Wire Magazine Issue 479 (January/February 2024) 2023 Rewind

Wire Magazine Issue 479 (January/February 2024) 2023 Rewind

Special bumper double issue.

On the cover:
Releases of the Year: We asked our contributors to vote for their top ten records, CDs, streams and more, then added up the votes;
Critics’ Reflections: Our writers discuss their memorable cultural experiences of the year;
Columnists’ Charts: Our specialist critics delve deep into their musical niches from noise to modern composition;
Archive Releases of the Year: We asked our contributors to vote for their top ten archive records, CDs, streams and more, then added up the votes.

Plus:
Engineered Phantoms: AI for the masses. By Abi Bliss;
Back to the Land: Strange as folk. By Louis Pattison;
Rival Camps: Crossing the streams. By Britt Brown;
Weapons of Mass Distraction: Artists and Gaza. By GAIKA.

Also inside this issue:
Invisible Jukebox: Linton Kwesi Johnson: The veteran reggae poet faces down The Wire’s mystery record selection. Tested by Gabriel Bristow;
Laetitia Sadier: The Stereolab founder promotes community and healing with her new solo work. By Claire Biddles;
Fred Frith: The Henry Cow co-founder returns to his groundbreaking 1974 album Guitar Solos with a reissue and a new album. By Clive Bell.

Plus:
Unlimited Editions: Bead Records;
Unofficial Channels: Lanner Chronicle; Phil Geraldi; HUUUM; Lisa Ullén; Thomas Ignatius;
Global Ear: Chicago; The Inner Sleeve by Vince Clarke; Epiphanies by Mariam Rezaei; many pages of reviews and much more.

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