Track Listing
1. One Of Us
2. Circumspect
3. Mekon Headman
4. Perspex Icon
5. Four Long Years
6. Hard Currency
7. Patient Flees
8. Are You Ready?
9. All Fours
| Details | | Distributor: | Revolver USA Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Wire (Punk): Colin Newman (vocals, various instruments, guitar); Graham Lewis (vocals, various instruments, bass instrument); Robert Grey (drums).
Personnel: Page Hamilton (guitar).
Audio Mixer: Colin Newman.
On 2008's OBJECT 47, Wire's second full-length studio album since its 21st-century reactivation, the lauded British post-punk act leaves behind both the intense rush of SEND ('03) and the man largely responsible for it, guitarist Bruce Gilbert. Continuing confidently as a trio, Wire remains as artful as ever while incorporating more melodic, pop-savvy elements into the fold, often recalling 1988's A BELL IS A CUP UNTIL IT'S STRUCK in its quirky tunefulness. Highlights include the soaring "One of Us," the propulsive "Perspex Icon," and the slinky, trip-hop-tinged "Four Long Years," all of which showcase singer/guitarist Colin Newman's charmingly cerebral persona. For lapsed fans of vintage Wire, this is an ideal point to revisit the band.
Editorial Reviews
4 stars out of 5 -- [T]hey've looped back to their late-'80s mode: dry, mechanical grooves topped with cooling-lava noise....Their densely layered riffs reward wall-shaking volumes.
Blender
4 stars out of 5 -- [T]he youthful energy, wit and vigour that buoys the likes of 'One Of Us' and 'All Fours' ads up to far more than simple new wave nostalgia.
Q
4 stars out of 5 -- The serrated serenades of OBJECT 47 offer all the compact joys of past Wire classics like 154 and CHAIRS MISSING, but amplified and digitized for the internet age.
Alternative Press
4 stars out of 5 -- 'All Fours' revs up the incendiary roar these fifty-somethings perfected on the recent READ & BURN EP series. Scuffed-up and brainy, OBJECT 47 finds Wire still beguiling after all these years.
Spin
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