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
Faster (Manic Street Preachers song) "227 'Lears' and I can't remember the first line", was spoken by Albert Finney in the 1983 film "The Dresser". "Faster" was released on 6 June 1994 by record label Epic as the first single from the band's third studio album, "The Holy Bible". It reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart. "Faster" was ranked as the 80th best alternative rock song of 1994 by Kyle McGovern at "Spin", who state "Underproduced vocals aside, "Faster" is one of those songs that holds up way better than you'd ever imagine possible." Emily Mackay named it as the 5th best Manic