Object 47
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Released | 7 July 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2007–2008[1] | |||
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Length | 35:02 | |||
Label | Pinkflag | |||
Producer | Colin Newman | |||
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Object 47 is the eleventh studio album by the
Background
Object 47 is Wire's first studio album since 2003's Send. Recording for the album began in early 2007 at Metropolis 22 in Rotterdam, where the band mainly recorded drum tracks, and continued until early 2008 at guitarist Colin Newman's Swim Studio in London. Concurrently with Object 47, the band also recorded the Read & Burn 03 EP, which was released in November 2007. Between 2003 and 2007, the band had amassed material which was split between the EP and the album. Tracks selected for the EP was material which the departed Bruce Gilbert had been involved with. Bassist Graham Lewis: "We grouped together anything Bruce had had a hand in, or just waved at, and that was Read & Burn 03; then everything else went onto Object 47."[4]
The track "All Fours" features Page Hamilton of American alternative metal band Helmet on guest guitar.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork Media | (7.5/10)[11] |
PopMatters | (9/10)[12] |
Prefix | (9/10)[13] |
Spin | [14] |
The Sunday Times | [15] |
Many reviewers noted the album's melodic sensibility,[7][10][16] with AllMusic writing, "Object 47 highlights Wire's pop credentials, but the band hasn't lost its edge."[6] Stereogum ranked it 12th (out of 15) in their 2015 "Wire Albums from Worst to Best" list, saying that it is "the most normal sounding album from a band interested in being anything but." Despite the album missing "the abstract and artful twist that made Wire's early post-punk records unique," it is "actually pretty good," and with a radio-friendly sound, one of Wire's "catchiest hours."[16]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Wire.
- "One of Us" – 3:45
- "Circumspect" – 3:13
- "Mekon Headman" – 2:58
- "Perspex Icon" – 3:16
- "Four Long Years" – 3:45
- "Hard Currency" – 3:50
- "Patient Flees" – 5:23
- "Are You Ready?" – 4:43
- "All Fours" – 4:05
Personnel
- Wire
- Colin Newman – vocals, guitar, various, recording, mixing
- Graham Lewis – bass, vocals [lead vocals on 3, 8],[6] various, photography
- Robert Grey – drums
- Additional musicians
- Page Hamilton – guitar [9] (credited with "feedback storm")
- Production
- Frank Lievaart – recording (at Metropolis 22)
- mastering
- Jon Wozencroft – art direction
References
- ^ "Swim Studio - Studio Projects by Year". colinewman.com. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Discussion: Bruce?". Pinkflag.com. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
- ^ "Object 47 cover and release date". Pinkflag.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
- ISBN 978-1-908279-33-0.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for Object 47". Metacritic. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ a b c Wilson Neate (15 July 2008). "Object 47 – Wire | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Music – Review of Wire – Object 47". BBC.co.uk. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ [1] Archived 15 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Maddy Costa (3 July 2008). "CD: Wire, Object 47 | Music | The Guardian". The Guardian. Music.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ a b Mike Barnes (12 July 2008). "Review: Wire, Object 47 | Music | The Guardian". The Observer. Music.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ Joe Tangari (10 July 2008). "Review: Wire, Object 47". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ Mathers, Ian. "Wire: Object 47". PopMatters. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ Ethan Stanislawski. "Album Review: Wire – Object 47 | Prefix". Prefixmag.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ Unterberger, Andrew. "Wire, 'Object 47' (PinkFlag)". Spin. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Arts and Entertainment". Entertainment.timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ a b Terich, Jeffrey (22 April 2015). "Wire Albums From Worst To Best". Stereogum. Retrieved 19 January 2023.