The reason why XTC has been fortunate enough to continue to release records is because of their exceedingly dedicated following who snaps up anything that the songwriting team of guitarist Andy Partridge and bassist Colin Moulding have released. Whether their
Ravenous faction will purchase the 54 track box set Apple Box is not clear, since the tracks come from the previously released Apple Venus, Wasp Star, Homespun, and Homegrown, four albums aficionados undoubtedly have.
The 19 tracks beat out any previous hits collection Arista has put out, and show how Lennox and Stewart, as eclectic songwriters, have had a thorough impact on modern artists like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
The flippant music of Madness casts a dark shadow over the compositions of Kaiser Chiefs and Gwen Stefani, but unlike their contemporaries Gang of Four, they don
Exasperating for the unassuming, Year of Meteors is twelve tracks of hypothesis and theories for those who are willing to reach the gratifying conclusion, you can judge a record by its cover: beautiful, lingering, and peculiar.
With his whispery vocals that a pin drop would overpower and a Dylan-inspired metaphor for every situation, Bartlett, who is the primary songwriter, spins ten tales of solitude and hopelessness in the big city that Nick Drake or Iron and Wine
Caressing his Moog synthesizer with his black-coated fingernails, Jody Delli Santi, also known by his moniker Supercreep, resembles a gangsta Ric Ocasek or a clothing-restrained Liam Howlett. The
In the latest entry of mistakes made by the number-crunching boys upstairs just looking out for the bottom line, Warner Brothers Records has released what they claim is the world
Flaming Lips completists will pick it up for the rare track
A victim of poor editing, the tour is simply a vehicle for Costello