The band’s third album from 1979 but first without co-founder Barry Andrews.Drums and Wireswas a cavalcade of Andy Partridge’s neuroses and paranoia. Although it contained 2 quirky bona fide pop songs – the calling cardMaking Plans for Nigeland the breezyLife Begins at the Hop. The music is as jagged as Partridge’s attitude and a massive influence on the sound of now.