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Know Your Enemy
Rock · 2001 · 16 tracks

Know Your Enemy

Manic Street Preachers

A sprawling, messy collision of lo-fi garage punk and polished pop. Unapologetically political, stylistically confused, and fiercely intellectual.

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It's like a garage band hijacked a stadium and started reading Marxist theory over the PA system.

A restless and confrontational collision of political anger and melodic melancholy.

Know Your Enemy · vs · Manic Street Preachers
Lo Fi+3.7σ

The production is built around lo fi than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks
01
Found That Soul
3:06
02
Ocean Spray
4:12
03
Intravenous Agnostic
4:03
04
So Why So Sad
4:02
05
Let Robeson Sing
3:46
06
The Year of Purification
3:40
07
Wattsville Blues
4:30
08
Miss Europa Disco Dancer
3:53
09
Dead Martyrs
3:23
10
His Last Painting
3:16
11
My Guernica
4:56
12
The Convalescent
5:55
13
Royal Correspondent
3:31
14
Epicentre
6:27
15
Baby Elián
3:38
16
Freedom of Speech Won’t Feed My Children
3:01
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring transition from the abrasive punk of Found That Soul into the shimmering, Beach Boys-esque pop of So Why So Sad.
The unexpected disco-punk groove of Miss Europa Disco Dancer that feels like a deliberate provocation to the band's rock base.
The moment the feedback clears on Freedom of Speech Won't Feed My Children to reveal a stark, bitter acoustic truth.
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