Thirty Year Thursday – XTC “SKYLARKING”
[Welcome to Thirty Year Thursday, the weekly series on my favorite albums of 1986, which now shifts to the releases I didn’t discover until after 1986] Artist: XTC Album: SKYLARKING … Continue reading
KamerTunesBlog Year In Review 2013
I’m about to wrap up another incredible year of music discovery & re-discovery. Between the artists I revisited & wrote about here at KamerTunesBlog, newly explored artists (both current & … Continue reading
XTC Part 6 – We’re All Light / In Conclusion
After the release of Nonsuch in 1992, XTC essentially went on strike against Virgin Records for various contractual reasons that I couldn’t possibly summarize here. Both parties stood their ground … Continue reading
XTC Part 5 – Then They Appeared
XTC’s final album for Virgin/Geffen, before a prolonged legal battle that kept them from releasing any new recordings for 7 years, was Nonsuch (1992). It was also the first newly … Continue reading
XTC Part 4 – Dukes And Kings…For A Day
Bookending the exquisite Skylarking album, which I discussed in my previous post, XTC released an EP & an LP that showcased their love for late-60s psychedelic “nuggets.” Since the majority … Continue reading
XTC Part 3 – Beating Hearts And Rainy Days
This is the portion of the XTC catalog that I’ve been most eager to revisit, since I’ve never fully embraced two of the three albums I’ll be discussing. Here was … Continue reading
XTC Part 2 – Making Plans And Knuckling Down
With the departure of keyboardist Barry Andrews & the arrival of guitarist Dave Gregory, the new lineup of XTC emerged as a more focused musical unit on their third album, … Continue reading
XTC Part 1 – Thoughts On An Artist / This Is Pop
XTC is a band that I was aware of in high school but I didn’t hear a note of their music until their controversial single “Dear God” got some serious … Continue reading
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