XTC’s Skylarking with Alfredo Marziano

In this episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, we join Alfredo Marziano , the author of the newly published XTC: Skylarking – A Life in A Day, the Making of a Pop Classic. This 152-page book draws on archive material and original interviews to go on a deep dive into the record that many XTC fans regard as the band’s finest. As well as setting the scene, describing where the band was in 1986 and the background to working with producer Todd Rundgren in Woodstock and San Francisco, Alfredo gives a track-by-track breakdown of the album and its associated B-sides and outtakes to create a comprehensive overview. XTC: Skylarking – A Life in A Day, the Making of a Pop Classic Music from Dave James 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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XTC’s Skylarking with Alfredo Marziano is an episode from What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast by Mark Fisher.

This episode is 54:37 long.

This episode was published on Jul 4, 2025.

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