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8.0
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musicOMH
An album that finds the Manics in fine form. They might not be able to live over again, but if they keep on like this, their story is far from concluded
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8.0
58758
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The Line Of Best Fit
Rewind the Film seems immediately poised for lost-classic status – for all its clumsiness and flaws, it’s the kind of album that wants you to let it sink in, or even gather dust, until you remember it’s there
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Clash
The biting nostalgia of middle age runs throughout the lyrics and the band’s desire to produce something akin to Automatic For The People is largely fulfilled
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God Is In The TV
An album that proves magic can occur when a band follows its instincts rather than pushing hard for calculated results
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The Irish Times
On paper, a mellowed out acoustic Manics might sound perverse and repellent. But Rewind the Film will go down as one of their great works
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The Digital Fix
The beauty of Rewind the Film, the dizzying conundrum at its heart, is that the more the Manics search and question, and the more they come up with little in the way of answers, the more they convince
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8.0
58807
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Mojo
Heralds a new level of artistry for this unique band. Print edition only
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Q
Their most emotionally raw record since Everything Must Go. Print edition only
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The Guardian
Eleven albums in, the Manic Street Preachers have discovered subtlety
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The Independent
Reveals a broader musical and emotional palette than they've exposed before
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Independent on Sunday
Ageing is a war they can’t win, but by facing it head-on, the Manics have found the spur to move forwards
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The Observer
The result, improbably, is their best set in years
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Evening Standard
The volume may have dropped but the Manics’ righteous anger is still coming through loud and clear
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The Scotsman
Rewind The Film may begin on a note of weary resignation – “time to surrender, time to move on” – but it ends by kicking over the statues
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The 405
The most important part of an album that contains plenty of nods to their past is that it's dropped just enough hints to suggest that we should be every bit as excited about their future
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The Quietus
A band who know where they want to be and are comfortable with that. And, interestingly enough, this is maybe the closest we'll ever get to really knowing them
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PopMatters
Rewind the Film is full of things that an ardent fan of Gold Against the Soul would never understand
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7.0
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Uncut
A downbeat and occasionally poetic work with some unexpected reference points. Print edition only
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7.0
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DIY
A refreshingly enjoyable album
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7.0 |
NME
A subtle, satisfying album that showcases their continuing ability to soar
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6.0
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Time Out
It’s a testament to the Manics that they can still be thought-provoking and ear-grabbing, despite having long left their notorious balaclavas behind
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6.0
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The Arts Desk
An album that takes getting older as its main theme
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6.0
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Drowned In Sound
It's the sound of a band growing old gracefully in reminiscent mood yet firmly at ease with their lot
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The Skinny
A strange, disparate beast; easy to like but difficult to love
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