Wire's new album is full of swooning pop melodies with a '60s tinge and an irresistible, near motorik rhythmic momentum. One can recognize certain melodic inflections, guitar and bass motifs, and drum rhythms from Wire's idiosyncratic vocabulary but it has a remarkable freshness. Wire claims part of that sonic rejuvenation is courtesy of new guitarist Matthew Simms, who had a substantial part in developing the LP's melodies and lyrics.
Wire's new album is full of swooning pop melodies with a '60s tinge and an irresistible, near motorik rhythmic momentum. One can recognize certain melodic inflections, guitar and bass motifs, and drum rhythms from Wire's idiosyncratic vocabulary but it has a remarkable freshness. Wire claims part of that sonic rejuvenation is courtesy of new guitarist Matthew Simms, who had a substantial part in developing the LP's melodies and lyrics.