Black Sea

by XTC

Black Sea cover art

Utilizing incredibly crisp, thunderous production from Steve Lillywhite, XTC reached the absolute peak of their kinetic, heavily rhythmic new wave era. 'Black Sea' is a fiercely energetic, intensely anxious collection of jittery guitar-pop anthems, brimming with Andy Partridge's deeply sarcastic, politically charged critiques of English class structures and impending war.

Genres

  • New Wave
  • Post-Punk
  • Pop Rock

Tracklist

  1. Respectable Street
  2. Generals And Majors
  3. Living Through Another Cuba
  4. Love At First Sight
  5. Rocket From A Bottle
  6. No Language In Our Lungs
  7. Towers Of London
  8. Paper And Iron (Notes And Coins)
  9. Burning With Optimism's Flames
  10. Sgt. Rock (Is Going To Help Me)
  11. Travels In Nihilon
  12. Smokeless Zone
  13. Don't Lose Your Temper
  14. The Somnabulist