British post-punk greats Wire are plotting a proper wide release for their bootleg, Not About to Die, which will be released June 24 via Pinkflag.
To accompany the announcement, the band has shared one of the album cuts, “Stepping Off Too Quick,” which Wire singer Colin Newman says boasts “the best intro to any song ever.” After that tension-building beginning, ”Stepping Off Too Quick” settles into a rambunctious sprint of jittery guitars, restless drums, and Newman’s voice bellowing, “Stepping off too quick/Not about to die.”
The original Not About...
To accompany the announcement, the band has shared one of the album cuts, “Stepping Off Too Quick,” which Wire singer Colin Newman says boasts “the best intro to any song ever.” After that tension-building beginning, ”Stepping Off Too Quick” settles into a rambunctious sprint of jittery guitars, restless drums, and Newman’s voice bellowing, “Stepping off too quick/Not about to die.”
The original Not About...
- 5/10/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
After the organizers of Record Store Day pushed back their annual event — and a number of release dates along with it — Wire decided to put out 10:20, their upcoming compilation of reworked songs and what they’ve called “strays” from throughout the years, on June 19th.
Although it was originally scheduled to be a vinyl-only release, 10:20 will now get a full release on all formats.
The band is teasing the new release with “The Art of Persistence,” a song they wrote in 2000 following their 1999 reunion. The track was previously...
Although it was originally scheduled to be a vinyl-only release, 10:20 will now get a full release on all formats.
The band is teasing the new release with “The Art of Persistence,” a song they wrote in 2000 following their 1999 reunion. The track was previously...
- 5/5/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Less than two months have passed since progressive post-punk trailblazers Wire put out their most recent album, Mind Hive, and they’ve already slated the release of another LP.
The band will issue the vinyl-only 10:20 on Record Store Day, April 18th, and they’re previewing it with the surprisingly serene reworking of the song “Small Black Reptile,” which originally appeared on their 1990 album Manscape.
The group built the track up with an easy drumbeat, synthy-sounding guitar and Colin Newman’s relaxed-sounding vocals. It’s deceptive because a lot of...
The band will issue the vinyl-only 10:20 on Record Store Day, April 18th, and they’re previewing it with the surprisingly serene reworking of the song “Small Black Reptile,” which originally appeared on their 1990 album Manscape.
The group built the track up with an easy drumbeat, synthy-sounding guitar and Colin Newman’s relaxed-sounding vocals. It’s deceptive because a lot of...
- 3/11/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
With gyrating new wave synths and sheets of heavy guitar, the pioneering post-punk group Wire parse what the future could hold on “Primed and Ready,” a song off their upcoming record Mind Hive. The LP is due out January 24th.
“Are you scoping the future? Are you scouting the trail?” guitarist-singer Colin Newman sings amid grinding riffs. The song is short but not so sweet as Newman later asks, “Are you hiding your tail? Are you facing extinction?”
“The lyric/text for this song could be read as a series of questions,...
“Are you scoping the future? Are you scouting the trail?” guitarist-singer Colin Newman sings amid grinding riffs. The song is short but not so sweet as Newman later asks, “Are you hiding your tail? Are you facing extinction?”
“The lyric/text for this song could be read as a series of questions,...
- 1/8/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
“You better watch your step, you shouldn’t place your bet,” singer-bassist Graham Lewis sings serenely on the chorus of Wire’s new single “Cactused,” which will appear on their upcoming album, Mind Hive.
Lewis’ lines are like the polar opposite of singer-guitarist Colin Newman, who sings upbeat, Dada-like verses about “the collective … algorithmically scanning.” They play propulsive, driving riffs, but there’s still something gentle about it. The record, which is the band’s 17th studio album, is due out January 24th.
The imagery in the video for the...
Lewis’ lines are like the polar opposite of singer-guitarist Colin Newman, who sings upbeat, Dada-like verses about “the collective … algorithmically scanning.” They play propulsive, driving riffs, but there’s still something gentle about it. The record, which is the band’s 17th studio album, is due out January 24th.
