Albums by Wire
ALBUMMind HiveWire
ALBUMNot About To Die (Studio Demos 1977-1978)Wire
ALBUMSilver / LeadWire
ALBUMNocturnal KoreansWire
ALBUMWireWire
ALBUMChange Becomes UsWire
ALBUMThe Black Session - Paris, 10 May, 2011Wire
ALBUMRed Barked TreeWire
ALBUMObject 47Wire
ALBUMWire: The Scottish Play: 2004Wire
Artist Playlists
Wire Essentials
Stripping away the excess with the post-punk pioneers.
Inspired by Wire
Just where would indie music be without this U.K. post-punk band?
Wire: Influences
Sonic innovation and pop melody in thrilling alliance.
Wire: Deep Cuts
Artfully scuffed jitter-punks test the sonic structure of pop.
Artist Biography
Emerging from the British punk explosion, Wire resisted easy categorization from the start, and would for decades to come. Their first three albums alone attest to their startling evolution: Pink Flag (1977) twisted punk's simplicity and rawness to Wire's own arty designs, on Chairs Missing (1978) they added frosty atmospheres and more melodic songwriting, both of which they heightened on 154 (1979). The band's willingness to stop recording when ideas aren't forthcoming is also crucial to their longevity and relevance. They returned from hiatuses in the '80s and '90s with renewed creativity on the electronic leanings of The Ideal Copy (1987) and the ferocious noise of Send (2003). Later works such as Mind Hive (2020) exemplified their moody guitar pop in the 2010s and beyond. Wire's restlessness paved the way for hardcore punk, post-punk, and goth, as well as the many post-punk revivalists of the 21st century.
Hometown
City of London, London, England
Genre
Rock