Wires (album)

Wires is the debut of album of Australian indie band Art of Fighting. The album was released in March 2001. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2001, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Alternative Album.[1]

Wires
Studio album by
Art of Fighting
ReleasedMarch 2001
RecordedNovember 2000 – December 2000
Length55:36
LabelTrifekta
Art of Fighting chronology
Empty Nights
(1999)		 Wires
(2001)		 Second Storey
(2004)

In 2021, it was named the 159th greatest Australian album of all time by Rolling Stone Australia.[2]

In 2022, Art of Fighting celebrated the 21st anniversary of its release with the Wires 21st Anniversary Tour, taking place across Australia in September and October 2022. The album is scheduled to be released on vinyl for the first time.[2]

Reception

Stephen Cramer from AllMusic called it "a startlingly brilliant debut full-length album" saying "Often compared to Coldplay and Radiohead, Art of Fighting clearly stand on their own, embracing music as a religious-like experience, forgoing conventions for hushed vocals and restrained instrumental artistry. It's also important to note that, despite the sameness of tempo throughout, each song has its own formula, which, although predictable, delivers consistently powerful musical drama throughout the 11-song disc."[3]

Track listing
  1. "Skeletons"
  2. "Give Me Tonight"
  3. "Akula"
  4. "Moonlight"
  5. "I Don't Keep a Record"
  6. "In No Good Way"
  7. "Find You Lost"
  8. "Reasons Are All I Have Left"
  9. "Just Say I'm Right"
  10. "Wires"
  11. "Something New"

References
  1. "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2001: 15th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  2. "Art Of Fighting Announce 'Wires' 21st Anniversary Tour". Musicfeeds. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  3. "Wires by Art of Fighting". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
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