Wire

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Wire is an influential English rock band, often associated with the post-punk movement, known for their experimental sound and innovative approach to songwriting.

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Wire canonical 4

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instanceOf post-punk band
rock band
activePeriodStart 1976
basedIn London NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin England
formedInYear 1976
genre alternative rock
art punk
art rock
experimental rock
industrial rock
minimalist rock
new wave
noise rock
post-punk
punk rock
hasMember Bruce Gilbert NERFINISHED
Colin Newman NERFINISHED
Graham Lewis NERFINISHED
Matthew Simms NERFINISHED
Robert Gotobed NERFINISHED
Robert Grey NERFINISHED
hasMusicalStyleCharacteristic abstract lyrics
avant-garde arrangements
experimental sound
minimalist song structures
hasNotableWork 10:20
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A Bell Is a Cup… Until It Is Struck NERFINISHED
Chairs Missing NERFINISHED
Change Becomes Us NERFINISHED
Manscape NERFINISHED
Mind Hive NERFINISHED
Object 47
Pink Flag NERFINISHED
Red Barked Tree NERFINISHED
Send
Silver/Lead
The Ideal Copy NERFINISHED
Wire (2015 album) NERFINISHED
influenced alternative rock bands
post-punk bands
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableFor influential role in post-punk movement
innovative approach to songwriting
occupation musician
recordLabel EMI
Harvest Records NERFINISHED
Mute Records NERFINISHED
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The Wire shortName Wire
The Wire alsoKnownAs Wire
WAR shortName Wire
subject surface form: Warrington Wolves