Change Becomes Us

Change Becomes Us
Studio album by Wire
Released	25 March 2013[1]
Recorded	2012 spring at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales; Swim Studio
Genre	Post-punk, art punk, alternative rock
Length	48:45
Label	Pink Flag
Producer	Wire
Wire chronology
Red Barked Tree (2011) Change Becomes Us (2013) Wire (2015)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Consequence of Sound	[4]
Pitchfork	(8.2/10)[5]
Spin	(8/10)[6]

Change Becomes Us is the thirteenth studio album by British post-punk band Wire. It was released on 25 March 2013.^[1]

Album information

The album features songs based on ideas from 1979/1980 that were originally quick sketches for live performances.^[1] In particular, "Doubles and Trebles", "Keep Exhaling", "Reinvent Your Second Wheel", "Stealth of a Stork", "Time Lock Fog", "Eels Sang", "Love Bends", "& Much Besides" and "Attractive Space" are reworked versions of "Ally in Exile", "Relationship", "ZEGK HOQP", "Witness to the Fact", "5/10", "Eels Sang Lino", "Piano Tuner (Keep Strumming Those Guitars)", "Eastern Standard" and "Underwater Experiences" respectively, which originally appeared on the 1981 live album Document and Eyewitness. The album was made available on CD and digitally on 25 March, followed by a special edition on vinyl on 20 April 2013 (Record Store Day).^[7]

The album cover is a photograph of the red hallway in Seattle's Central Library.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Wire. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Doubles & Trebles"		3:50
2.	"Keep Exhaling"		1:39
3.	"Adore Your Island"		2:45
4.	"Re-Invent Your Second Wheel"		3:45
5.	"Stealth of a Stork"		1:54
6.	"B/W Silence"		4:40
7.	"Time Lock Fog"		5:45
8.	"Magic Bullet"		3:41
9.	"Eels Sang"		2:15
10.	"Love Bends"		4:01
11.	"As We Go"		4:36
12.	"& Much Besides"		6:13
13.	"Attractive Space"		3:33

Personnel

Wire

• Colin Newman – lead vocals, guitars, mandolin, keyboards, sounds, handclaps on "Stealth of a Stork".
• Graham Lewis – bass guitar, keyboards, rhythm guitar on "Magic Bullet", handclaps on "Stealth of a Stork", lead vocals on "Re-Invent Your Second Wheel" and "Eels Sang".
• Robert Grey – drums, percussion, sounds, handclaps on "Stealth of a Stork".
• Matt Simms – guitars, handclaps on "Stealth of a Stork".

Collaborators

• Jon Wozencroft – art direction and photography
• Sean Douglas – engineer at Rockfield Studios
• Denis Blackham – mastering

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	165
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9]	23

References

1. "Wire to release new album Change Becomes Us". NME. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
2. http://www.metacritic.com/music/change-becomes-us/wire
3. Phares, Heather. "Change Becomes Us review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
4. Bray, Ryan (28 March 2013). "Album review: Wire – Change Becomes Us". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
5. Wolk, Douglas (2 April 2013). "Wire - Change Becomes Us". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
6. Gubbels, Jason (28 March 2013). "Wire, Change Becomes Us (Pink Flag)". Spin. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
7. "Change Becomes Us (pf19)". Retrieved 26 January 2013.
8. "Ultratop.be – Wire – Change Becomes Us" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
9. "Wire – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Wire. Retrieved 15 April 2016.