The Wire #485

The Wire is an independent print magazine covering a wide range of global alternative, underground and experimental music. They've been publishing since 1982.

In this issue: 

• Masma Dream World: Devi Mambouka channels the voices of the spirits on new album PLEASE COME TO ME. By Emily Pothast
• Louis Laurain: The French cornettist cooks up fresh brass constructions on new album C(or)N(e)T. By Clive Bell
• Caxtrinho: The Brazilian guitarist maps Rio’s outer regions through his dense, cubist songwriting. By Derek Walmsley
• Able Noise: The European duo forge meticulous decontructions of rock’s conventions. By Abi Bliss
• Polonius: Soundtracking the imagination. By Miloš Hroch
• Macie Stewart: Moving staircases. By Peter Margasak
• Chris Cundy: Wild flowers. By Julian Cowley
• Invisible Jukebox: Lydia Lunch: Will the no wave legend get jerked around by The Wire’s mystery record selection? Tested by Claire Biddles
• Unlimited Editions: Pointless Geometry explores every angle of the Polish underground scene. By Daryl Worthington
• The Inner Sleeve: Jules Reidy on Chris Abrahams’s Play Scar
• Global Ear: Tijuana’s Static Discos label sits at the crossroads of electronica in the Americas
• Against The Grain: In a new opinion column, George Rayner-Law argues folk music has always been an act of storytelling
• Epiphanies: Sachiko M experiences a creative reboot at a European festival

London, UK; 230mm x 280mm; 98 pages; March 2025