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Chairs Missing
by Wire
The 366th greatest album of all time
Chairs Missing, Wire's 1978 second album, moves away from the terse punk of their debut toward a more spacious, art punk and post-punk sound that incorporates early synth textures, angular guitar lines, and succinct but unconventional song structures. The record balances melodic moments, as on the delicate single "Outdoor Miner", with more experimental and dissonant passages, and is often noted for expanding the band's sonic palette into territory that intersected with new wave and experimental rock.
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