After almost four decades in the business, you might imagine that a band like Wire have said all that needs to be said. Not so.

Less than a year after their self-titled record (and 39 after their iconic debut Pink Flag), the post-punk pioneers return with eight new tracks informed by last year’s tour.

The title track and Dead Weight bristle with an understated menace, keeping measured pace with the likes of the forceful, angular Numbered. Subtle flashes of brass on Internal Exile and harp on Fishes Bones are folded into the fabric of the track with a flair engendered only by experience.

Founding members Colin Newman and Graham Lewis may be now in their 60s, but this collection is a loud declaration that there's plenty more where that came from.