XTC - White Music CD

White Music is the debut studio album by XTC, originally released in 1978 and capturing the band at their most urgent, angular, and confrontational. Rooted in the energy of new wave and punk, the album introduces XTC’s sharp wit, jittery rhythms, and socially observant songwriting.

Tracks such as “Statue of Liberty,” “This Is Pop,” “Radios in Motion,” and “Into the Atom Age” showcase the band’s early fascination with modern life, technology, and media culture, delivered through spiky guitars and frenetic tempos. While later XTC releases would become more melodic and elaborate, White Music stands as a raw and vital snapshot of the band’s origins.

1. Radios In Motion
2. X Wires
3. This Is Pop
4. Do What You Do
5. Statue Of Liberty
6. All Along The Watchtower
7. Atom Age
8. Set Myself On Fire
9. I'm Bugged
10. New Town Animal
11. Spinning Top
12. Neon Shuffle
13. Science Friction
14. She's So Square
15. Dance Band
16. Hang On To The Night
17. Heatwave
18. Traffic Light Rock
19. Instant Tunes