Wire – 154 (Vinyl) 2007 Faith saw The Cure continuing

Faith saw The Cure continuing in the gloomy vein of 1980's Seventeen Seconds

The long-time collaborators Hariet Ellis and Yolanda Fagan (both having worked together on BOZO

there is a feeling that Hassell has gone even deeper into those ‘unknown and imaginary regions’ here

Unknown Mortal Orchestra shares the rare quality that makes the genre’s touchstones so vital: constant exploration

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Wire – 154 (Vinyl) 2007 Faith saw The Cure continuing154 from 1979 finds Wire moving away from its punk roots toward darker, more experimental horizons. There is less overt anger and insolence than in the past, and in its place is plenty of dark weirdness. truly disturbing at certain points, this album is a challenging listen. Beginning with the sinister I Should Have Known Better a song that has so little to do with the same titled Beatles song that it really is scary, 154 follows with the shambling,