{"id":83535,"date":"2026-09-18T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exhimusic.com\/magazine\/?p=83535"},"modified":"2026-09-18T08:08:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T06:08:55","slug":"xtcs-colin-moulding-releases-want-it-bad-ep-on-47th-anniversary-of-making-plans-for-nigel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exhimusic.com\/magazine\/2026\/09\/18\/xtcs-colin-moulding-releases-want-it-bad-ep-on-47th-anniversary-of-making-plans-for-nigel\/","title":{"rendered":"XTC’s Colin Moulding releases ‘Want It Bad’ EP on 47th Anniversary of ‘Making Plans for Nigel’."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

XTC<\/a><\/strong> founding member and acclaimed songwriter Colin Moulding<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>releases the ‘Want It Bad (The Pep Talks and Playing Fields of Old England)’ EP<\/a><\/strong>, available on CD via Burning Shed<\/strong><\/a> on September 18th, marking 47 years to the week since the release of XTC’s seminal single ‘Making Plans for Nigel’<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Penned and sung by Moulding, ‘Making Plans for Nigel’ was the lead single from XTC’s third studio album ‘Drums and Wires’<\/strong> and became the band’s first UK Top 20 hit. Nearly five decades on, its anniversary provides a fitting backdrop for the release of a new solo work from the songwriter whose distinctive melodic voice helped shape XTC’s music and legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previewed by the title track and\u00a0an accompanying video<\/strong>, shared last month,\u00a0this EP offers a tantalising glimpse into the creative process of one of the UK\u2019s finest songwriters, these three tracks offering a compact portrait of the ideas, inspirations and experiments behind the music.
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