POSTCARDS FROM A YOUNG MAN:

The Independent:"...surely the Manics' best album since Everything Must Go" 4/5

The Times: "In 20 more years, this will be the one we'll be reaching for."  4/5

The Guardian: "As it plays, you're struck by the fact that no one else does anything like it: reason enough for the Manic Street Preachers' continued existence."  4/5

Q : “Gargantuan melodies and florid elegance… still raging… their flame burns on” 4/5

Uncut  “A glam belter full of fire and thunder, gospel choirs and orchestras…  extraordinary lyrics”  4/5

NME: “Poignant, joyful, and above all really, really loud” 7/10

Mojo  “In their hands grandiose needn’t be a dirty word…  distillers of rock n rolls inherent romance”

Word:  “Feel the love for this wonderfully odd national treasure”

Clash  “An unashamedly pop record and its chutzpah is staggering.  Gospel choirs, soaring strings and choruses you could use for landmarks in a blizzard make this an astonishing listen” 8/10

News of the World “Most groups on their tenth album aren’t still writing songs with the fire of Some Kind of Nothingness”

The Fly “Manic Street Preachers are in the form of their life” 4/5

The Quietus “An oasis of certainty, of essential rightness in a world of equivocators and shuffling blowhards”

Drowned in Sound “At this barren moment in time, a band like the Manic Street Preachers couldn't be more relevant if they tried”

The Mirror: “…with its good-natured, widescreen, aiming-for-the-skies approach married to lyrics that take stock of what has gone before, Postcards is an album to rally hardcore fans and floating voters alike. Wish you were here?”

The Mail “…Postcards is shockingly good.” 4/5

The Sun “Few bands realise a majestic power chord quite like them and a prime example appears on the radio-friendly opening blast ‘(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love’.” 4/5

Kerrang:  “…their trailblazing vision has not only survived, but prospered. This is a terrific album, a rich, sweeping 12-song set that features more potential hit singles than you can swing a pickaxe at” 4/5