Pink Flag cover

Pink Flag

Wire · 1977

39 min · 23 tracks · art punk

Pulsating rhythms and minimalist structures collide with sharp, incisive lyrics in a raw exploration of modernity.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • fragmented, quick listening sessions
  • dynamic, varied pacing experience
  • sharp, incisive lyrical exploration
  • short bursts of energy

Where this album fits

Career context
Released on November 1, 1977, 'Pink Flag' was Wire's debut album and marked their entry into the burgeoning punk scene. At this point, the band had just formed earlier that year, experimenting with a sound that would influence countless post-punk acts. Their concise tracks and innovative approaches to structure set them apart from their contemporaries.
Stylistic neighbors
Gang of Four· The Fall· Television

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Reuters 3:03
  • 2 Field Day for the Sundays 0:28
  • 3 Three Girl Rhumba 1:23
  • 4 Ex Lion Tamer 2:19
  • 5 Lowdown 2:26
  • 6 Start to Move 1:13
  • 7 Brazil 0:41
  • 8 It’s So Obvious 0:53
  • 9 Surgeon’s Girl 1:17
  • 10 Pink Flag 3:47
  • 11 The Commercial 0:49
  • 12 Straight Line 0:44
  • 13 106 Beats That 1:12
  • 14 Mr. Suit 1:25
  • 15 Strange 3:58
  • 16 Fragile 1:18
  • 17 Mannequin 2:37
  • 18 Different to Me 0:43
  • 19 Champs 1:46
  • 20 Feeling Called Love 1:22
  • 21 1 2 X U 1:55
  • 22 Dot Dash 2:25
  • 23 Options R 1:36

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