nina persson joins the manics

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the lovely and talented cardigans frontwoman appears on the new manic street preachers single, “your love alone is not enough.” after the manics’ last album, the relatively low-key lifeblood, the track marks a return to the band’s trademark form of up-tempo melancholy. not surprisingly, it’s their catchiest single in a while, even if the lyrics aren’t so upbeat.

the politically-minded band’s new album, send away the tigers, will be released in the u.k. and europe may 7. check out the video after the jump.