2015 studio album by Wire
Wire is the self-titled fourteenth studio album by British post-punk band Wire . It was released on 13 April 2015 through the band's Pinkflag label.[ 1]
Background
The material on the album is a combination of songs which were written and performed live on tour preceding the recording and material written by Colin Newman just prior to entering the studio.[ 1] The band chose eleven songs out of nineteen they’d been preparing, and Newman has stated that the band will issue the remaining material in “… a second release, probably early next year.”[ 14] Although he later confirmed that this material would be released in April 2016 as Read & Burn 04 .,[ 15] the subsequent album was instead entitled Nocturnal Koreans .
According to the band's official webpage for the release, Wire is the first time that guitarist Matthew Simms , who joined in 2012, was heavily involved in the creation of album material.[ 1] Colin Newman said of Simms: "This is the first album where Matt's been involved in the whole process. It would be overstating to say that we're in a Renaissance, but we are definitely getting somewhere, and I think that Matt is very much part of that."[ 16]
Track listing
Title Lyrics Music 1. "Blogging" Graham Lewis Colin Newman (song) / Wire (music)3:46 2. "Shifting" Lewis Newman (song) / Wire (music) 3:17 3. "Burning Bridges" Lewis Newman (song) / Wire (music) 3:58 4. "In Manchester" Lewis Newman (song) / Wire (music) 2:41 5. "High" Lewis Newman (song) / Wire (music) 1:52 6. "Sleep-Walking" Newman Newman (song) / Wire (music) 7:30 7. "Joust & Jostle" Lewis Newman (song) / Wire (music) 2:12 8. "Swallow" Lewis Newman (song) / Wire (music) 4:17 9. "Split Your Ends" Lewis Newman (song) / Wire (music) 3:30 10. "Octopus" Newman Newman (song) / Wire (music) 3:16 11. "Harpooned" Lewis Newman (song) / Wire (music) 8:23
Personnel
Adapted from the album liner notes.[ 17]
Wire
Colin Newman – lead vocals , electric guitar , baritone electric guitar [1, 7, 8, 11], acoustic guitar [1, 2, 8], keyboards , mandola [6], production , engineering , mixing
Graham Lewis – bass guitar , high bass guitar [3], backing vocals [1, 4, 9, 10], keyboards [6], bass fx [6], vox pop [6]
Robert Grey – drum kit , water tank [6]
Matthew Simms – electric guitar, 12-string electric guitar [2, 3, 9], lap steel guitar [3, 6], keyboards [1, 2, 4, 6], modular synth [4–6, 8–10], fx [11], loop [8]
Production
Charts
See also
References
^ a b c d e "Official page for Wire at pinkflag.com" . 13 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015 .
^ "Wire by Wire Reviews" . AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 20 December 2020 .
^ "Reviews for Wire by Wire" . Metacritic . 21 April 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2017 .
^ "Wire review" . Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved 25 April 2015 .
^ Zaleski, Annie "Post-punk legends Wire sound ferocious, rejuvenated on new album" . The A.V. Club . Retrieved 27 April 2015 .
^ Bray, Ryan: "Wire – Wire" . Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 7 May 2015 .
^ Mongredien, Phil " "A real pop sensibility at play" review" . The Guardian . Retrieved 25 April 2015 .
^ Sheppard, David (May 2015). "Wire review" . Mojo . Retrieved 31 December 2022 .
^ Shepherd, Sam (13 April 2015). "Wire review" . MusicOMH . Retrieved 31 December 2022 .
^ Hamm, Robert: "Wire: Wire Review" . Paste Magazine . Retrieved 27 April 2015 .
^ Raggett, Ned (21 April 2015). "Wire - Wire " . Pitchfork . Retrieved 25 April 2015 .
^ Garratt, John: "Wire" . PopMatters . Retrieved 11 May 2015 .
^ Peacock, Tim (22 April 2015). "Wire review" . Record Collector . Retrieved 31 December 2022 .
^ Smith, Mat "Split Your Ends: Wire's Colin Newman Interviewed" . Clash Music . Retrieved 25 April 2015 .
^ Paltrowitz, Darren "Wire Promotes Their New Album With 2 New York City Gigs" . Downtown Magazine NYC . Retrieved 2 June 2015 .
^ Brodsky, Rachel "Q&A: Nobody Puts Wire in a Corner" . Spin . Retrieved 25 April 2015 .
^ Wire (Media notes). Wire . Pinkflag. 2015.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "Ultratop.be – Wire – Wire" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
^ "Wire | Artist | Official Charts" . UK Albums Chart . Retrieved 15 April 2016.
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