This issue I interviewed Nick Nicely, contributed the Avant Rock column and – as usual – assembled the Soundcheck/Boomerang/Columns sections. Wow! Enjoy!

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New @thewiremagazine.bsky.social! I had the great pleasure of interviewing Bruno Silva, whose Ondness and Serpente records are some of my favourite music of recent years. I also wrote an essay on the metal subculture in 2026 and reviewed new albums by BBBBBBB 🥵 and Jesse Draxler 🖤.

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The Wire 513 is out now! Featuring Matthew Shipp on the cover, plus interviews with Edward George, Tears|Ov, Gigi Masin, Nick Nicely, Tiiva, Bruno Silva, Liz Harris’s Invisible Jukebox, plus the history of prepared piano, and much more. Order your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/

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"Oblique sees Fielder cover yet more new ground in what is his most compelling work yet..." First review of @ghostdubs.bsky.social 'Oblique' in today, and its a banger ! Thank u @sun13music.bsky.social ...Much appreciated 🔊❤🔥 sun-13.com/2026/09/22/g... Album drops Friday on PRESSURE !

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Joyous session by La Tène at State51 - drums, bass, guitar, pipes, percussion, drone with brightness twinkling over the top, imagine Swans but French, psilocybin, rural, channeling dusty musical tradition into new. Try & see them in the UK this week if you can - Liverpool, Norwich, Oto in London

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