Listen to the music we played Gina Birch in her Invisible Jukebox interview in The Wire 498 Each month in the magazine we ...

The Wire 's 50 records of the year from 2009, plus specialist charts ...

The Wire ’s Releases of the Year chart for 2024 was compiled from the individual votes of the magazine’s staff and contributors – here are those votes in full ...

50 records of the year as voted for by The Wire 's writers.

Issue 491/492 January 2025 Subscribers: read this issue online. Subscribe to the magazine. Buy issue 491/492. Inside our new issue: 2024 Rewind: the Year in Underground Music Releases of the Year: We ...

On the cover: David Lynch & Chrystabell : As their new album Cellophane Memories marks the culmination of 20-plus years of collaboration, the director and singer unpack their dream-like songs over a ...

Issue 488 October 2024 Subscribers: read this issue online. Subscribe to the magazine. Buy issue 488. Inside our brand new issue: Keiji Haino: From Black Blues to grey hairs, the Fushitsusha ...

Simon Coates compiles an annotated playlist to go with his report on Manila’s underground music scenes in The Wire 498 ...

Below The Radar Below The Radar is an ongoing series of underground music compilations that are made available to all The Wire ’s subscribers as downloads. For more information on how to subscribe to ...

Issue 493 March 2025 Subscribers: read this issue online. Subscribe to the magazine. Buy issue 493. Inside our brand new issue: Masma Dream World: Devi Mambouka channels the voices of the spirits on ...

The Bug London Zoo (Ninja Tune) Philip Jeck Sand (Touch) The Hospitals Hairdryer Peace (No label) John Butcher Resonant Spaces (Confront) Gang Gang Dance Saint Dymphna (The Social Registry) The ...

On Air Adventures In Sound And Music is The Wire ’s weekly show on Resonance 104.4 FM. It is broadcast in Central London on 104.4 FM and DAB between 9–10:30pm every Thursday, with simultaneous ...