British trans existence in 2025 is precarious, making the intersection of underground music and queer nightlife liberatory ...

In The Wire 497, Esi Eshun reviews Mourning [A] BLKstar's eighth album, Flowers For The Living, which explores strategies for ...

1. Laurel Halo Quarantine Hyperdub The follow-up to last year’s Hour Logic saw the Brooklyn based electronic musician explore darker, more disorienting sonic territory than its Acid-bright predecessor ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

1 Robert Wyatt Comicopera (Domino) 2 Burial Untrue (Hyperdub) 3 Panda Bear Person Pitch (Paw Tracks) 4 OM Pilgrimage (Southern Lord) 5 LCD Soundsystem Sound Of Silver (DFA/EMI) 6 Von Südenfed ...

Issue 482 April 2024. Subscribers: read this issue online.. Subscribe to the magazine. Buy issue 482.. Inside our brand new issue: Darius Jones: The New York based composer and saxophonist draws ...

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 ...

Issue 494 April 2025. Subscribers: read this issue online. Subscribe to the magazine. Buy issue 494.. Inside our brand new issue: Raven Chacon: The Diné/Navajo composer foregrounds unheard and ...

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 ...