Celebrated Welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers have announced that they have recorded a studio version of their cover of Madonna’s hit “Borderline”, which they debuted live at BBC 6 Music Festival. You can view a snippet of the forthcoming cover down below.
Enjoyed playing it live so much decided to record a studio version- pic.twitter.com/ZgC3Y4y0eV
— Manic Street Preachers (@Manics) April 30, 2022
The band commenced the BBC Music Festival this year with a performance at Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff, which marked the band’s very first appearance at the beloved Welsh venue. The group played a sixteen-song set, during which they performed the aforementioned Madonna tune, capturing the playful energy of the original with a few more crunchy guitar tones added in for good measure. “Borderline” was Madonna’s first Top 10 Billboard hit, and featured on her 1984 self-titled album.
Although a release date for the cover is yet to be announced, the band took to social media to post a clip, stating: “Enjoyed playing it live so much decided to record a studio version.” You can also view an HD video of their live cover of “Borderline” down below.
In other news, Manic Street preachers recently performed at a benefit concert for Ukraine, performing their 1998 tune “If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next”. The benefit show took place at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, in order to raise money for the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
Manic Street Preachers were formed in Blackwood, Wales in 1986, and currently consists of James Dean Bradfield on vocals and guitar, Sean Moore on drums and Nicky Wire on bass. The band signed a record deal with Damaged Goods Records in 1990 to record one E.P. entitled New Art Riot, which attracted a good deal of media attention. The band would later sign with Columbia Records, which led to the group working on their debut album Generation Terrorists, which was released in 1992, and consisted of eighteen songs lasting over seventy minutes. Speaking of the album retrospectively, Pitchfork writer Joe Tangari said that the record: “walked a weird line between agit-punk, cock rock, romantic melodicism and glam, and was so obviously patterned after the Clash’s London Calling that it was actually kind of cute.”
Manic Street Preachers will be performing live on a handful of occasions throughout the year, including some festival appearances such as Latitude in Henham Park, Suffolk and Y Not Festival in Pikehall, Derbyshire. The group’s full touring schedule, as well as ticket information, can be found on their website.
