Peeled Apples

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"Peeled Apples"
Song by Manic Street Preachers
from the album Journal for Plague Lovers
Released18 May 2009
RecordedOctober 2008 – February 2009 at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales
GenreAlternative rock, post-punk
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Richey Edwards, James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore, Nicky Wire
Producer(s)Steve Albini

"Peeled Apples" is a song by

declared legally dead
in 2008.

The song debuted on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 program on 25 March 2009.[1]

Background

The lyrics of the song are taken from the notebooks and the artwork which Richey Edwards left to the band members just before his disappearance.[2] The song also features an audio sample from the 2004 movie, The Machinist.[2]

In an interview with NME in 2009, the band's lead vocalist and lead guitarist James Dean Bradfield stated that the band's bassist Nicky Wire wrote the music to half of the song.[2] In a subsequent interview, Wire stated that he wrote the chorus of the song.[3]

Critical reception

The song received generally positive reviews from

Pitchfork stated that the song "opens the album with a colossal kick to the head as a queasy bassline is joined by pounding drums and sandpaper guitar to back Bradfield's righteous shout."[8]

Sam Richards of

Pitchfork wrote: "No question that "Apples" is firmly rooted in the past, splitting the difference between the near-pathologically hook-laden Generation Terrorists and the more deliberately caustic The Holy Bible, and there will undoubtedly be some who dismiss it solely on those grounds-- chalking up "Apples" as nothing more than an overly cynical, calculated attempt to cash in on the Edwards era from a band straining not to show its age."[10]

Remix

The song was remixed by English DJ and record producer Andrew Weatherall, who performed on the band's two London Astoria shows, which were Richey Edwards' final live appearances before his disappearance.[11] The remix was included in the Journal For Plague Lovers Remixes EP, which was released on 15 June 2009.[11][12]

Personnel

Manic Street Preachers
Technical personnel
  • Steve Albini – recording, production
  • Dave Eringa – mixing
  • Loz Williams – recording
  • Greg Norman – engineering
  • Ben Cunningham – engineering assistance

References

  1. ^ Lowe, Zane (25 March 2009). "Hottest Record - Manic Street Preachers - Peeled Apples". BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Mackay, Emily (13 May 2009). "Manic Street Preachers Interview Part One – 'In a Movie About Us, Christian Bale Would Play Richey". NME. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Manics Q&A #3 / Features / Music News from The Fly – The UK's Most Popular Music Magazine". The Fly. 1 June 2009. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  4. This Is Fake DIY
    . Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  5. ^ Diver, Mike (15 May 2009). "Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers". Clash. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  6. ^ Gourlay, Dom (16 December 2009). "Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  7. Popmatters
    . Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  8. Pitchfork
    . Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague Lovers". Uncut. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  10. Pitchfork
    . Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  11. ^
    Consequence of Sound
    . Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  12. ^ "Manic Street Preachers: Journal For Plague Lovers remixed!". Uncut. Retrieved 6 January 2014.

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