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9.1
94631
9.1 |
Gig Soup
Still in top form
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8.9
94570
8.9 |
Paste Magazine
The fact that they’ve been cranking out albums as good as this for nearly half a century is a legacy worth appreciating for a really long time
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8.0
94610
8.0 |
The Quietus
An exhibition in restraint whose brilliant corners and burrowing phrases reward both the keen ear and repeated listen
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8.0
94612
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
At this point in their uniquely demarcated, legacy-remodeling run, they seem practically incapable of making a misstep
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8.0
94642
8.0 |
Q
Even now, few do it better than Wire. Print edition only
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8.0
94643
8.0 |
Mojo
Punk’s resurgent art-rock outriders turn 40 in style. Print edition only
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8.0
94528
8.0 |
PopMatters
Wire sound more like themselves than ever, yet refuse to become complacent
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8.0
94529
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
They may not have completely reinvented themselves, but the direction that they’re moving in continues to be exciting, especially for a band some 40 years into their career
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8.0
94531
8.0 |
DIY
Wire are still willing to evolve their sound and question perceptions of the music they make. ‘Silver/Lead’ is an accomplished record from a band who continue to challenge their audience
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8.0
94533
8.0 |
The Guardian
Wire continue to thrive on their own terms
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8.0
94534
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Not a rare gem late in the band’s catalogue but yet another example of their consistent evolution
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8.0
95806
8.0 |
Uncut
It's ominous thrum, insistent rumble and circular tunes hide menace beneath their logic. Print edition only
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7.3
94530
7.3 |
Earbuddy
Continues Wire’s strong output
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7.1
94652
7.1 |
Pitchfork
They write with a natural-born ease—uncomplicated music cruising under lyrics that question progress and our ability to move forward
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6.0
94617
6.0 |
The Digital Fix
Overall it feels like a band having a temporary breather before another big push rather than one on their last legs
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6.0
94535
6.0 |
The Skinny
This album, their 16th, is not that long-sought aligning of the stars, but that doesn't mean it's without merit
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5.8
94532
5.8 |
A.V. Club
That lack of urgency isn’t missed on the title track, a darkness-shrouded taste of metallic noir, or on “Sleep On The Wing,” an evocative tune hewing toward seasick jazz. But other songs sorely need an energy injection
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5.8
94696
5.8 |
Pretty Much Amazing
I kept longing for some of the charging chugs and physical power of Change Becomes Us (“YOU’RE THE ONE WHO SHOULD BE SPARED!”) instead of this resignation
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5.0
94976
5.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Wire have nothing to prove, though they could seemingly use a fresh jolt of energy
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5.0
94536
5.0 |
Exclaim
Sluggish when it needs to be spry and dull when it ought to be meditative
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4.0
94688
4.0 |
Under The Radar
What is interesting about it—the atmospheric sounds and rhythms—are relegated to the background, if there at all
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