XTC ?¨C Wasp Star (Apple Venus Vol. 2)

NEW VINYL LP ON PANEGYRIC 2018

180 GRAM VINYL.

Anyone expecting Wasp Star: Apple Venus, Vol. 2 to continue the majestic acoustic-orchestral blends of Apple Venus will be disappointed, because it's a straightforward collection of sharp, witty, well-constructed pop songs. Directness is perhaps the oddest thing about Wasp Star - it's unassuming pop from a band that operated on a conceptual plain for nearly 20 years. It could be argued that all the songs that fit a dark, introspective mood went to Apple Venus, XTC's first album after seven years in exile, while Wasp Star wound up as a clearinghouse for everything else.

Tracklist

Playground ?? ?4:17
Stupidly Happy ?? ?4:13
In Another Life ?? ?3:35
My Brown Guitar ?? ?3:51
Boarded Up ?? ?3:23
I'm The Man Who Murdered Love ?? ?3:44
We're All Light ?? ?4:39
Standing In For Joe ?? ?3:42
Wounded Horse ?? ?4:11
You And The Clouds Will Still Be Beautiful ?? ?4:18
Church Of Women ?? ?5:06
The Wheel And The Maypole ?? ?5:55