10:20 (Wire album)

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10:20
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Compilation album by
Wire
Released19 June 2020
Recorded2010–2019 [1] [2]
Studio
Genre
Length38:16
Label Pinkflag
Producer Colin Newman
Wire chronology
Mind Hive
(2020)		10:20
(2020)
Singles from 10:20
  1. "Small Black Reptile"
    Released: 11 March 2020 [3]
  2. "The Art of Persistence"
    Released: 19 June 2020 [4]

10:20 is a compilation album by English art punk band Wire, released on 19 June 2020 [5] through their own Pinkflag label.

Contents

The band considers it a collection of "stray" tracks that didn't fit on previous albums, [5] including rerecorded songs dating back to the 1980s [6] that evolved substantially through live performance, and which the band felt deserved a new life on an album. [7] 10:20 was originally planned for the cancelled Record Store Day in April 2020 [7] as vinyl-only, but was eventually released in multiple formats. [8] The album title alludes to the recording dates of the album and its release (2010–2020), [1] [9] and also ten years of guitarist Matthew Simms being in the band. [1] [2]

Tracks background

The first four tracks on the album were recorded in November 2010 [10] and feature contributions from Margaret Fiedler McGinnis, Wire's touring guitarist between 2008–2009, and Matthew Simms, touring guitarist since 2010 and official member since 2012. [7] The tracks were previously available on the limited edition bonus EP Strays, included with early copies of Red Barked Tree in 2010. [9] The last four tracks were recorded in the late 2010s with the current lineup of Simms and original members Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, and Robert Grey. [7]

Album opener "Boiling Boy" first appeared on 1988's A Bell Is a Cup... Until It Is Struck . The 10:20 recording uses the arrangement that developed in the 2000s, where it became a staple in the band's live sets. "German Shepherds" was originally recorded for 1989's It's Beginning To And Back Again , and is another Wire song that gained a second lease on life through the live shows. "He Knows" was developed in 2000 and reinvigorated in 2008 when it too became a staple of Wire's live set. This is the only studio recording to have surfaced. "Underwater Experiences" was originally demoed for 1978's Chairs Missing . It later appeared on the 1981 live album Document and Eyewitness and on 2013's Change Becomes Us , retitled as "Attractive Space".

"The Art of Persistence" was previously only available as a rehearsal run-through on 2000's The Third Day EP and as a live recording on Legal Bootleg Series: Set 2 – 23 February 2000 Nottingham Social (Recycling Sherwood Forest). "Small Black Reptile" originally appeared on the 1990 album Manscape , and is the song on 10:20 that has changed the most, from an electronic-driven version to a melodic rock track. "Wolf Collides" was written in 2015 and included in that year’s live set. This recording is an outtake from the sessions for 2017's Silver/Lead . "Over Theirs" appeared on 1987's The Ideal Copy and has made sporadic visits to Wire’s live shows since 1985. [7] "The Art of Persistence", "Small Black Reptile" and "Over Theirs" were all recorded during the Mind Hive sessions between 2018 and 2019 [1] for an abandoned book edition of the album with extra tracks on it. [2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Exclaim! 7/10 [13]
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PopMatters called it "both essential for fans and an excellent primer for new listeners." [15] The Spill Magazine awarded the album 9 out of 10, describing it as "a brilliant snapshot of songs in a state of chrysalis, like a momentary acknowledgement that nothing truly ends." [16]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Graham Lewis, except "Boiling Boy" by Bruce Gilbert; all music is composed by Colin Newman (song) and Wire (music)

10
No.TitleLength
1."Boiling Boy" (10:20 version)6:22
2."German Shepherds" (10:20 version)4:28
3."He Knows"4:40
4."Underwater Experiences" (10:20 version)2:20
20
No.TitleLength
5."The Art of Persistence"3:47
6."Small Black Reptile" (10:20 version)3:42
7."Wolf Collides"4:06
8."Over Theirs" (10:20 version)8:51

Personnel

Wire

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Tracks 1–4 recorded at Resident Studios, London and Swim Studio, London; tracks 5–8 recorded at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales and Swim Studio

See also

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