The imagery in the video for the...
- 10/22/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Electricity In Our Homes have been doing the rounds since their formation back in 2007, no doubt steadily supplying their own homes with a spot ‘leccy, but with the main ambition to get some their own home brand of Electricity into some of our homes. You may think that five years is a long time, but this clearly a band in it for the long con, not the big quick buck.
That five years has been spent on touring and crafting their sound, not just at home but in dear ol’ Blighty, but in Europe too. In this process they’ve started to play alongside acts like Black Lips and The Raveonettes, and gaining fans the likes of which include indie icons Tim Burgess of The Charlatans and Colin Newman from Wire. The former of which even seeing fit to release a couple of their most recent...
Electricity In Our Homes have been doing the rounds since their formation back in 2007, no doubt steadily supplying their own homes with a spot ‘leccy, but with the main ambition to get some their own home brand of Electricity into some of our homes. You may think that five years is a long time, but this clearly a band in it for the long con, not the big quick buck.
That five years has been spent on touring and crafting their sound, not just at home but in dear ol’ Blighty, but in Europe too. In this process they’ve started to play alongside acts like Black Lips and The Raveonettes, and gaining fans the likes of which include indie icons Tim Burgess of The Charlatans and Colin Newman from Wire. The former of which even seeing fit to release a couple of their most recent...
- 2/10/2012
- by Morgan Roberts
- Obsessed with Film
Wire's influence on music is tough to gauge, but it certainly far outweighs the group's record sales. Their 1977 debut, the punk masterpiece "Pink Flag" had an immeasurable impact on the UK music scene at the time and went on to influence bands as varied as R.E.M. to Henry Rollins' Black Flag.
Their new record "Red Barked Tree," their 12th studio release, was written and recorded in 2010 by three of the four original members, Colin Newman, Graham Lewis and Robert Grey. No gimmicks, no guests, just Wire.
A few streams have popped up online, below is the third track, "Adapt." The full album is streaming on NPR's First Listen.
Wire -- "Adapt" from "Red Barked Tree"
"Red Barked Tree" is due out On January 11, 2011 on the band's Pink Flag label. A tour is scheduled in support:
April 01: Toronto, On @ Lee's Palace
April 02: Montreal, QC @ Le Cabaret...
Their new record "Red Barked Tree," their 12th studio release, was written and recorded in 2010 by three of the four original members, Colin Newman, Graham Lewis and Robert Grey. No gimmicks, no guests, just Wire.
A few streams have popped up online, below is the third track, "Adapt." The full album is streaming on NPR's First Listen.
Wire -- "Adapt" from "Red Barked Tree"
"Red Barked Tree" is due out On January 11, 2011 on the band's Pink Flag label. A tour is scheduled in support:
April 01: Toronto, On @ Lee's Palace
April 02: Montreal, QC @ Le Cabaret...
- 1/4/2011
- by Brandon Kim
- ifc.com
Wire have been confirmed for two "intimate" concerts presented by The Quietus at the 200-capacity Lexington in Islington, London. The post-punk band play the venue on November 8 and November 9 and are supported by Warp artist LoneLady on the first date and Factory Floor on the second. "With the core trio of Colin Newman, Graham Lewis and Robert Grey recording a new LP, and live shows now augmented by Matt Simms of It Hugs Back, (more)...
- 8/19/2010
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
The alt-rock supergroup Githead consists of four veteran scenesters: Colin Newman of legendary art-pop act Wire, Malka Spiegel and Max Franken from Israeli rock-exotica band Minimal Compact, plus electronica pioneer Robin Rimbaud (a.k.a. Scanner). The band came together almost as a lark in 2004, performing a few shows and recording some fairly experimental songs, but over the past three years, Githead has become more focused. The quartet’s third LP, Landing, continues in the direction of 2007’s Art Pop, delivering guitar-driven dance tracks that recall Wire’s mid-’80s flirtation with the pop charts, mixed with the ...
- 11/24/2009
- avclub.com
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