Change Becomes Us

Change Becomes Us
Studio album by
Wire
Released25 March 2013[1]
Recorded2012
StudioRockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales, UK
Swim Studio, London, England, UK
Genre
Length48:45
LabelPinkflag
ProducerColin Newman
Wire chronology
Red Barked Tree
(2011) 		Change Becomes Us
(2013) 		Wire
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Consequence of Sound[4]
The Fire Note[5]
Pitchfork(8.2/10)[6]
PopMatters(8/10)[7]
Spin(8/10)[8]

Change Becomes Us is the thirteenth studio album by British post-punk band Wire. It was released on 25 March 2013 through the band's own label, Pinkflag.[1] It is the first studio album to feature guitarist Matthew Simms,[9] who initially joined Wire as a touring guitarist in 2010.[10]

  1. ^ a b "Wire to release new album Change Becomes Us". NME. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Change Becomes Us by Wire". Metacritic.
  3. ^ Phares, Heather. "Change Becomes Us review". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  4. ^ Bray, Ryan (28 March 2013). "Album review: Wire – Change Becomes Us". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  5. ^ Poindexter, Kevin (28 March 2013). "Change Becomes Us review". The Fire Note. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  6. ^ Wolk, Douglas (2 April 2013). "Wire – Change Becomes Us". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  7. ^ Pan, Arnold (27 March 2013). "Change Becomes Us review". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  8. ^ Gubbels, Jason (28 March 2013). "Wire, Change Becomes Us (Pink Flag)". Spin. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference rollingstone was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Us. Wire: 2000–2016". pinkflag.com. Retrieved 9 February 2023.