Editing Andy Partridge (section)

===2010s–2020s===
In 2010, Partridge released a limited edition CD of music inspired by science fiction illustrator [[Richard M. Powers]]' art titled ''Powers''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sample Andy's Powers |url=http://ape.uk.net/news/news_stories.php?newsid=347 |access-date=14 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724114841/http://ape.uk.net/news/news_stories.php?newsid=347 |archive-date=24 July 2011 }}</ref> In 2012, he contributed eight co-written songs to [[Mike Keneally]]'s album ''Wing Beat Fantastic''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://store.keneally.com/products/mike-keneally-wing-beat-fantastic|title=Mike Keneally "Wing Beat Fantastic: Songs written by Mike Keneally & A - The Mike Keneally Store|work=The Mike Keneally Store}}</ref> In 2016, he wrote "You Bring the Summer" for the Monkees' reunion album ''[[Good Times!]]''; the 2018 follow-up, ''[[Christmas Party (the Monkees album)|Christmas Party]]'', included his "Unwrap You at Christmas".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fisher |first1=Mark |title=Single Stories: The Monkees, "Unwrap You At Christmas" |url=https://www.rhino.com/article/single-stories-the-monkees-unwrap-you-at-christmas |website=rhino.com |access-date=4 August 2019 |date=4 December 2018}}</ref> He became involved with the reunion project through the band's manager, a former journalist who sought to repay Partridge for an interview conducted decades earlier.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

In 2019, Partridge and [[Robyn Hitchcock]] completed the 13-years-in-the-making<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Graff |first1=Gary |title=Hitchcock, Partridge Working On Collaborative Album |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046310/hitchcock-partridge-working-on-collaborative-album |magazine=Billboard |access-date=4 August 2019 |date=10 March 2008}}</ref> EP ''Planet England''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gray |first1=Julia |title=Andy Partridge & Robyn Hitchcock Announce Collaborative EP Out Next Month |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2053602/andy-partridge-robyn-hitchcock-collaborative-ep-planet-england/news/ |website=[[Stereogum]] |access-date=4 August 2019 |date=4 August 2019}}</ref> In September, it was reported that the project would later be followed with a full-length LP of songs inspired by [[the Beatles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8528671/andy-partridge-robyn-hitchcock-planet-england-interview |title=Andy Partridge and Robyn Hitchcock on Being Old Competitors and Now 'Dismal, British' Collaborators |website=Billboard.com |date=2019-09-13 |access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref> As of 2020, Partridge was working on recording versions of "hundreds of songs" that he originally wrote for other artists over the years. He said he would release them as "a series of records tentatively titled ''My Failed Songwriting Career''".<ref>{{cite web|author=Brenna Ehrlich |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/xtcs-andy-partridge-on-covid-19-valium-and-20-years-of-wasp-star-apple-venus-vol-2-999543/ |title=XTC's Andy Partridge on 20 Years of 'Wasp Star (Apple Venus Vol. 2)' |date=21 May 2020 |publisher=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref>

On July 23, 2021, Partridge released Volume 1 of 'My Failed Songwriting Career' through Burning Shed Records. Tracks included on the EP were 'Ghost Train', 'Great Day', 'Maid Of Stars' and 'The Mating Dance'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://burningshed.com/store/ape/artists-ape/andy-partridge/andy-partridge_my-failed-songwriting-career_ep-cd|title = My Failed Songwriting Career - Volume 1 EP}}</ref> In October 2022, he released 'My Failed Christmas Career', a collection of seasonal songs written for other artists.<ref name="Kinney">{{cite news |last1=Kinney |first1=Fergal |title='My dream had died': XTC's Andy Partridge on mental illness, battling the music industry and losing his muse |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/20/my-dream-had-died-xtcs-andy-partridge-on-mental-illness-battling-the-music-industry-and-losing-his-muse |access-date=20 October 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=20 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> That same month, Partridge gave a rare interview in which he stated he has retired from writing new music.<ref name="Kinney" /> In June 2023, Partridge emerged to release a four-song EP with The 3 Clubmen (Partridge, Jen Olive, and Stu Rowe). A project in the works since 2010, Partridge has stated that a future 3 Clubmen release is planned.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://joyzine.org/2023/06/27/the-3-clubmen-interview-with-andy-partridge-jen-olive-stu-rowe/ | title=THE 3 CLUBMEN – INTERVIEW WITH ANDY PARTRIDGE, JEN OLIVE & STU ROWE - Joyzine | date=27 June 2023 }}</ref>