Andy Partridge of XTC is back!

One of the top five English songwriters of the last 45 years, Andy Partridge has been called the Ray Davies of his generation. Unlike Robert Smith of the Cure (who would also rate way up there for me,) Partridge and his critically acclaimed band XTC’s popularity has waned in the 21st century, but I’m not sure why. Too English? Too eccentric, perhaps? Fo…