Madison Cunningham on XTC

Twenty-five years after their final album, XTC continue to inspire new generations of musicians. In this episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast , Grammy Award-winning songwriter Madison Cunningham talks about finding inspiration in River of Orchids, 1000 Umbrellas and Easter Theatre . The musician also talks about her love of a riff, lyrical ambiguity and following her musical instincts. Madison Cunningham Madison Cunningham, Jacob Collier and Chris Thile covering XTC's River of Orchids This month’s song is by Stephen Dahill What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from If you’ve enjoyed What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast , please show your support at Thanks to the Pink Things, Humble Daisies and Knights in Shining Karma who’ve done the same. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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Madison Cunningham on XTC is an episode from What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast by Mark Fisher.

This episode is 60:35 long.

This episode was published on May 2, 2025.

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