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Change Becomes Us is the thirteenth studio album by British post-punk band Wire. It was released on 25 March 2013.[1]

Change Becomes Us
Studio album by Wire
Released	25 March 2013[1]
Recorded	Spring 2012 at Rockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales, UK; Swim Studio, London, England, UK
Genre	Post-punk, art punk, alternative rock
Length	48:45
Label	Pink Flag
Producer	Colin Newman
Wire chronology
Red Barked Tree (2011) Change Becomes Us (2013) Wire (2015)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Consequence of Sound	[4]
Pitchfork	(8.2/10)[5]
Spin	(8/10)[6]

Album information

The album features songs based on ideas from 1979/1980 that were originally quick sketches for live performances.[1] In particular, "Doubles and Trebles", "Keep Exhaling", "Reinvent Your Second Wheel", "Stealth of a Stork", "Time Lock Fog", "Eels Sang", "Love Bends", "& Much Besides" and "Attractive Space" are reworked versions of "Ally in Exile", "Relationship", "ZEGK HOQP", "Witness to the Fact", "5/10", "Eels Sang Lino", "Piano Tuner (Keep Strumming Those Guitars)", "Eastern Standard" and "Underwater Experiences" respectively, which originally appeared on the 1981 live album Document and Eyewitness. Change Becomes Us was made available on CD and digital on 25 March-- followed by a special edition on vinyl on 20 April 2013 (Record Store Day).[7]

The album cover is a photograph of the red hallway in Seattle's Central Library.

Track listing

Personnel

Wire

• Colin Newman – lead vocals [1–3, 5–8, 10–13], electric guitar [1–6, 8–13], [[Mellotron [1-11], baritone electric guitar [1, 4, 7], acoustic guitar [1, 6], organ [2, 3, 8, 10, 12], piano [4, 9], mandolin [7], bass guitar [9], guitar fx [9], backing vocals [1, 6], handclaps [5], production, mixing.
• Graham Lewis – bass guitar [1–13], lead vocals [4, 9], baritone electric guitar [8], piano [12], Monotron [12], handclaps [5].
• Robert Grey – drums [1–13], floor percussion [7, 12], bottle [7], radiator [7], handclaps [5].
• Matt Simms – electric guitar [1–13], guitar fx [7, 9, 10, 13], Mellotron [11, 13], acoustic guitar [12], handclaps [5].

Production

• Jon Wozencroft – art direction, photography
• Sean Douglas – engineer (at Rockfield Studios)
• Denis Blackham – mastering

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	165
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9]	23

References

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