Album 16

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Somewhere between the fury and introspection of those records, Wire admitted they found inspiration for ‘Critical Thinking’ (“It’s like a hybrid of both of those – perhaps it had more of an influence than I realised”) with the sonic departure of ‘Lifeblood’ and 2014’s Berlin and kraut-rock-inspired ‘Futurology’ sparking ambitions for their next LP.
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“We were talking the other day and the only thing we’ve got on our heads is that we’d like to go abroad and record. We’d love to keep it cold and European. I’m not saying that’s going to make it ‘Futurology’ part two, but that’s what’s in our head. We haven’t even released this record yet, so the mere fact that we’re talking about what we could do next is quite a nice sign.”

Wire pondered some of his bandmate’s suggestions of new producers recording their next album in Hamburg, adding: “James has this random nature of explosions of ideas which need to be harnessed really quickly or they’ll just go.

“‘Futurology’ is one of the best Manics albums and it has stood the best of time. For me, ‘Lifeblood’ and ‘Futurology’ fit together in terms of the sheen. I could definitely see us following the muse on that level.

“I haven’t written many words for a while because it’s good to take a break from the album you’ve just done and not repeat yourself. This one is meant for the dark night of the soul and I’m sure the next one will be different from that. Whether it’s broader, whether it’s more macro in outlook. We’ll see.”

Wire added: “There’s always a song to be written. A lot of it is just down to willpower now and seizing that moment of inspiration. When you get that moment, you have to work quick or it disappears.”