From Loudersound.
Wire have announced their return by revealing a new album and sharing a video for its first single.
Mind Hive will launch on January 24 through the band’s own Pinkflag label and follows 2017’s Silver/Lead.
The video for the first single from the album is Cactused, with the promo featuring footage from Graham Duff’s upcoming career-spanning documentary about the band titled People In A Film which is expected to be released in the spring of next year.
Cactused is described as one of “Mind Hive’s resoundingly pop moments. Colin Newman’s vocal is wide-eyed and wired, with Graham Lewis’ smooth backing vocals thickening the plot.
“Matthew Simms’ effects-heavy guitar work creates a bright web of noise, with the song’s stop/start moments providing a series of precise energy bursts.”
Check out the video for Cactused below along with a teaser for the documentary.
Wire will embark on a UK tour early next year before heading across the Atlantic for a run of North American shows in March.
They’ll then return to London on May 21 for a set at the Islington Assembly Hall.
Wire: Mind Hive
1. Be Like Them
2. Cactused
3. Primed and Ready
4. Off The Beach
5. Unrepentant
6. Shadows
7. Oklahoma
8. Hung
9. Humming
Wire 2020 tour dates
Jan 27: Bristol The Fleece, UK
Jan 28: Manchester Band On The Wall
Jan 29: Birmingham Hare & Hounds, UK
Jan 30: Glasgow The Garage G2, UK
Jan 31: Leeds Brudenell Social Club, UK
Feb 01: Brighton Chalk, UK
Mar 03: Minneapolis Fine Line, MN
Mar 04: Chicago Metro, IL
Mar 06: Nashville Mercy Lounge, TN
Mar 07: Atlanta Variety Playhouse, GA
Mar 09: Washington Union Stage, DC
Mar 10: Philadelphia Underground Arts, PA
Mar 11: Brooklyn Music Hall Of Williamsburg, NY
Mar 12: Brooklyn Music Hall Of Williamsburg, NY
Mar 13: Boston Sinclair, MA
Mar 14: Ottawa Bronson Centre, ON
Mar 15: Toronto Great Hall, ON
May 21: London Islington Assembly Hall, UK
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- Wire - 154 [One Fifty Four] - 180 Gram Vinyl - UK - vinyl LP - £19.99, $24.99, €23.39 (New Item) (arrived 26-Apr-2024 09:53)on May 3, 2024 at 5:50 am
WIRE 154 (2018 UK/EU Pink Flag label 180-gram Heavyweight Vinyl LP - Originally released in 1979, the English post-punk band's third album is a continuation of the post-punk textures found on the previous LP, 'Chairs Missing', with moreelectronics coming to the fore; including the single "Map Ref. 41ºN 93ºW". The picture sleeve comes with the lyric / credit printed inner while the vinyl looks barely played)
- Wire - 10:20 - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £19.99, $24.99, €23.39 (New Item) (arrived 26-Apr-2024 09:41)on May 3, 2024 at 5:50 am
WIRE 10:20 (2020 UK limited edition 8-track vinyl LP - Originally intended for release on Record Store Day 2020 but now made available by Pink Flag [their own label] as a regular release, the album is a collection of 'stray' tracks that didn'tfit on their previous albums and includes rerecorded songs dating back to the 1980s with the title alluding to the recording dates of the album and its release [2010–2020]. The vinyl looks barely played issued in the picture sleeve complete with the picture / lyric inner)
- Wire - Chairs Missing - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £65.00, $81.25, €76.05 (New Item) (arrived 24-Apr-2024 16:01)on May 3, 2024 at 5:50 am
WIRE Chairs Missing (Rare 1978 UK first press 15-track LP on the green Harvest label with EMI box logo & perimeter text & A2/B2 matrices, the second longplayer [or 'next dose of disease'!] from one of Britain's finest post-punk outfits. Includes the classics, Outdoor Miner & I Am The Fly, picture sleeve with lilac lyric inner. The matt sleeve has a price written on the reverse and shows a little foxing, the inner has some minor splitting to the bottom seam. Whilst the vinyl shows some minor cosmetic signs of play SHSP4093)
- Wire - Pink Flag - 1st - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £95.00, $118.75, €111.15 (New Item) (arrived 24-Apr-2024 14:19)on May 3, 2024 at 5:50 am
WIRE Pink Flag (1977 UK first press 21-track LP on the yellow & green Harvest label with 'BLAIR' etched in the run-out, arguably the most original debut to come out of the first wave of British punk; exhibiting severe artschool damage, Wire careens at breakneck speed through 21 songs in 36 minutes to create an album that has influenced bands for nearly 30 years. Complete with the lyric card inner, the picture sleeve displays only light general shelf wear & the inner shows some light foxing has a small seam split at the bottom. The vinyl reveals only moderate signs of play. Overall an Excellent copy! SHSP4076) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Wire - Chairs Missing - Repress - UK - vinyl LP - £75.00, $93.75, €87.75 (New Item) (arrived 19-Apr-2024 11:44)on May 3, 2024 at 5:50 am
WIRE Chairs Missing (1978 UK 15-track LP, the second longplayer [or 'next dose of disease'] from one of Britain's finest post-punk outfits, including the classics, Outdoor Miner & I Am The Fly, complete with the illustrated black and white lyric inner housed in a matt picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some light general signs of age wear, the inner has splits either side, whilst the vinyl shows only light signs of play SHSP4093)
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