The five sparkly little jewel(case)s that have taken my fancy this week are as diverse as they are….. different. Got to work on those metaphors if I’m going to be writing this every week or so… We start with: Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers Disclaimer first - I like a huge amount of what the Manics have done over the years, I thought the last album was brilliant and they’re one of the best interviews I ever did, back in April 2007. This is their new one though and slightly different. This is the legendary album. The one with all of the late Richie Edwards unused lyrics… It easily stands up with their stuff from the past. Alternately raw, with loads of big guitars and the occasional string section and soulful stripped down stuff. Can see myself listening to it a lot more. Facing Page: Top Left is … There’s more →