Wire (Wire album)

2015 studio album by Wire

Wire

Studio album by

Wire

Released| 13 April 2015[1]
Recorded| 2014 at Rockfield Studios outside Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK; overdubs added December 2014 at Brighton Electric, Brighton, England, UK;[1] additional recording at Swim Studio, London, England, UK
Genre|

* Post-punk
* art punk
* alternative rock

Length| 44:01
Label| Pinkflag
Producer| Colin Newman
Wire chronology
| Change Becomes Us
(2013)  | Wire
(2015)  | Nocturnal Koreans
(2016)

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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]

Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
AnyDecentMusic?| 7.4/10[2]
Metacritic| 75/100[3]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]
The A.V. Club| B[5]
Consequence of Sound| B−[6]
The Guardian| [7]
Mojo| [8]
MusicOMH| [9]
Paste Magazine| 8.2/10[10]
Pitchfork| 7.0/10[11]
PopMatters| 7.0/10[12]
Record Collector| [13]

## Background

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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

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No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Length

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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

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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

* Sean Douglas – engineering (at Rockfield Studios and Brighton Electric)
* Denis Blackham – mastering
* Jon Wozencroft – art direction, photography

## Charts

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Chart (2015)  | Peak
position

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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] | 92
UK Albums (OCC)[19] | 71

## See also

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* List of 2015 albums

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Official page for Wire at pinkflag.com". 13 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
2. ^ "Wire by Wire Reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
3. ^ "Reviews for Wire by Wire". Metacritic. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
4. ^ "Wire review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
5. ^ Zaleski, Annie "Post-punk legends Wire sound ferocious, rejuvenated on new album". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
6. ^ Bray, Ryan: "Wire – Wire". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
7. ^ Mongredien, Phil ""A real pop sensibility at play" review". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
8. ^ Sheppard, David (May 2015). "Wire review". Mojo. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
9. ^ Shepherd, Sam (13 April 2015). "Wire review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
10. ^ Hamm, Robert: "Wire: Wire Review". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
11. ^ Raggett, Ned (21 April 2015). "Wire - Wire". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
12. ^ Garratt, John: "Wire". PopMatters. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
13. ^ Peacock, Tim (22 April 2015). "Wire review". Record Collector. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
14. ^ Smith, Mat "Split Your Ends: Wire's Colin Newman Interviewed". Clash Music. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
15. ^ Paltrowitz, Darren "Wire Promotes Their New Album With 2 New York City Gigs". Downtown Magazine NYC. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
16. ^ Brodsky, Rachel "Q&A: Nobody Puts Wire in a Corner". Spin. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
17. ^ Wire (Media notes). Wire. Pinkflag. 2015.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
18. ^ "Ultratop.be – Wire – Wire" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
19. ^ "Wire | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 15 April 2016.

## External links

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* Official website
* Wire at Discogs (list of releases)
* Wire at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

* v
* t
* e

Wire

* Robert Grey
* Graham Lewis
* Colin Newman
* Matthew Simms

* Bruce Gilbert
* George Gill
* Margaret Fiedler McGinnis (touring only)

Studio albums|

* Pink Flag
* Chairs Missing
* 154
* The Ideal Copy
* A Bell Is a Cup
* IBTABA
* Manscape
* The Drill
* The First Letter
* Object 47
* Red Barked Tree
* Change Becomes Us
* Wire
* Nocturnal Koreans
* Silver/Lead
* Mind Hive

Live albums|

* Document and Eyewitness
* Wire on the Box: 1979
* The Scottish Play: 2004
* Live at the Roxy, London – April 1st & 2nd 1977/Live at CBGB Theatre, New York – July 18th 1978
* Legal Bootleg Series: 14 Sept 2002 Metro, Chicago
* The Black Session: Paris, 10 May 2011

Compilations|

* On Returning (1977–1979)
* The Peel Sessions Album
* 1985–1990: The A List
* Behind the Curtain
* Turns and Strokes
* Coatings
* Send
* 10:20

EPs|

* Snakedrill
* Kidney Bingos
* Silk Skin Paws
* The Third Day
* Read & Burn 01
* Read & Burn 02
* Read & Burn 03

Songs|

* "The 15th"
* "Heartbeat"
* "Outdoor Miner"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Dome
* A.C. Marias
* Githead
* Swim
* It Hugs Back
* Fitted

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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