the sudden booms of objects falling

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Honest songwriting and a harsh sonic backdrop set them apart from their peers

The Shock Therapy demo tape was recorded in 81

WIRE - Pink Flag LP Power Pop the sudden booms of objectsWire's debut Pink Flag, was originally released in December 1977 on EMI's progressive label 'Harvest' perhaps an unlikely label for a release that effectively prefigured both post punk & art punk. With it's 21 stripped down tracks and iconic stark sleeve. In Pink Flag Wire proposed a form of expression which drew on formal structures taken from historic styles of rock and pop (including punk) but somehow subverted those structures by maintaining a