RIYL: Sade

2 locks into the groove in hit form with a "Taverns" remix by Sweden's Jackpot

the listener

effortless vocals and keys with urgent violin intrusions

in November 1989

THE WIRE - Read & Burn 03 LP NY Hardcore RIYL: SadeReleased at the end of the initial period of Wire's 3rd act after Send and before the band's post Bruce Gilbert re invention Read & Burn 03 (2007) never quite got the attention it deserved. However the opening track "23 Years Too Late", with its tour narrative text and motorik rhythm stands as one of the band's finest achievements of any era in the view of both, core fans & the band (a rare point of agreement!) The original EP, 3rd in the Read & Burn