Wire share Burning Bridges promo

By Scott Munro
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Rock veterans release track lifted from their newly released self-titled album

Wire have issued a promo for their track Burning Bridges.

It’s lifted from their new self-titled album, the 14th of their career which was released this week via Pinkflag. Classic Rock described the follow-up to 2013’s Change Becomes Us as a “direct, delicious assortment” of tracks.

The shoot was directed by Xaviers’ Kenichi Iwasa who has previously worked with Deerhoof and Bo Ningen.

Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Robert Grey and Matthew Simms previously released streams of Split Your Sides and Joust & Jostle. They’re currently on tour across the UK, which includes their five Drill festival appearances in London:

Apr 14-18: London The Lexington, Drill Festival

Apr 20: Southampton Engine Rooms

Apr 21: Ramsgate Music Hall

Apr 22: Nottingham Rescue Rooms

Apr 23: Liverpool Kazimer

Apr 24: Hebden Bridge Trades Club

Apr 26: Aberdeen Lemon Tree

Apr 27: Glasgow King Tut’s

Apr 28: Leeds Brudenell Social Club

Apr 29: Manchester Club Academy

Apr 30: Bristol Fleece

Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. After initially joining our news desk in the summer of 2014, he moved to the e-commerce team full-time in 2020. He maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott grew up listening to rock and prog, cutting his teeth on bands such as Marillion and Magnum before his focus shifted to alternative and post-punk in the late 80s. His favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Drab Majesty, but he also still has a deep love of Rush.