Manic Street Preachers premiere video for sublime new single 'The Secret He Had Missed'

Wales’ prodigal sons Manic Street Preachers have premiered the video for their brand-spanking new single ‘The Secret He Had Missed.’

The follow-up to the Absolute Radio playlisted anthem ‘Orwellian’, ‘The Secret He Had Missed’ sees James Dean Bradfield trade vocals with Julia Cumming from the New York band Sunflower Bean.

Billed as a cousin to the ‘Everything Must Go’ track ‘The Girl Who Wanted To Be God’, the pop-tastic ‘The Secret He Had Missed’ once again nods heavily towards ABBA.

Thematically, it delves into the lives of Augustus and Gwen John - Welsh sibling artists who were opposites united by blood yet driven apart by divergent lifestyles.

The video stars Newport born actress Aimee Ffion Edwards (Peaky Blinders/The Detectorists/Skins) and was directed by the band’s long-time visual collaborator Kieran Evans in Tenby and Newport’s Dolman Theatre.

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Just like ‘Orwellian’, ‘The Secret He Had Missed’ is lifted from Manic Street Preachers’ eagerly awaited 14th studio album ‘The Ultra Vivid Lament’, which is released on Friday 3rd September 2021 on Columbia/Sony.

Supporting the album, Manic Street Preachers will embark on a headline UK tour throughout September and October, and on Friday 3rd December they’ll perform a huge headline show at London The SSE Arena, Wembley.

It’s now been confirmed that the set each night will feature songs from ‘The Ultra Vivid Lament’ together with the Manics’ greatest hits.

Tickets are on sale from Absolute Radio Tickets now.

See Manic Street Preachers at the following UK shows:

SEPTEMBER 2021

Newcastle O2 City Hall – Sun 26th

Edinburgh Usher Hall – Tue 28th

Dundee Caird Hall – Wed 29th

OCTOBER 2021

Stoke-On-Trent Victoria Hall – Fri 1st – SOLD OUT

Manchester O2 Apollo – Sat 2nd

York Barbican – Mon 4th

Glasgow Barrowland – Tue 5th

Leeds O2 Academy – Thu 7th

Portsmouth Guildhall – Fri 8th

Bournemouth O2 Academy – Sun 10th

Cambridge Corn Exchange – Mon 11th – SOLD OUT

Bath Forum – Wed 13th – SOLD OUT

Brighton Dome – Thu 14th – SOLD OUT

DECEMBER 2021

London The SSE Arena, Wembley – Fri 3rd

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