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Change Becomes Us
Rock · 2013 · 13 tracks · 48m

Change Becomes Us

Wire

A modern polish applied to 1980-era sketches. Sharp, angular guitars and motorik rhythms that feel both clinical and strangely urgent.

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It's like they found a lost 1980 masterpiece in a time capsule and polished it with lasers.

A high-tension blend of clinical precision and art-school restlessness.

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Studio Polished+1.1σ

The production is pushed notably harder into studio polished than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 48m
01
Doubles & Trebles
3:51
02
Keep Exhaling
1:40
03
Adore Your Island
2:46
04
Re‐Invent Your Second Wheel
3:46
05
Stealth of a Stork
1:54
06
B/W Silence
4:40
07
Time Lock Fog
5:46
08
Magic Bullet
3:42
09
Eels Sang
2:16
10
Love Bends
4:02
11
As We Go
4:36
12
& Much Besides
6:13
13
Attractive Space
3:33
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden shift from the motorik drive of Adore Your Island into a chaotic, noisy breakdown.
The way the atmospheric synths in B/W Silence create a haunting, wide-open space between the bass notes.
The relentless, interlocking guitar patterns in Doubles & Trebles that feel like a clockwork mechanism.
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