XTC ‎– 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