Mind Hive

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Mind Hive
The band's name written in white and the album title in blue with a thick black line striking it on a black background
Studio album by
Wire
Released24 January 2020 (2020-01-24)
Recorded2019
Studio
  • Rockfield Studios
  • Swim Studios
Genre
Length34:52
LabelPinkflag
Wire chronology
Silver/Lead
(2017) 		Mind Hive
(2020) 		10:20
(2020)

Mind Hive is the seventeenth studio album from English art punk band Wire, released on 24 January 2020.[3] The release was preceded by a music video for "Cactused" made up of clips from the forthcoming documentary People in a Film[4] and streaming audio for "Primed and Ready".[5] They also announced a brief tour of North America to promote the recording.[5]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10[6]
Metacritic84/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[8]
DIY3.5/5 stars[9]
The Guardian4/5 stars[10]
PopMatters9/10 stars[2]
Rolling Stone3.5/5 stars[1]

Mind Hive was met with positive reviews from critics noted at review aggregator Metacritic. This release received a weighted average score of 84 out of 100, based on 10 reviews.[7] Review aggregator AnyDecentMusic? assess the critical consensus as a 7.7 out of 10.[6] Brooklyn Vegan praised the album saying Wire "have honed a sound that pulls from all periods of the band."[11] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian gave the album four out of five stars and said, "If Mind Hive were the debut by a hot new band, you suspect what's left of the music press would be doing their nut over it."[10]

Accolades[]

Accolades for Mind Hive
Issuer Listing Rank
Rough Trade[12] Albums of the Year 2020 85

Track listing[]

All songs written by Colin Newman, except "Oklahoma" by Graham Lewis. All lyrics by Graham Lewis, except "Cactused" and "Unrepentant" by Colin Newman.

  1. "Be Like Them" – 3:51
  2. "Cactused" – 3:35
  3. "Primed and Ready" – 2:44
  4. "Off the Beach" – 2:23
  5. "Unrepentant" – 5:01
  6. "Shadows" – 2:46
  7. "Oklahoma" – 3:08
  8. "Hung" – 7:54
  9. "Humming" – 3:30

Personnel[]

Wire

  • Graham Lewis – bass guitar, backing vocals on "Be Like Them" and "Cactused", synthesizer on "Oklahoma", vocals on "Oklahoma" and "Humming"
  • Robert Grey – drums, cymbal on "Unrepentant"
  • Colin Newman – vocals, guitar; keyboards; acoustic guitar on "Be Like Them", "Off the Beach", "Unrepentant", and "Shadows"; 12-string acoustic guitar on "Off the Beach" and "Unrepentant"; effects on "Hung"; stylophone on "Hung"; tenor guitar on "Be Like Them" and "Unrepentant"
  • Matthew Simms – guitar; synths on "Be Like Them", "Primed and Ready", "Unrepentant", "Oklahoma", and "Hung"; effects on "Hung"; organ on "Humming"

Additional personnel

  • Sean Douglas – organ on "Humming"
  • Harald Pettersson – hurdy gurdy on "Oklahoma"
  • Skye Mastering – mastering

Charts[]

Sales chart performance for Mind Hive
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 155
Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] 22
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 82

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Grow, Kory (24 January 2020). "Wire Narrate Dark Times Over Art-Punk Maximalism on Mind Hive". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Griffiths, Peter (24 January 2020). "Wire's Mind Hive Shows the Post-Punk Band at Their Inimitable Best". PopMatters. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. ^ Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (22 October 2019). "Wire Announce New Album Mind Hive, Share New Song 'Cactused'". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. ^ Eede, Christian (22 October 2019). "Wire Announce New Album, Mind Hive". The Quietus. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Grow, Kory (8 January 2020). "Hear Wire's New-Wavey Song 'Primed and Ready'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Mind Hive by Wire Reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Mind Hive by Wire Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  8. ^ Phares, Heather. "Mind Hive". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  9. ^ Doherty, Jack (24 January 2020). "Wire – Mind Hive". DIY. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Petridis, Alexis (24 January 2020). "Wire: Mind Hive Review – Sinewy, Stripped-Back, Fearful – and Beautiful". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  11. ^ Pearis, Bill (24 January 2020). "Bill's Indie Basement (1/24): The Week in Classic Indie, College Rock, and More". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Albums of the Year 2020". Rough Trade. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Wire – Mind Hive" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2020.

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