James Dean Bradfield - Even in Exile
A Friday release courtesy of the coronavirus #31.
Fourteen years after his first solo album, James Dean Bradfield, the singer, guitarist and driving force behind Manic Street Preachers, releases his second solo album, "Even in Exile", today. On a first listen, it sounds magical, distinctive and beautiful.
Bradfield said the album's songs are based on poems by poet and playwright Patrick Jones about the life of Victor Jara, the Chilean singer, songwriter, director and activist who was tortured and murdered by military personnel in 1973. Jara also appears on the album cover.
The album includes 11 tracks, among them the instrumentals "Under the Mimosa Tree" and "Seeking the Room With The Three Windows".
The song "The Last Song" deals directly with Victor's torture and death, and even has progressive and psychedelic influences, with rhythmic shifts and dynamic transitions.
More interesting still, Bradfield has promised a new Manic Street Preachers album in 2021.
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