'Resistance Is Futile, the band's 13th studio album, heralds a return to a classic Manics sound described by the band as "widescreen melancholia". The songs on the album are the first recorded in the band’s new Door to the River studio (near Newport).

Of their first new recordings in four years, the band said: "The main themes of ‘Resistance is Futile’ are memory and loss; forgotten history; confused reality and art as a hiding place and inspiration. It’s obsessively melodic - in many ways referencing both the naive energy of ‘Generation Terrorists’ and the orchestral sweep of ‘Everything Must Go’. After delay and difficulties getting started, the record has come together really quickly over the last few months through a surge of creativity and some old school hard work."

Countries is an album by Van William, released in 2018. Countries includes a.o. the following tracks: "Before I Found You", "Fourth Of July", "You'll Be On My Mind", "Cosmic Sign" and more. The album is a alternative CD.

Track list
Before I Found You
Revolution
Fourth of July
The Country
Don't Take My Love
Never Had Enough of You
The Middle
Skyward
You'll Be on My Mind
Cosmic Sign
Taking Love

R 'n' B singer-songwriter Alicia Keys performs live on the VH1 Storytellers TV show. The set list features songs such as 'No One', 'Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down' and 'Fallin''.