Drums and Wires (Reissue)

If you aren’t familiar with the album called Drums and Wires by England’s XTC, you really should take the time to get to know it. If you like British rock, you need to know this. If you like progressive rock, you need to know this. If you like so called “New Wave” and even punk rock, you need to know this album.

If you already are a fan, then be prepared to fall in love with Drums and Wires all over again because this remastered version sounds fantastic.

Released in 1979, this was the album which put Swindon, England’s XTC on the global music map and set the stage for their ascension to the upper echelons of respected British rock royalty. The thing many of us didn’t realize at the time was that this album was also the proving ground for a new sound that would become pretty much ubiquitous in the first half of the 1980s.

True to the album’s title, the overarching sonic palate for Drums and Wires is all about a really big drum sound and super-punchy guitars.

Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Remastered, 200g

Tracklist

A1 Making Plans For Nigel
A2 Helicopter
A3 Day In Day Out
A4 When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty
A5 Ten Feet Tall
A6 Roads Girdle The Globe
B1 Real By Reel
B2 Millions
B3 That Is The Way
B4 Outside World
B5 Scissor Man
B6 Complicated Game