Nocturnal Koreans

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.[1]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10[2]
Metacritic78/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Arts Desk[5]
Consequence of SoundB−[6]
The Guardian[7]
The Irish Times[8]
The Line of Best Fit7.5/10[9]
Monsters and Critics[10]
Pitchfork7/10[11]
PopMatters7/10[12]
Spin8/10[13]
TeamRock[14]
Under the Radar8.5/10[15]

Nocturnal Koreans
Studio album by
Wire
Released22 April 2016
Recorded2014–2015
Studio
Genre
Length25:55
LabelPinkflag (PF23CD / PF23LP)
ProducerColin Newman
Wire chronology
Wire
(2015)		 Nocturnal Koreans
(2016)		 Silver/Lead
(2017)

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.”[16]

Accolades

On 21 April 2016, Stereogum named Nocturnal Koreans their album of the week.[17]

Publication Accolade Year Rank Ref.
The Quietus Albums of the Year 2016 2016
94
[18]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Nocturnal Koreans"Graham LewisColin Newman (song) / Wire (music)2:58
2."Internal Exile"LewisNewman (song) / Wire (music)2:54
3."Dead Weight"NewmanNewman (song) / Wire (music)3:03
4."Forward Position"LewisNewman (song) / Wire (music)4:50
5."Numbered"NewmanNewman (song) / Wire (music)2:30
6."Still"LewisNewman (song) / Wire (music)3:29
7."Pilgrim Trade"LewisNewman (song) / Wire (music)3:11
8."Fishes Bones"LewisRobert Grey, Lewis, Newman, Matthew Simms (song) / Wire (music)3:02
Total length:25:55

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.[19]

Wire
Production

Charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 181
UK Albums (OCC)[21] 98

See also

References
  1. Monroe, Jazz (23 February 2016). "Wire Announce New Album Nocturnal Koreans, Share Title Track". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. "Nocturnal Koreans by Wire Reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. "Reviews for Nocturnal Koreans by Wire". Metacritic. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. Phares, Heather. "Nocturnal Koreans review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  5. Green, Thomas H. "'CD: Wire - Nocturnal Koreans'". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  6. Kivel, Adam: "Wire – Nocturnal Koreans". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  7. Simpson, Dave. "Wire: Nocturnal Koreans review – abstract pop from post-punk heroes". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  8. Murphy, Lauren (27 April 2016). "Wire – Nocturnal Koreans review: a loud declaration that there's plenty more to come". The Irish Times. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  9. Thompson, Erik (3 May 2016). "Nocturnal Koreans review". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  10. Elbaum, Bella. "'Review: Wire: Nocturnal Koreans'". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  11. Berman, Stuart (28 April 2016). "Nocturnal Koreans review". Pitchfork. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  12. Garratt, John. "Nocturnal Koreans review". PopMatters. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  13. Weiss, Dan (4 May 2016). "Review: Four Decades In, Wire Are Hardly Frayed on 'Nocturnal Koreans'". Spin. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  14. Winwood, Ian. "Wire: Nocturnal Koreans". TeamRock. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  15. Lucas, Dan. "'Wire Nocturnal Koreans". Under The Radar. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  16. Neate, Wilson "Press Release for Nocturnal Koreans, 3 March 2016". Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  17. Breihan, Tom "Album Of The Week: Wire Nocturnal Koreans". Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  18. "The Quietus Albums of the Year 2016". The Quietus. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  19. Nocturnal Koreans (Media notes). Wire. Pinkflag. 2016.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  20. "Ultratop.be – Wire – Nocturnal Koreans" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  21. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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