Tune of the Week: Wire

Wire are the ultimate art school band. No other band has strived to create challenging as well as pleasing music as art than these guys. A lot has been made of their amazing 70s records, which ran the gamut from punk rock to avant garde music, but not a lot of love is ever shown for their late 80s material. This song is taken from their 1987 come-back record, “The Ideal Copy”. Never content to look backward, upon reuniting after six years Wire refused to play their old material. Opting to only present their new songs, they were often derided by their own fans at shows. Blurring the lines between guitars and keyboards, “Ahead” encapsulates their new direction with a surge of energy that can still be felt 33 years later. What’s more, they’ve just released their 17th full length and will tour once more.