New Entry: Wire Release New Song "The Art of Persistence"

Seminal UK post-punk band Wire have released their new song “The Art of Persistence.”

The band wrote the track in 2000 following their 1999 reunion. The track was previously available only as a rehearsal room recording, issued on the EP The Third Day, and as a live recording on the album Recycling Sherwood Forest.

It is taken from their upcoming album '10:20', featuring rare, unreleased and reworked tracks, out on June 19th. Pre-order your copy here.


Take a listen below.

(facebook.com/WIRE.pinkflag)

Tags: Wire

Wire Announce New LP '10:20' Stream Reworked “Small Black Reptile”

Seminal UK post-punk band Wire have announced the release of their new record '10:20', featuring rare, unreleased and reworked tracks.

The follow-up to Mind Hive, released earlier this year, will be out on April 18 as a Record Store Day vinyl-exclusive release compiling a handful of what the band describes as “strays”—or songs that were never fully realized in the recording studio. Pre-order your copy here.

The first single is a new version of “Small Black Reptile,” originally included on their 1990 album Manscape. 

"10:20 is a glimpse into the working practice of the band and may perhaps give clues as to why Wire has retained such a singular identity through the years. The album divides in to two halves – the 2010 side & the 2020 side – hence the title. When Wire plays live there are, in the main, three classes of piece: new songs, old songs and ‘new old’ songs. The latter often involves taking something that existed on a previous release and re-working it, very often evolving a stage highlight from it. There also pieces that have never seen a major release but for some reason never fitted on an album. The best of these ideas have been recorded in two sessions – one relating to Red Barked Tree but recorded in 2010 and another relating to Mind Hive and released in 2020."

Listen to “Small Black Reptile,” below.

(facebook.com/WIRE.pinkflag)

Tags: Wire

New Entry: Wire Unveil New Single "Primed & Ready"

Seminal UK post-punk band Wire have unveiled their new single "Primed and Ready".

The song is taken from their forthcoming studio album 'Mind Hive', which will be out on January 24 2020, through the band's own pinkflag label. Pre-order your copy here.

Take a listen below.

(facebook.com/WIRE.pinkflag)

Tags: Wire

Wire Announce New LP 'Mind Hive', Stream "Cactused"

Seminal UK post-punk band Wire have announced the release of their new studio album 'Mind Hive'.

The follow-up to their 2017’s Silver/Lead, and the band's seventeenth studio album, will be out on January 24 2020, through the band's own pinkflag label. Pre-order your copy here.

Since their inception Wire have maintained a reputation for creating music that stretches the rock form whilst simultaneously editing it down to its essence. With their gift for crafting songs that perfectly balance experimentation and accessibility, Wire were recently hailed by the Quietus as “one of the most consistent British bands of all time.” Yet Wire exhibit little inclination to look back or trade on past glories, rather they remain resolutely focused on producing music which is smart, vital and defiantly modern..

The band have also shared the album's lead single "Cactused", the first of Mind Hive’s pop moments. Newman’s vocal is wide eyed and wired, with Lewis’ smooth backing vocals thickening the plot. Simms’ effects-heavy guitar work creates a bright web of noise, with the song’s stop/start moments providing a series of precise energy bursts.

Check out the album's tracklist and watch the clip for "Cactused" below.

Silver/Lead Tracklist:
01. Be Like Them
02. Cactused
03. Primed and Ready
04. Off The Beach
05. Unrepentant
06. Shadows
07. Oklahoma
08. Hung
9. Humming

(facebook.com/WIRE.pinkflag)

Tags: Wire

New Entry: Wire Release New Single "Diamonds in Cups"

Seminal UK post-punk band Wire have released their new single "Diamonds in Cups".

The song is taken from their upcoming 15th studio album 'Silver/Lead', set to arrive on March 31 through the band's own pinkflag label. Pre-order your copy here.

Have a listen below.

(facebook.com/WIRE.pinkflag)

Wire Announce New Album 'Silver/Lead', Stream "Short Elevated Period"

Seminal UK post-punk band Wire have announced the release of their 15th studio album 'Silver/Lead'.

The follow-up to their 2016’s mini-LP Nocturnal Koreans will be out on March 31 through the band's own pinkflag label, and arrives on the 40th anniversary of their debut performance. This is the sound of a uniquely addictive 21st century psychedelic post-punk.

Colin Newman and Matt Simms' guitar work is alternately jagged and luminous, while bassist Graham Lewis's ear-catching lyrics are vivid yet oblique. Meanwhile, drummer Robert Grey provides a virtual masterclass in percussive minimalism. But it's how the various instruments mesh together that really counts. And Newman's production creates a sonic space in which even the smallest gesture is accorded some recognition.

