Documents from the record described as 'a new lease of life and helped us to rediscover our love of the band'

Manic Street Preachers have shared some of the lyric sheets that were used during the writing stage of their eighth studio album, Send Away The Tigers – and you can see them exclusively here on Gigwise.

The lyric sheets include drafts of ‘Your Love Alone Is Not Enough’, ‘I’m Just A Patsy’, ‘Autumnsong’, and ‘Rendition’ among others. Widely regarded as a return the harder-edged with which they made their name, Send Away The Tigers occupies a special place in the heart of the band, and these lyric sheets show the work that lyricist and bassist put into the construction of the album.

Speaking of the 2007 album, which was recently re-released as a special edition and appears on vinyl this Friday (12 May), the band said: "Send Away The Tigers was a very important record for us, it gave us a new lease of life and helped us to rediscover our love of the band. This edition helps to tell the whole story. Through demos, home recordings and hand-written lyrics you find intimate details of a band about to reinvent themselves.”

Meanwhile, it’s been confirmed that the band has started work on their new album, the follow-up to 2014’s Futurology. Recording is taking place at a new studio near Newport though no release date has been yet announced.

Check out the lyric sheets below:









































Manic Street Preacher have announced a series of dates for late summer:

JULY

09 - Eisteddfod, Llanfest Llangollen 2017

27 - 30 Penrith, Kendall Calling

30 -Carfest North, Bolesworth Castle, Chester

AUGUST

04 - 06 - Cork, Indiependence

05 - Newcastle, Live From Times Square

27 - Laverstoke Park Farm, Carfest South

SEPTEMBER

01 - Bingley, Music Live