WIRE Silver / Lead CD
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| Artist: | Wire |
| Title: | Wire Silver / Lead CD |
| Label: | |
| Format: | CD |
| Country | Europe |
| Barcode: | 5024545773323 |
| SKU: | VI-250973 |
| Condition: | NEW |
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| Genre: | Post-Punk |
Silver/Lead is the 15th studio album from musical pioneers Wire. It arrives on the 40th anniversary of their debut per-formance. Yet it's about as far from nostalgia as you could get. This is the sound of a uniquely addictive 21st centurypsychedelic post-punk. Colin Newman and Matt Simms' guitar work is alternately jagged and luminous, while bassistGraham Lewis's ear-catching lyrics are vivid yet oblique. Meanwhile, drummer Robert Grey provides a virtual master-class in percussive minimalism. But it's how the various instruments mesh together that really counts. And Newman'sproduction creates a sonic space in which even the smallest gesture is accorded some recognition.Highlights include the optimistic dazzle of 'Diamonds In Cups', with its almost T. Rex-style buzz and chug, and themoody swing of 'This Time'. Elsewhere on the musical spectrum, there's the menacing widescreen grandeur of'Playing Harp for the Fishes' and breakneck-paced guitar pop of 'Short Elevated Period'.Wire are one of the world's most ground-breaking bands, their influence acknowledged by bands as diverse as Blur,Sonic Youth, R.E.M. and Savages. But they have never been interested in exploiting past glories. For Wire, there isonly ever one possible direction: forwards. So it's perhaps not surprising that over recent years, they've played stringsof sold-out shows, achieved career-best record sales, and been cited as a strong influence by yet another generationof bands.Wire's last three albums garnered nothing but rave reviews. From 2013's strangely beautiful Change Becomes Us("It's fantastic." - Pitchfork) to the crackling motorik of 2015's Wire ("It's all really well turned, potent and crisp." - TheGuardian), and last year's punchy mini-album Nocturnal Koreans ("It's a cracker and sounds defiantly modern." - TheQuietus). Consequently, although it may be being released on the band's 40th anniversary, Silver/Lead is an albumwhich has nothing to do with the past and everything to do with the future.
1 Playing Harp For The Fishes (3:44)
2 Short Elevated Period (2:54)
3 Diamonds In Cups (4:09)
4 Forever & A Day (4:06)
5 An Alibi (3:10)
6 Sonic Lens (4:31)
7 This Time (4:17)
8 Brio (3:37)
9 Sleep On The Wing (3:00)
10 Silver / Lead (2:40)
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