Renowned producer/engineer Larry Crane (Sleater-Kinney, The Decemberists, The Go-Betweens, Elliott Smith...as well as editor and founder of Tape Op Magazine) brings us Wire and their groundbreaking, highly influential third album '154'. A favorite of a diverse array of artists including Robert Pollard, Johnny Marr and Michael Stipe to name a few, this heady slab of post-punk vignettes rewards repeated listenings.

Songs discussed in this episode: The 15th (Wire cover) - Mike Watt; Curl Up and Dye - Vomit Launch; The Walls Came Down - The Call; 1 2 X U - Wire; Map Ref. 41°N 93°W (Wire cover) - My Bloody Valentine; Ahead - Wire; EMI - The Sex Pistols; I Should Have Known Better - Wire; Equinoxe 5 - Jean-Michel Jarre; Romeo - Wipers; Two People In A Room - Wire; Kerosene - Big Black; Time To Pretend - MGMT; The 15th, The 15th (Demo), The Other Window (Demo), The Other Window - Wire; Craniostomy Vol. 2 - Larry Crane; Single K.O., A Touching Display - Wire; Don't Forget Me - Maggie Rogers; On Returning - Wire; Connection - Elastica; Alone, Fish 1 - Colin Newman; Lady In Red - Chris de Burgh; Svefn-g-englar - Sigur Ros; Mutual Friend, Blessed State - Wire; I Turn My Camera On - Spoon; Once Is Enough, Map Ref. 41°N 93°W - Wire; Shattered - The Rolling Stones; Indirect Enquiries - Wire; Double Dare - Bauhaus; 40 Versions, Song 1 - Wire; Passenger - Glitterfox; Angel In The Snow - Eliott Smith; Les Amazones d'Afrique - Larry Crane