Journal for Plague Lovers Journal for Plague Lovers Journal for Plague Lovers is the ninth studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers, released in May 2009 by record label Columbia. Recorded between October 2008 and February 2009 and produced by Steve Albini and Dave Eringa, it features exclusively posthumous-published lyrics by Richey Edwards, who disappeared on 1 February 1995 and was presumed deceased in 2008. It is the only Manic Street Preachers album in which the lyrics for every song were written solely by Edwards. The album received a very positive critical reception and debuted at number 3 in the UK
Australia (Manic Street Preachers song) Australia (Manic Street Preachers song) "Australia" was released by Manic Street Preachers on 2 December 1996 through Epic and was the fourth and final single release from the "Everything Must Go" album of May that same year. The song peaked on number 7 in the UK Singles Chart, and it was the fourth consecutive top 10 hit for the band. The sentiment of the song is that Australia is just about the furthest one can go to get away from their home in Wales and is a metaphor for Nicky Wire's desire to escape from the emotional turmoil caused by