Nakedly Examined Music is a podcast about making music: Why do we do it? Why do we do it the way we do it? Mark Linsenmayer interviews songwriters and composers famous and otherwise about specific recordings, which are presented in full on the podcast. 
Barry started in '77 playing keys with XTC and after two albums started his own band Shriekback in '81, with whom he's had 14 releases plus some solo albums. He's known for inventive soundscapes placed over solid grooves (usually thanks to drummer Martyn Barker) and philosophical lyrics delivered in a low chant. We discuss three Shriekback tunes: "Such, Such Are the Joys" Continue Reading …
NEM #74: Colin Moulding (XTC) Kills and Scatters the Editor
As bassist/co-frontman for XTC, he released around 14 albums between 1978–2000, and for the first time since, he has a new release, the Great Aspirations EP now under the name TC&I (the "TC" being XTC drummer Terry Chambers). We discuss "Scatter Me" and "Kenny" from this 2017 release, plus "Say It" an 2002 XTC song, and conclude by listening to "Where Did the Ordinary Continue Reading …