Mind Hive - Wire: Review
Wire are a British punk band that are absolutely essential to telling the story of punk music in England. Releasing three records in their initial run the band were pioneers of art punk, post-punk and hardcore punk music. They reformed years later and have had a steady output of releases since then that interpolate numerous other genres but have never quite reached their initial highs again. Review By Lavender: This feels like a review I end up writing time and time again. A band that got off to an incredible start and whose first few records you should absolutely familiarize yourself with if you haven't, but have become middling as the years have gone by. I didn't hate their last record 2017's Silver/Lead but it is clear that the thirst for innovation the band once had has been traded out for a more comfortable sound as they've aged, and that has never been clearer than on Mind Hive . The record isn't all bad though, but even its highlights can be middlin...