XTC were an English rock band formed in Swindon in 1972. Fronted by songwriters Andy Partridge (vocals, guitars) and Colin Moulding (vocals, bass), the band gained popularity during the rise of punk and new wave in the 1970s, later playing in a variety of styles that ranged from angular guitar riffs to elaborately arranged pop .

2025年3月1日 · Chalkhills is a web resource dedicated to XTC (the now defunct band). Peruse Chalkhills to find a wealth of information about XTC, their music and recordings, and much more. Chalkhills was created by me, John Relph, and is infrequently updated (I try to have a life) so check back often.

Formed in Swindon UK from the ashes of the band The Helium Kidz and were active from 1975 to 2006. They were a musically adventurous group who first made an impact as a post-punk new wave band but refused to be pigeonholed by recording dub, folk-rock, psychedelia and pure pop as the mood took them.

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XTC, a pioneering British pop band, evolved from punk roots to crafting intricate, genre-blending music. With standout albums like Drums and Wires, Skylarking, and Oranges & Lemons, they influenced countless artists.

XTC fans were out in force at the Neo-Ancients festival in Stroud, Gloucestershire on Saturday 4 May 2024 when producer Hugh Padgham joined festival co-director Ben…

XTC was a New Wave and Brit Pop band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005. Though the band enjoyed some significant chart success (including the UK hits "Making Plans For Nigel" [1979] and "Senses Working Overtime" [1982]), they are more known for their long-standing critical success than for making hit records.

2021年8月24日 · Swindon band XTC formed in the early 1970s, initially playing glam rock. The original band featured singer/guitarist Andy Partridge, singer/bassist Colin Moulding, and drummer Terry Chambers.

2020年4月14日 · Emerging out of the punk/new wave era and evolving into postpunk and then chamber pop, the band has a career arc that is extraordinary enough that even founder Andy Partridge "immodestly" claims XTC, like one other well-known British band, "started pretty damn good and got better."

Oranges & Lemons is the 11th studio album and the second double album by the English band XTC, released 27 February 1989 on Virgin Records.It is the follow-up to 1986's Skylarking.The title (derived from the nursery rhyme of the same name) was chosen in reference to the band's poor financial standing at the time, while the music is characterised as a 1980s update of …