wire: january / february 2024

On the cover: 2023 Rewind, The Wire's essential guide to the last 12 months in underground sound and music, from the annual releases of the year charts to our critics' reflections and analyses of 2023's key trends and topics. Inside the magazine: interviews with Fred Frith, Laetitia Sadier, Thomas Ignatius, Lisa Ullén, HUUUM, Phil Geraldi; Linton Kwesi Johnson's Invisible Jukebox; Global Ear: Chicago; Unlimited Editions: Bead Records; Unofficial Channels: Lanner Chronicle; The Inner Sleeve: Vince Clarke; Epiphanies: Mariam Rezaei; and 40 pages of reviews including Myra Melford, Valentina Magaletti, Archie Shepp, Val Wilmer, Ain Bailey, and more.