Looking for music like XTC

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JCB79
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Give me some recommendations! Feel free to list specific albums, as well.
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Yeah maybe these albums will be somewhat to your liking, and are similar to XTC:



Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello &...ttractions


Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions


Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes


Cool For Cats by Squeeze
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I could see XTC fans being into these guys:


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Also maybe some Todd rundgren in


Something/Anything? by Todd Rundgren

And also maybe you'll dig Aztec camera, soft boys, talking heads, and maybe also Robyn Hitchcock.
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Like what era of XTC? Cuz skylarking is just a wee bit different from go 2 or drums and wires v oranges and lemons or etc.
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Post Partum by Les Innocents

Produced by Moulding.
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Without a shadow of a doubt:


Please Describe Yourself by Dogs Die In Hot Cars

And for a curious XTC/Jam hybrid you can't go wrong with;


The Futureheads by The Futureheads
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benpaco wrote:
Like what era of XTC? Cuz skylarking is just a wee bit different from go 2 or drums and wires v oranges and lemons or etc.


Preferably the later material like Skylarking or Nonsuch or Apple Venus.
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The The from 1983 to 1989 springs to mind
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JCB79 wrote:
Preferably the later material like Skylarking or Nonsuch or Apple Venus.


On top of their obvious colleagues from the same time and stuff like Beatles or Kinks


Pretty. Odd. by Panic! At The Disco


San Fermin by San Fermin

Both somewhat similar, somewhat different.
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