Nonsuch is the twelfth album by XTC, released on 27 April 1992. In a 1992 MTV interview with Dave Kendall on 120 Minutes, Andy Partridge said that he had selected the name of the album after encountering a drawing of the castle and, thinking that the archaic word "Nonsuch" meant "does not exist" rather than, as he later learned, "unique". In addition, the album title may have derived from a couplet in the lyrics of the final song of Oranges and Lemons (their previous studio album) "Chalkhills and Children": I'm skating over thin ice while… read more
Nonsuch is the twelfth album by XTC, released on 27 April 1992. In a 1992 MTV interview with Dave Kendall on 120 Minutes, Andy Partridge said that he… read more
Nonsuch is the twelfth album by XTC, released on 27 April 1992. In a 1992 MTV interview with Dave Kendall on 120 Minutes, Andy Partridge said that he had selected the name of the album a… read more
XTC were an alternative rock band from Swindon, England led by Andy Partridge (guitars, vocals) and Colin Moulding (bass, vocals). Active between the late 1970s and the mid 2000s, XTC's music ranged from jerky new wave/punk riffs to lushly-arranged progressive pop. They also drew heavily from vintage pop rock and psychedelia from the 1960s, genres which they began to explore more deeply after creating The Dukes of Stratosphear side-project. While XTC failed to maintain significant commercial success after the 1980s, they have earned a devoted cult following, influencing many a…read more