Anyone still do insightful or intelligent lyrics?

To CDelplato RE XTC,

If you enjoy XTC (and looking at your threads, I can see that they are one of your favorites), I highly recommend that you pick up Martin Newell's "Greatest Living Englishman" (unless you already have it). He's a bit of an eccentric (also in a group called "The Cleaners from Venus"), who has produced quite a bit of low-fi (recorded in the basement type) CDs over the years. I - admittedly - only have "GEL", so I can't vouch for the rest of his stuff - but I'm sure it's smashing.

GEL was actually produced by Andy Partridge (and he does a lot of back-up drumming/guitars as well). It is definitely in the same mold (British pastoral pop, with social commentary thrown in for good measure), with great tunes.

See this all music write-up.

Clarification RE M Newell ...

Um, non-dyslexically, that would be GLE for Greatest Living Englishman

Drive-By Truckers

Modern poet and master of jazz vocals, check out Kurt Elling.

The lyrics on Lizz Wright's Salt are also worht more than
one listening.

Gunbei, all this time I though that was what was going through Bill Clinton's head when Monica was under his desk.