“Some might wonder why Steven Wilson was brought in. But the art-rock credentials are never in doubt and its songs are progressive in an anarchic way”: XTC’s Drums And Wires returns

XTC – Drums And Wires.

A thrilling marriage of ‘What happens if we push this?’-style experimentation and itchy, envelope-pushing pop, XTC’s third LP saw them going through changes.

Out went keyboardist Barry Andrews and in came Dave Gregory on second guitar alongside Andy Partridge. The aim – so far as Colin Moulding, bassist and writer of the band’s first hit Making Plans For Nigel was concerned – was to become less quirky and more accessible.