Read & Burn 03 is the first Wire release featuring entirely new material since 2003's Send. Along with the re-launch of Wire's official website, www.pinkflag.com, this 26-minute mini-album signals the stage-by-stage re-activation of the legendary and influential band as a recording and live entity.Read & Burn is the R&D; series representing the state of Wire's art right now. Wire continues to evolve and offers here the fresh fruits of its latest development. It should be noted that tracks from Read & Burn 03 will not be included on the next album to follow in the later half of 2008.