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XTC mixed prog and punk, and it was named ’prunk’
Their heyday wasn’t the best time to admit it, but Andy Partridge confirms the band were driven by Yes, BeBop Deluxe, Captain Beefheart and Todd Rundgren
A scuplture honouring local legends XTC has been unveiled in Swindon
The ceremony was followed by a performance by EXTC, featuring two members of the iconic XTC lineup
What happened when XTC's bass player accidentally wrote their first big hit
Making Plans for Nigel established XTC as the intelligent arm of the post-punk movement – and it's still being directed at current Nigels
The 20 best prog reissues of 2025
Long-awaited cuts from Pink Floyd, Genesis, Rush, Mike Oldfield and many more got the deluxe treatment over the past 12 months. Is your favourite on our list?
XTC’s art-rock classic Drums And Wires benefits from Steven Wilson's finesse
Their 1979 commercial breakthrough benefits from Wilson’s finesse, while Steve Lillywhite’s original mix remains daisy-fresh
The albums produced by Steve Lillywhite you need to know, and one to avoid
Buying guide Producer Steve Lillywhite has his fingerprints all over a number of top rock, post-punk, new wave and art-rock albums
"The whole album shimmers with a sonic gloss that's brought it to the 21st century with no loss of historic integrity..." XTC's third album Drums And Wires gets new Steven Wilson Atmos mix
XTC's third album, Drums And Wires, will be released on heavyweight vinyl and CD/Blu-ray in September
Colin Moulding on meeting Chris Squire at the worst moment, and declining to join Pink Floyd
Jethro Tull and Atomic Rooster endured a difficult return from the breakup with Andy Partridge, but it led to a happy reunion with drummer Terry Chambers
XTC announce Skylarking reissue with new Dolby Atmos mix from Steven Wilson
XTC's most commercially successful album Skylarking will be reissued on vinyl and CD/Blu-ray in September
“Colin Moulding was deemed the good-looking one who wrote the singalong stuff, so he mostly got the A-sides. And because I was the weird specky one, I used to get the B-sides”: XTC’s Andy Partridge looks back and forward
Prog-pop mastermind on the power of failure, writing for the Monkees and more
