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Mind Hive

January 01, 1970

Mind Hive is the seventeenth studio album from English art punk band Wire, released on 24 January 2020 by Pinkflag.[6] The release was preceded by a music video for "Cactused" made up of clips from the forthcoming documentary People in a Film[7] and streaming audio for "Primed and Ready".[8] They also announced a brief tour of North America to promote the recording.[8]

Mind Hive
Studio album by
Wire
Released24 January 2020 (2020-01-24)
Recorded2018–2019[1]
Studio
Genre
Length34:52
LabelPinkflag
ProducerColin Newman
Wire chronology
Silver/Lead
(2017) 		Mind Hive
(2020) 		10:20
(2020)
Singles from Mind Hive
  1. "Cactused"
    Released: October 2019[4]
  2. "Primed and Ready"
    Released: January 2020[5]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10[9]
Metacritic84/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [11]
DIY     [12]
The Guardian     [13]
PopMatters          [3]
Rolling Stone     [2]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Mind Hive received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 84 out of 100 from 10 critic scores.[10] Review aggregator AnyDecentMusic? assess the critical consensus as a 7.7 out of 10.[9] Brooklyn Vegan praised the album saying Wire "have honed a sound that pulls from all periods of the band."[14] 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."[13]

Accolades edit

Accolades for Mind Hive
Issuer Listing Rank
Rough Trade[15] Albums of the Year 2020 85

Track listing edit

All songs written by Colin Newman, except "Oklahoma" by Graham Lewis. All music by Wire. All lyrics by Graham Lewis, except "Cactused" and "Unrepentant" by Colin Newman. (Songwriting credits as per liner notes for Mind Hive)[16]

  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 edit

Wire

  • Graham Lewis – bass guitar, backing vocals on "Be Like Them" and "Cactused", synthesizer on "Oklahoma", vocals on "Oklahoma" and "Humming"; effects on "Hung"
  • Robert Grey – drums, cymbals 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"; 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 musicians

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

Technical

Charts edit

Sales chart performance for Mind Hive
Chart Peak
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 155
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] 22
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 82

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Goyer, Nate (20 July 2020). "The Vinyl Guide Ep232: Colin Newman of Wire (57:55 min)". The Vinyl Guide. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Grow, Kory (24 January 2020). "Wire Narrate Dark Times Over Art-Punk Maximalism on Mind Hive". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Grow, Kory (22 October 2019). "Wire Drops Serene New Song 'Cactused'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Wire share new single "Primed & Ready"". The Wire. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  6. ^ Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (22 October 2019). "Wire Announce New Album Mind Hive, Share New Song 'Cactused'". Pitchfork. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  7. ^ Eede, Christian (22 October 2019). "Wire Announce New Album, Mind Hive". The Quietus. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  8. ^ a b Grow, Kory (8 January 2020). "Hear Wire's New-Wavey Song 'Primed and Ready'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Mind Hive by Wire Reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Mind Hive by Wire Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  11. ^ Phares, Heather. "Mind Hive". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  12. ^ Doherty, Jack (24 January 2020). "Wire – Mind Hive". DIY. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  13. ^ a b Petridis, Alexis (24 January 2020). "Wire: Mind Hive Review – Sinewy, Stripped-Back, Fearful – and Beautiful". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Albums of the Year 2020". Rough Trade. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  16. ^ Mind Hive (Media notes). Wire. Pinkflag. 2020.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Wire – Mind Hive" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  19. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2020.

External links edit

  • Official website  
  • Mind Hive at Discogs (list of releases)  
  • Mind Hive at MusicBrainz (list of releases)  

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Mind Hive is the seventeenth studio album from English art punk band Wire released on 24 January 2020 by Pinkflag 6 The release was preceded by a music video for Cactused made up of clips from the forthcoming documentary People in a Film 7 and streaming audio for Primed and Ready 8 They also announced a brief tour of North America to promote the recording 8 Mind HiveStudio album by WireReleased24 January 2020 2020 01 24 Recorded2018 2019 1 StudioRockfield Studios Rockfield Wales Swim Studios London England GenreArt punk 2 post punk 3 Length34 52LabelPinkflagProducerColin NewmanWire chronologySilver Lead 2017 Mind Hive 2020 10 20 2020 Singles from Mind Hive Cactused Released October 2019 4 Primed and Ready Released January 2020 5 Contents 1 Critical reception 1 1 Accolades 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCritical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 7 7 10 9 Metacritic84 100 10 Review 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by Graham Lewis except Cactused and Unrepentant by Colin Newman Songwriting credits as per liner notes for Mind Hive 16 Be Like Them 3 51 Cactused 3 35 Primed and Ready 2 44 Off the Beach 2 23 Unrepentant 5 01 Shadows 2 46 Oklahoma 3 08 Hung 7 54 Humming 3 30Personnel editWire Graham Lewis bass guitar backing vocals on Be Like Them and Cactused synthesizer on Oklahoma vocals on Oklahoma and Humming effects on Hung Robert Grey drums cymbals 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 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 musicians Sean Douglas organ on Humming Harald Pettersson hurdy gurdy on Oklahoma Technical Colin Newman producer mixing Sean Douglas engineer Matthew Simms additional engineer Denis Blackham mastering Jon Wozencroft art direction photographyCharts editSales chart performance for Mind Hive Chart Peak Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 17 155 Scottish Albums OCC 18 22 UK Albums OCC 19 82See also editList of 2020 albumsReferences edit Goyer Nate 20 July 2020 The Vinyl Guide Ep232 Colin Newman of Wire 57 55 min The Vinyl Guide Retrieved 11 January 2023 a b Grow Kory 24 January 2020 Wire Narrate Dark Times Over Art Punk Maximalism on Mind Hive Rolling Stone Retrieved 24 January 2020 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 Grow Kory 22 October 2019 Wire Drops Serene New Song Cactused Rolling Stone Retrieved 11 January 2023 Wire share new single Primed amp Ready The Wire 9 January 2020 Retrieved 11 January 2023 Ruiz Matthew Ismael 22 October 2019 Wire Announce New Album Mind Hive Share New Song Cactused Pitchfork Retrieved 13 January 2020 Eede Christian 22 October 2019 Wire Announce New Album Mind Hive The Quietus Retrieved 14 January 2020 a b Grow Kory 8 January 2020 Hear Wire s New Wavey Song Primed and Ready Rolling Stone Retrieved 14 January 2020 a b Mind Hive by Wire Reviews AnyDecentMusic Retrieved 23 January 2020 a b Mind Hive by Wire Reviews Metacritic Retrieved 26 January 2020 Phares Heather Mind Hive AllMusic Retrieved 26 January 2020 Doherty Jack 24 January 2020 Wire Mind Hive DIY Retrieved 24 January 2020 a b Petridis Alexis 24 January 2020 Wire Mind Hive Review Sinewy Stripped Back Fearful and Beautiful The Guardian Retrieved 24 January 2020 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 Albums of the Year 2020 Rough Trade 10 November 2020 Retrieved 11 November 2020 Mind Hive Media notes Wire Pinkflag 2020 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes 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