SEND AWAY THE TIGERS 10 YEAR COLLECTORS EDITION 02/07/2019 Jim DeMain

Jim DeMain

"Ambassador Bridge

" and the long and winding Ty Tabor guitar solo in "Sooner or Later" (which brings to mind "The Burning Down" from the aforementioned Gretchen)

sounds from the Caribbean ("Misfire")

but barely keeps afloat

SEND AWAY THE TIGERS 10 YEAR COLLECTORS EDITION 02/07/2019 Jim DeMainOn 2007's SEND AWAY THE TIGERS, the long running Britpop act Manic Street Preachers reconvened after the debut solo albums by vocalist guitarist James Dean Bradfield and bassist Nicky Wire (THE GREAT WESTERN and I KILLED THE ZEITGEIST, respectively). Clearly reinvigorated by the time off, the Manics offer up some of their edgiest songs in years (see the raucous "I'm Just a Patsy"), while also presenting some engaging pop oriented moments, most notably