New Art Riot

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New Art Riot
EP by Manic Street Preachers
Released	June 22, 1990
Recorded	Early 1990
Genre	Rock
Label	Damaged Goods Records YUBB 4
Producer	Robin Wynn Evans
Manic Street Preachers chronology
"Suicide Alley" (1989) New Art Riot (1990) "Motown Junk" (1991)

New Art Riot is an EP released in 1990 by Manic Street Preachers, and it was the first release from the band to feature the 'classic' four-piece line-up (of James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey James Edwards and Sean Moore).

New Art Riot sounds similar to the single "Motown Junk", with short, fast-paced rock 'n' roll songs; the influence of favourites such as The Clash is evident. The EP provides a musical template for what was to come afterwards, and although somewhat forgotten, sits neatly with the rest of the Manics' catalogue.

Produced by Robin Wynn Evans of the View, Sam Brown and Dodgy fame. When Richey asked for the sound of a guitar smashing to be added to one of the tracks, Evans replied "smash your guitar then!" The dismembered neck of said guitar was then signed by the band and Evans, and is currently used as a doorstop at his Perthshire T Pot studio.

A live version of "New Art Riot" (titled "New Art Riot in E Minor") featured as a b-side on the The Holy Bible single Faster/P.C.P..

The EP was originally issued as a limited edition 12" with only 1000 copies but it has been repressed and reissued many times on CD and vinyl, as well as being made available digitally.

A promotional video for the song Strip It Down was made. It featured the band wearing spray-stencil slogans on their shirts, with James sporting bleached-blond hair, and performing in front of a psychedelic fractal backdrop ^[1].

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD / 12"

1. "New Art Riot" – 3:10
2. "Strip It Down" – 2:26
3. "Last Exit On Yesterday" – 2:41
4. "Teenage 20/20" – 3:01

[edit] References

v • d • e Manic Street Preachers James Dean Bradfield • Nicky Wire • Sean Moore Flicker (Miles Woodward)  • Richey James Edwards Studio albums "Generation Terrorists" (1992) • "Gold Against the Soul" (1993) • "The Holy Bible" (1994) • "Everything Must Go" (1996) • "This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours" (1998) • "Know Your Enemy" (2001) • "Lifeblood" (2004) • "Send Away the Tigers" (2007) Singles and EPs "Suicide Alley" (1989) • "New Art Riot EP" (1990) • "Motown Junk" (1991) • "You Love Us (Heavenly Version)" (1991) • "Feminine Is Beautiful" (1991) • "Stay Beautiful" (1991) • "Love's Sweet Exile/Repeat" (1991) • "You Love Us" (1991) • "Slash 'N' Burn" (1992) • "Motorcycle Emptiness" (1992) • "Little Baby Nothing" (1992) • "Theme From M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless)" (1992) • "From Despair To Where" (1993) • "La Tristesse Durera (Scream To A Sigh)" (1993) • "Roses In The Hospital" (1993) • "Life Becoming A Landslide EP" (1994) • "Faster/P.C.P." (1994) • "Revol" (1994) • "She Is Suffering" (1994) • "A Design for Life" (1996) • "Everything Must Go" (1996) • "Kevin Carter" (1996) • "Australia" (1996) • "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next" (1998) • "The Everlasting" (1998) • "You Stole The Sun From My Heart" (1999) • "Tsunami" (1999) • "The Masses Against The Classes" (2000) • "Found That Soul" (2001) • "So Why So Sad" (2001) • "Ocean Spray" (2001) • "Let Robeson Sing" (2001) • "There By The Grace Of God" (2002) • "The Love Of Richard Nixon" (2004) • "Empty Souls" (2005) • "Your Love Alone Is Not Enough" (2007) • "Autumnsong" (2007) • "Indian Summer" (2007) Promos "UK Channel Boredom" (1990) • "God Save The Manics EP" (2005) • " Underdogs" (2007) • "Ghost Of Christmas" (2007) Other releases "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" (1995)  • "Know Our B-Sides" (2001)  • Leviathan" (2005)  • "The Instrumental" (2006) • "Umbrella" (2008) Compilation albums "Forever Delayed" (2002) • "Lipstick Traces" (2003) Box Sets "Six Singles from Generation Terrorists" (1997) Videos "Everything Live" (1997) • "Leaving the 20th Century" (2000) • "Louder Than War" (2001) • "Forever Delayed" (2002) Official book "Forever Delayed" (2002) Related articles Manic Street Preachers Discography Manic Street Preachers B-sides