The band have also shared the album's lead single "Short Elevated Period", self-described as “breakneck-paced guitar pop”.

Pre-order your copy the album here, check out thetracklsit and stream "Short Elevated Period" below.

Silver/Lead Tracklist:
01. Playing Harp For The Fishes
02. Short Elevated Period
03. Diamonds in Cups
04. Forever & A Day
05. An Alibi
06. Sonic Lens
07. This Time
08. Brio
09. Sleep On The Wing
10. Silver/Lead

(facebook.com/WIRE.pinkflag)

Tags: Wire

New Entry: Wire Unveil New Single "Internal Exile"

Seminal UK post-punk band Wire have unveiled their new single "Internal Exile".

The song is the second track taken from their upcoming mini-album 'Nocturnal Koreans', set to arrive on April 22 through the band's own label Pinkflag. We have previously heard the album's title track.

Stream "Internal Exile" below.

(facebook.com/WIRE.pinkflag)

Wire Announce New Album 'Nocturnal Koreans', Air Title Track

Seminal UK post-punk band  Wire have announced they will release a mini-album titled 'Nocturnal Koreans' on April 22 through the band's own label Pinkflag. 

According to the press release, the follow-up to their last year's self-titled LP "is striking in its diversity, the band fluently negotiating an expansive stylistic range, from immensely catchy pop to ambient introspection and beyond."

Chronicling a sleepless night that Wire spent in a seedy Boston-area hotel on their 2013 US tour, the title track is the kind of charging, urgent tune that’s always been vocalist-songwriter Colin Newman’s forte. 

The lyrics, by bassist Graham Lewis, make this one of guitarist Matthew Simms’s favourites on the record, largely because of the associated memories: "It’s a great snapshot of touring America and when I hear or play that song, it reminds me of the many weird and wonderful times, places and people that cross your path."

Check out the tracklist and stream the track below.

Nocturnal Koreans Tracklist:
01. Nocturnal Koreans
02. Internal Exile
03. Dead Weight
04. Forward Position
05. Numbered
06. Still
07. Pilgrim Trade
08. Fishes Bones

(facebook.com/WIRE.pinkflag)

Watch: Wire Release Music Video For "High"

UK post-punk band Wire have released the video for their latest single "High".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from the band's 13th studio album Wire, out now through their own pinkflag imprint. Get it here.

Check out the video below.

(facebook.com/WIRE.pinkflag)

Watch: Wire Release Music Video For "Burning Bridges"

Seminal UK post-punk band Wire have released the video for their latest single "Burning Bridges".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from the band's 13th studio album Wire, which is in out now through their own pinkflag imprint. Get it here.

Check out the video below.

(facebook.com/WIRE.pinkflag)

New Entry: Wire Unveil New Single "Split Your Ends"

Seminal UK post-punk band Wire have unveiled their brand new single "Split Your Ends".

The song is the second track released from the band's 13th studio album Wire, we've already heard the first single "Joust & Jostle."

The record will be out on April 21 through their own pinkflag imprint. Pre-order your copy here.

(facebook.com/WIRE.pinkflag)

Wire Announce New Album, Stream "Joust & Jostle"

Seminal UK post-punk band Wire have announced they will release their 13th studio album, simply entitled 'Wire', in April 21 through their own pinkflag imprint.

According to a press release, the self-titled effort comprises material that was written with the album in mind, but toured extensively first, as well as songs that singer and guitarist Colin Newman introduced to the group in the studio just prior to recording. The idea was to get the most spontaneous reaction possible from the musicians, and far from the rough and ready results one might expect from such a tack, Wire is full of swooning pop melodies with a 60s tinge and an irresistible, near motorik rhythmic momentum. One can recognise certain melodic inflections, guitar and bass motifs, and drum rhythms from Wire’s idiosyncratic vocabulary but it has a remarkable freshness.

The basic tracks were recorded at Rockfield Studios near Monmouth, with overdubs added at Brighton Electric last December following the group’s DRILL : BRIGHTON Festival. The 11 tracks selected for release were the ones that came together most naturally. Pre-order your copy here.

The band are also streaming the album's lead single "Joust & Jostle". Check out the tracklist and listen to the track below.

Wire Tracklist:
01. Blogging
02. Shifting
03. Burning Bridges
04. In Manchester
05. High
06. Sleep-Walking
07. Joust & Jostle
08. Swallow
09. Split Your Ends
10. Octopus
11. Harpooned

(facebook.com/WIRE.pinkflag)