
Wire announce new album with lead single "Cactused"
22 October 2019, 14:46
| Written by
Cerys Kenneally
Wire have announced their new album Mind Hive, as well as sharing the lead single "Cactused".
"Cactused" is the group's first single since 2017's Silver/Lead album.
The accompanying video uses footage from their forthcoming documentary People In A Film.
Mind Hive will be Wire's 17th studio album.
Tracklist:
- Be Like Them
- Cactused
- Primed and Ready
- Off The Beach
- Unrepentant
- Shadows
- Oklahoma
- Hung
- Humming
"Cactused" is out now. Wire's Mind Hive album lands 24 January 2020 via pinkflag, and is available to pre-order now. They play London's Islington Assembly Hall on 21 May 2020. Tickets go on sale Friday (25 October) from 10am BST.
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