushed back in favour of "Autumnsong". On August 1, 2007, the official Manics' website reported that the band would soon be heading to studio in order to record b-sides for the single's release. In an