Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- long, immersive listening sessions
- dynamic emotional journeys
- wave-like pacing and flow
- layered, dense sonic textures
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in January 1988, 'A Bell Is a Cup' marked Wire's fifth studio album and their return after a five-year hiatus. The band was exploring new sonic territories after the critical success of their earlier works like 'Chairs Missing' and '154', showcasing a mature evolution in both their sound and lyrical complexity.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Gang of Four· The Fall· Television
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Silk Skin Paws 4:53
- 2 The Finest Drops 5:01
- 3 The Queen of Ur and the King of Um 4:03
- 4 Free Falling Divisions 3:39
- 5 It’s a Boy 4:26
- 6 Boiling Boy 6:22
- 7 Kidney Bingos 4:12
- 8 Come Back in Two Halves 2:43
- 9 Follow the Locust 4:22
- 10 A Public Place 4:30
- 11 The Queen of Ur and the King of Um (alternative version) 4:02
- 12 Pieta 7:29
- 13 Over Theirs (live) 6:36
- 14 Drill (live) 8:01
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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