Nocturnal Koreans is a mini-album and the fifteenth studio album by British post-punk band Wire. It was released on 22 April 2016 through the band's own Pinkflag label.
Background The album grew out of tracks initially recorded for Wire's self-titled 2015 album. At that time, the band had recorded a total of 19 tracks, 11 of which were selected for WIRE.
In a press release for the album, however, guitarist and singer Colin Newman, drew a distinction between the material selected for WIRE and that for Nocturnal Koreans: “The WIRE album was quite respectful of the band, and Nocturnal Koreans is less respectful of the band—or, more accurately, it’s the band being less respectful to itself—in that it’s more created in the studio, rather than recorded basically as the band played it, which was mostly the case with WIRE. A general rule for this record was: any trickery is fair game, if it makes it sound better.”Neate, Wilson
Accolades On 21 April 2016, Stereogum named Nocturnal Koreans their album of the week.Breihan, Tom
Publication Accolade Year Rank The Quietus Albums of the Year 2016 2016
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from the album liner notes.
Wire Colin Newman – vocals [1–7], electric guitar [1–8], baritone electric guitar , acoustic guitar [2, 5, 7], keyboards [1–8], mandola , beatbox , production, engineering, mixing Graham Lewis – bass guitar [1–3, 5–8], vocals [3, 4, 8], MS-10 [3, 5], loops , inside photography Robert Grey – drums [1–3, 5–8], glass , percussion Matthew Simms – electric guitar [1–8], lap steel guitar [1, 2, 4], acoustic guitar , trumpet , modular synth , piano , fx Production Sean Douglas – engineering Denis Blackham – mastering Jon Wozencroft – art direction, photography
Charts Chart (2016) Peak position
See also List of 2016 albums
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