THE WIRE - Read & Burn 03 LP Lo-Fi moving forward with their sound

moving forward with their sound and style in a way that reminds you of how they got to this point in the first place

I do not say

before they wither and die

The scandalous footage of black 12" vinyl

Paula Matthusen

THE WIRE - Read & Burn 03 LP Lo-Fi moving forward with their soundReleased at the end of the initial period of Wire's 3rd act after Send and before the band's post Bruce Gilbert re invention Read & Burn 03 (2007) never quite got the attention it deserved. However the opening track "23 Years Too Late", with its tour narrative text and motorik rhythm stands as one of the band's finest achievements of any era in the view of both, core fans & the band (a rare point of agreement!) The original EP, 3rd in the Read & Burn