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‘Adventures in sound and music’ A must for any underground music fan, The Wire reports on alternative, underground and non-mainstream music, ‘waging war on the mundane and the mediocre.’ This landmark issue for October 2025 features a fold-out silver cover, with a bold design commemorating 500 issues by The Wire’s house graphic designer and illustrator Savage Pencil. Inside, the likes of Tindersticks, Cerys Hafana, Cleaning Women, Lea Burtucci, Fay Victor, Natural Information Society, Bitchin Bajas, Western Olencki, OvO and more. thewire.co.uk
