English post-punk greats Wire are still going strong after 40 years together. They’re already following up 2016’s Nocturnal Koreans with their soon-to-be-released 15th studio album Silver/Lead. Today we’re playing the track “Diamonds In Cups,” the second single from the new album following last month’s upbeat “Short Elevated Period” This one features some exceptional guitar work that takes you up and down on a blissful, bouncing ride. With much of their recent material, Wire continues to keep true to themselves in a way that makes old fans stick around, while still freshening up their sound enough to engage new generations with each new decade of music. Listen to “Diamonds In Cups” below.
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The Silver/Lead release falls a day before the anniversary of the band’s first gig together at the Roxy in London in 1977. To commemorate, Wire will be headlining the Los Angeles edition of Drill Festival, the band’s small, curated show series. Pink Flag, Wire’s seminal debut album, turns 40 years old in December. But somehow, the post-punk pioneers are still around, and even more miraculously, they still sound absolutely vital. They cranked out a album last year and an album the year before that, and their streak is continuing this year with the newly announced LP Silver/Lead. It’ll be out 31st March , on the 40th anniversary of their debut performance, and they’ve just shared lead single “Short Elevated Period,” a fuzzy blast of surprisingly melodic guitar-pop
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