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Nocturnal Koreans
Rock · 2016 · 8 tracks · 25m

Nocturnal Koreans

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Eight tracks of sleek, studio-manipulated post-punk. A late-night record that trades raw energy for shimmering textures and neon-lit urban mystery.

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It's Wire's 'night-bus' record - sleek, short, and perfectly designed for staring out of windows.

A sophisticated, cool-toned meditation on travel and isolation.

Nocturnal Koreans · vs · Wire
Travel Journey+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into travel journey than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks · 25m
01
Nocturnal Koreans
2:58
02
Internal Exile
3:29
03
Dead Weight
3:03
04
Forward Position
4:50
05
Numbered
2:30
06
Still
2:54
07
Pilgrim Trade
3:11
08
Fishes Bones
3:02
Moments Worth Waiting For
The title track's interlocking guitar patterns that feel like a clock ticking in a quiet room.
The unexpected wash of atmospheric lapsteel on 'Forward Position' creating a sense of vast, empty space.
The way 'Fishes Bones' closes the album with a brittle, skeletal rhythm that slowly dissolves into silence.
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