Complex sentence: Impressed by Steve Lillywhite's work on Siouxsie and the Banshees' "The Scream" (1978), XTC contacted him to produce their third album, along with Hugh Padgham as engineer, searching for a drum sound that would "knock your head off".
Split into simpler sentences: Impressed by Steve Lillywhite's work on Siouxsie and the Banshees' "The Scream" (1978), XTC contacted him to produce their third album. With Hugh Padgham as engineer, the band asked for a drum sound that would "knock your head off".