XTC- White Music (1978) MP3 & FLAC -For oh hi there-

"All my kids are complaining that there's nowhere to go, and all my kids are complaining that the songs are too slow."

Those only familiar with the Beatlesque polish of XTC's later albums will be quite surprised by the band's 1978 debut, White Music. XTC's sound at this early stage in their development was a perfect distillation of the ethos of the early Post-Punk movement: nervy, cerebral, dissonant, humorous, abrasive and melodic. On White Music, this all comes together most effectively on "Radios in Motion," which is punctuated with the same melodic feel as Elvis Costello's early albums, except Andy Partridge's vocals push the envelope a little futher, and in doing so, he practically invents on the spot many of the unconventional phrasings that would come to define the New Wave a few years later. Also worthy of note is the cleverly titled "This Is Pop," which marries highly dissonant verses and almost indecipherable lyrics to a chorus built around one of the simplest (and most effective) hooks imaginable, creating a strange hybrid of avant-pop and power-pop. While this isn't XTC's finest work, it is easily one of the most original and quirky albums to emanate from the early UK Post-Punk music scene.

White Music (2001 Remastered Edition)
 1. Radios in Motion  (2:54)
 2. Cross Wires  (2:06)
 3. This Is Pop?  (2:41)
 4. Do What You Do  (1:16)
 5. Statue of Liberty  (2:55)
 6. All Along the Watchtower  (5:43)
 7. Into the Atomic Age  (2:32)
 8. I'll Set Myself on Fire  (3:04)
 9. I'm Bugged  (3:59)
10. New Town Animal in a Furnished Cage  (1:53)
11. Spinning Top  (2:40)
12. Neon Shuffle  (4:37)
-Bonus Tracks-
13. Science Fiction (3D EP)  (3:13)
14. She's So Square (3D EP)  (3:06)
15. Dance Band (3D EP)  (2:41)
16. Hang onto the Night  (2:09)
17. Heatwave  (2:12)
18. Traffic Light Rock  (1:40)
19. Instant Tunes  (2:34)

MU: Lossy (MP3@320)

MU: Lossless (FLAC)