10:20 (Wire album)

10:20 is an album from English art punk band Wire, released on 19 June 2020.[1]

10:20
Compilation album by
Wire
Released2020
Genre
Length38:16
LabelPinkflag
Wire chronology
Mind Hive
(2020)		 10:20
(2020)

The band considers it a collection of "stray" tracks that didn't fit on previous albums,[1] some of which date back to the 1980s.[2] The album was released for Record Store Day.[2]

The album was initially announced as vinyl only but was eventually released in multiple formats.[3]

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Exclaim!7/10[6]
PopMatters[7]

PopMatters called it "both essential for fans and an excellent primer for new listeners."[7] The Spill Magazine awarded the album 9 out of 10 describing it as "a brilliant snapshot of songs in a state of chrysalis, like a momentary acknowledgement that nothing truly ends."[8]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Boiling Boy (10:20 Version)"6:22
2."German Shepherds (10:20 Version)"4:28
3."He Knows"4:40
4."Underwater Experiences (10:20 Version)"2:20
5."The Art of Persistence"3:48
6."Small Black Reptile (10:20 Version)"3:42
7."Wolf Collides"4:06
8."Over Theirs (10:20 Version)"8:50

See also

References
  1. Cooper, Tim (16 June 2020). "Wire: 10:20 – album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. Eede, Christian (11 March 2020). "Wire Announce New Album, '10:20'". The Quietus. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. Grow, Kory (5 May 2020). "Wire Tease '10:20′ Comp With Reworked 'The Art of Persistence'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. Phares, Heather. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. Damiao, Anthony (18 June 2020). "Wire Revisit Past Songs While Looking to the Future on Compilation '10:20'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  7. Griffiths, Peter (17 June 2020). "Wire's '10:20' Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts". PopMatters. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  8. catbrainlandx (19 June 2020). "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: WIRE - 10:20". The Spill Magazine. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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