Andy Partridge

Best known as the primary singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the beloved British art pop band XTC, Andy Partridge has made a career out of creating music that's deliciously melodic but also idiosyncratic, maturing from energetic and angular new wave (1979's Drums and Wires and 1980's Black Sea) to brilliantly crafted pop classicism (1986's Skylarking and 1992's Nonsuch). While Partridge made his solo debut in 1980 with a collection of XTC remixes, the significant majority of his solo work arrived after XTC became inactive, as he released an extensive series of archival reco...