Black Wire

See all 18 pictures

Play Radio

Listen to Black Wire Radio, featuring artists like Televised Crimewave, Neils Children, Hatcham Social, Twisted Charm and more…

• 
  Search on Spotify

  Yes, it scrobbles! Learn more

297,044 plays (38,311 listeners)
In your library (0 plays)

Shop now at Amazon | Send Black Wire Ringtones to Cell

More options

• Download
• Amazon
• Send Ringtones to Cell
• Tonefuse Search

Add to my Library

Leeds, United Kingdom (2003 – 2007)

Black Wire were an English indie rock band from Leeds, UK. The band members were Daniel Wilson (Vocals), Si McCabe (Guitars, backing vocals), Tom Greatorex (Bass) and Danny Prescott (Drums).

Black Wire formed in January 2003 and played their first gig within a month of forming, at the Leeds club night Pigs. They then went on to tour excessively playing with such bands as Bloc Party, The Libertines, HARD-Fi, The Cribs, Kaiser Chiefs and The Futureheads. Debut single ‘Attack! Attack! Attack!’ was awarded NME single of the week followed by rapturous reveiws of the rest as and when they were released. The start of 2006 saw a European tour taking in Italy, France and Germany and also an American tour which included San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles and New York.

Intitially playing with a drum machine the trio of Wilson, Greatorex and McCabe have recently added the drumming skills of Danny Prescott who was recruited after one rehearsal.

Dan Wilson, having attended Art school, designed and drew the artwork for the first 3 singles.

Their debut, eponymously titled new album was released in early 2005 released on 48 Crash, a label which they left 2006 due to inconsistencies in the label’s input and work ethic.

The band split on 18 August 2007. Daniel and Tom have gone on to form Televised Crimewave, while Si and Danny perform in Lord Auch.

Read more… Edit

Popular tags: indie, indie rock, british, britpop, rock  See more

Shouts: 64 shouts

Share this artist:

• Send
• Tweet

Top Albums

• Black Wire
  Black Wire

  Buy

  • Download Album
  • Amazon MP3 Search
  • 7digital Search
  • iTunes Search
  • Buy Album
  • Amazon $11.18
  • eBay Search
• Greatest Day
  Black Wire

  Buy

  • Download Album
  • Amazon MP3 Search
  • 7digital Search
  • Juno $9.99
  • iTunes $3.99
  • Buy Album
  • Amazon Search
  • eBay Search
• Hung Up
  Black Wire

  Buy

  • Download Album
  • Amazon MP3 Search
  • 7digital Search
  • iTunes Search
  • Buy Album
  • Amazon $7.54
  • eBay Search
• Hard to Love Easy to Lay
  Black Wire

  Buy

  • Download Album
  • Amazon MP3 Search
  • 7digital Search
  • iTunes Search
  • Buy Album
  • Amazon $12.32
  • eBay Search

Top Tracks

• Last Week
• Last 6 months

1		Hard to Love Easy to Lay			18
2		Very Gun			10
2		God of Traffic			10
4		Attack!Attack!Attack!			8
4		Broken Back			8
6		The Face			7
7		Promote the Happy Hours			6
7		Smoke and Mirrors			6
9		Both Your Houses			5
9		800 Million Heart Beats			5
11		See the Blood (demo)			4
11		Brain Dead			4
13		Brother, We Had A Choice			3
14		See the Blood			2
15		King Pin			1

Buy all tracks at Amazon MP3

See more