What happened when XTC's bass player accidentally wrote their first big hit

"How would anyone feel when one is the principal songwriter in the band and along comes this upstart and spoils everything?" ...
Stereogum

The Alternative Number Ones: XTC’s “Mayor Of Simpleton”

In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...
Orlando Weekly

Power trio EXTC re-create the hits of U.K. cult heroes XTC in Orlando

In the 1980s and 1990s, musically, XTC had it all — hooks and memorable choruses for miles, pop smarts on par with Elvis Costello, lyrics with a barely hidden bite and snarl posing as sing-alongs, an ...
brooklynvegan

Haircut 100's Nick Heyward tells us about his favorite art pop songs (XTC, Roxy Music, more)

UK sophistipop greats Haircut 100 are currently on tour in the US and frontman Nick Heyward took a little time out of his busy schedule to tell us about his five favorite art pop songs, including ones ...
Noise11

XACTO And Everyday I Write The Hook Bring British Post-Punk To Melbourne

XACTO and Everyday I Write The Hook deliver a one-night celebration of XTC and Elvis Costello at Kindred Bandroom, Melbourne on 14 March 2026 ...