Mind Hive

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Mind Hive
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Studio album by
Wire
Released24 January 2020 (2020-01-24)
Recorded2018–2019 [1]
Studio
Genre
Length34:52
Label Pinkflag
Producer Colin 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]

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]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10 [9]
Metacritic 84/100 [10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [11]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [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

Accolades for Mind Hive
IssuerListingRank
Rough Trade [15] Albums of the Year 202085

Track listing

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

Wire

Additional musicians

Technical

Charts

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

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