Manic Street Preachers recruit Gwenno for new version of "Spectators of Suicide"
Manic Street Preachers have teamed up with Gwenno for a new version of their "Spectators of Suicide" song, which marks the release of Heavenly Recordings' new book Believe in Magic: 30 Years of Heavenly Recordings.
"Spectators of Suicide" was originally released in 1992 via Heavenly Recordings, and featured on the band's debut album Generation Terrorists. This week the band debuted a new version of the song which features fellow Welsh musician Gwenno.
The updated version with Gwenno was premiered on BBC 6 Music ahead of the release of Robin Turner's new book Believe in Magic: 30 Years of Heavenly Recordings, which comes out on Thursday (12 November).
Turner shared a handwritten lyric sheet of the song by Nicky Wire to coincide with premiere of the updated version of "Spectators of Suicide".
Can’t believe that Richey and myself wrote the original words 30 years ago!!!!(approx) https://t.co/jROSEtix4U
— ManicStreetPreachers (@Manics) November 7, 2020
Back in August Manic Street Preachers' vocalist James Dean Bradfield confirmed that they've been working on a new album, and said "It’s got a wider landscape, sonically". He also revealed that he's helped bass player Nicky Wire on his solo material.
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