Object 47

Object 47 was Wire's first studio album since 2003's Send. Recording for the album began in early 2007 at Metropolis 22 in Rotterdam, where the band mainly recorded drum tracks, and continued until early 2008 at guitarist Colin Newman's Swim Studio in London. Concurrently with Object 47, the band also recorded the Read & Burn 03 EP, which was released in November 2007. Between 2003 and 2007, the band had amassed material which was split between the EP and the album. Tracks selected for the EP was material which the departed Bruce Gilbert had been involved with. Bassist Graham Lewis: "We grouped together anything Bruce had had a hand in, or just waved at, and that was Read & Burn 03; then everything else went onto Object 47."{{cite book |first=Wilson |last=Neate |year=2013 |title=Read and Burn: A Book About Wire |publisher=Jawbone |location=London |pages=354–357|isbn=978-1-908279-33-0}}

The track "All Fours" features Page Hamilton of American alternative metal band Helmet on guest guitar.

{{Album ratings

| MC = 77/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/object-47/wire/critic-reviews |title=Critic Reviews for Object 47 |publisher=Metacritic|date=2008-07-15 |access-date=2015-04-24}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|author=Wilson Neate |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/object-47-mw0000792721 |title=Object 47 – Wire | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic|date=2008-07-15 |access-date=2015-04-24}}

| rev2 = BBC

| rev2Score = Favourable{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/bcn8 |title=Music – Review of Wire – Object 47 |publisher=BBC.co.uk |date=2008-07-15 |access-date=2015-04-24}}

| rev3 = Billboard

| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3ia50cdcb373435f1b554b2791d09a7ba5 ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080715171220/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3ia50cdcb373435f1b554b2791d09a7ba5 |date=15 July 2008 }}

| rev4 = Guardian Unlimited

| rev4Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite news|author=Maddy Costa |url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2289035,00.html |title=CD: Wire, Object 47 | Music | The Guardian |newspaper=The Guardian |date=3 July 2008 |publisher=Music.guardian.co.uk |access-date=2015-04-24}}

| rev5 = The Observer

| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news|author=Mike Barnes |url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/rock/reviews/story/0,,2290247,00.html |title=Review: Wire, Object 47 | Music | The Guardian |newspaper=The Observer |date=12 July 2008 |publisher=Music.guardian.co.uk |access-date=2015-04-24}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork Media

| rev6Score = (7.5/10){{cite web|author=Joe Tangari |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11979-object-47/ |title= Review: Wire, Object 47 |website=Pitchfork |date=2008-07-10 |access-date=2016-12-22}}

| rev7 = PopMatters

| rev7Score = (9/10){{cite web|last=Mathers |first=Ian |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/60885/wire-object-47/ |title=Wire: Object 47 |work=PopMatters|access-date=2015-04-24}}

| rev8 = Prefix

| rev8Score = (9/10){{cite web|author=Ethan Stanislawski |url=http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/wire/object-47/19507/ |title=Album Review: Wire – Object 47 | Prefix |publisher=Prefixmag.com |access-date=2015-04-24}}

| rev9 = Spin

| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Unterberger |first=Andrew |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/wire-object-47-pinkflag |title=Wire, 'Object 47' (PinkFlag) |work=Spin|date=14 July 2008 |access-date=2015-04-24}}

| rev10 = The Sunday Times

| rev10Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article4270164.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616022705/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article4270164.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 June 2011 |title=Arts and Entertainment |work=The Times |access-date=2015-04-24}}

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Many reviewers noted the album's melodic sensibility, with AllMusic writing, "Object 47 highlights Wire's pop credentials, but the band hasn't lost its edge." Stereogum ranked it 12th (out of 15) in their 2015 "Wire Albums from Worst to Best" list, saying that it is "the most normal sounding album from a band interested in being anything but." Despite the album missing "the abstract and artful twist that made Wire's early post-punk records unique," it is "actually pretty good," and with a radio-friendly sound, one of Wire's "catchiest hours."{{cite web|last=Terich|first=Jeffrey|date=22 April 2015|title=Wire Albums From Worst To Best|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1792251/wire-albums-from-worst-to-best/lists/|access-date=19 January 2023|website=Stereogum}}

Guardian Unlimited wasn't impressed, writing, "Wire have consistently proclaimed a dedication to looking forward, yet many of the dance-rock collisions here seem rooted in the late 1980s/early 90s."

All tracks are written by Wire.

1. "One of Us" – 3:45
2. "Circumspect" – 3:13
3. "Mekon Headman" – 2:58
4. "Perspex Icon" – 3:16
5. "Four Long Years" – 3:45
6. "Hard Currency" – 3:50
7. "Patient Flees" – 5:23
8. "Are You Ready?" – 4:43
9. "All Fours" – 4:05

;Wire

• Colin Newman – vocals, guitar, various, recording, mixing
• Graham Lewis – bass, vocals [lead vocals on 3, 8], various, photography
• Robert Grey – drums

;Additional musicians

• Page Hamilton – guitar [9] (credited with "feedback storm")

;Production

• Frank Lievaart – recording (at Metropolis 22)
• Denis Blackham – mastering
• Jon Wozencroft – art direction

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