English Settlement

Album by XTC

English Settlement by XTC is a double album that explores themes of English rural life and social issues, blending new wave and post-punk with more acoustic and pastoral sounds. It marks a shift towards more complex and layered arrangements in the band's music.
First released: 12th February 1982

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Runaways
    4:34
  2. 2.
    Ball and Chain
    4:32
  3. 3.
    Senses Working Overtime
    4:50
  4. 4.
    Jason and the Argonauts
    6:07
  5. 5.
    No Thugs in Our House
    5:09
  6. 6.
    Yacht Dance
    3:56
  7. 7.
    All of a Sudden (It’s Too Late)
    5:21
  8. 8.
    Melt the Guns
    6:34
  9. 9.
    Leisure
    5:02
  10. 10.
    It’s Nearly Africa
    3:55
  11. 11.
    Knuckle Down
    4:28
  12. 12.
    Fly on the Wall
    3:19
  13. 13.
    Down in the Cockpit
    5:27
  14. 14.
    English Roundabout
    3:59
  15. 15.
    Snowman
    5:04

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