Manic Street Preachers Unveil “Brushstrokes of Reunion”

Manic Street Preachers Unveil "Brushstrokes of Reunion"

Welsh rock / alternative trio Manic Street Preachers have unveiled their new single “Brushstrokes of Reunion” and its accompanying video.

The song is taken from their upcoming fifteenth album ‘Critical Thinking‘, due to be released on February 14 via Columbia. Pre-order your copy here.

According to the press release, ‘Critical Thinking’ celebrates conflicting ideas colliding, with unflinchingly soul-searching lyrics meeting some of the most head-on, addictive melodies the band have ever recorded.

Speaking about the inspiration for the single, the band said it has “nods to imperial-era Waterboys, particularly the love and desperation of Rags – R.E.M. Life’s Rich Pageant meets classic Manics crunch + velocity. Lyrically, is about the hypnotic quality of a painting that’s inherited from someone who has passed.”

The band will kick off a new run of live dates, which will see them visit cities around the UK later this spring, including a slot at Live At Leeds. See the dates below.

Watch the Kieran Evans directed video now.

Manic Street Preachers “Brushstrokes of Reunion”

MSP Upcoming Tour Dates

April 2025 – SOLD OUT

11 Glasgow Barrowland
12 Glasgow Barrowland
18 London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
19 London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
25 Wolverhampton The Civic at the Halls
26 Bristol Beacon

May 2025 – SOLD OUT

2 Manchester O2 Apollo
3 Manchester O2 Apollo
9 Swansea Arena
10 Swansea Arena

Photo credit: Alex Lake