Other than a 2013 collaboration with Slapp Happy's Peter Blegvad, XTC mastermind Andy Partridge hasn't put out a record since 2010's Powers, a sci-fi-inspired set released under the name A.J.

Following a pandemic delay caused by a busted studio door, XTC’s Andy Partridge has finally announced the first volume in his My Failed Songwriting Career series, a collection of tracks he initially ...

Welcome to Band Jury, a SPIN series in which artists defend black sheep albums they feel deserve another listen. These are projects that, for whatever reason (middling sales, negative reviews, a ...

“Feel free if you wanna have a drink,” says Andy Partridge over Zoom, lounging on his couch with an unplugged electric guitar and a glass of evening wine. “I know it’s early in the day [for you], but ...

The producer said he had an album-length vision for the 1986 LP, which included XTC's first-ever Top 20 hit on Billboard's rock tracks chart, "Dear God." The band's co-founder, Andy Partridge, never ...

You might not know that the cult band XTC came from Swindon, and you might not know that they’re famous for not becoming very famous - but you’ll probably have heard their first major hit, Making ...

ARE YOU RECEIVING ME? More than four decades after XTC ceased touring, original drummer Terry Chambers leads EXTC, a trio that celebrates the music of his old band. Pictured, from left, are Steve ...