Mind Hive
by Wire
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
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  1. The Wire
    Mar 3, 2020
    50
    Wire’s music is characterised by unusual structures and perspectives, an approach largely absent from Mind Hive, the post-punk group’s 17th studio album. The most prominent themes here are political, with mixed results. [Mar 2020, p.57
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  2. No Ripcord
    Jan 30, 2020
    50
    Mind Hive is middling. Some tracks are engaging and perk up your ears, while others are flat-out dull and uninspired.

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7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 23
  3. Negative: 3 out of 23
  1. runborisrun1
    Jan 28, 2020
    10
    I don't know how WIRE continue to find new and inventive avenues to explore their signature blend of post-punk character and prog attention toI don't know how WIRE continue to find new and inventive avenues to explore their signature blend of post-punk character and prog attention to detail. My favorite album of the year this far!… Full Review »
  2. RichardWych
    Jan 27, 2020
    10
    Sounds like a balanced combination of the bleak 154 and playful Chairs Missing. The result somewhat feels mature and dreamy. AnotherSounds like a balanced combination of the bleak 154 and playful Chairs Missing. The result somewhat feels mature and dreamy. Another magnificent record!… Full Review »
  3. StevenX
    Nov 29, 2020
    9
    Have the last three Wire albums been leading to this? It was worth the wait. As they haven't in awhile, they really mix things up, from theHave the last three Wire albums been leading to this? It was worth the wait. As they haven't in awhile, they really mix things up, from the staccato attack of opener "Be Like Them" to the lush balladscape of "Unrepentant", it's all a welcome challenge, with an adventurous, full mix that rewards repeated listenings with textures that flow and flux. "Oklahoma" throws about three songs into one without going on for far too long; "I was dying / over-rehearsed", says the singer. I kind of agree, though I wouldn't have been quite that harsh. I also agree that this album puts that problem smack-dab in past tense. The energy is up to the x power here, and it sounds like a band with something to prove again. And prove they do, eleven times in a row.… Full Review »
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