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Album Review: Xiu Xiu’s OH NO! is a return to form, and a celebration of everything that has made them great.
To me, Xiu Xiu has always been a project marked by its ambition; whether it’s finding new ways to express the spirit of musical heavyweights like Nina Simone or Angelo Badalamenti, or forging a new kind of visceral yet fragile sound on albums like A Promise or 2019’s Girl with Basket of Fruit. Jamie Stewart’s …
Say Psych: Track Review: Flying Moon in Space – Faces (Xiu Xiu Remix)
The Leipzig based Flying Moon In Space have recruited Jamie Stewart of prolific American experimental band Xiu Xiu (Polyvinyl/Upset The Rhythm) for a remix of their ‘Faces’ single. The remix arrives off the back of the band’s self-titled debut album which was released last month via Fuzz Club Records and we reviewed in full, you …
See: Xiu Xiu return with a video for new single ‘A bottle of rum’, featuring Liz Harris
Out via Polyvinyl on March 26th is the new album Xiu Xiu, ‘Oh No’, a collection of duets. From it, the band have released a new video for lead single ‘A bottle of rum’, in which they reaquaint themselves with Liz Harris, who previously collaborated on 2007’s Creepshow. Of the track, Stewart from the band …
Album review: Xiu Xiu – Forget
From the howled opening lyrics to ‘The Call’ it’s very clear that Xiu Xiu’s latest project is a giant step away from last year’s Plays The Music Of Twin Peaks. Forget takes the project back into original songwriting, yet keeps the haunting atmosphere that they created on their last record. From the leads singles ‘Wondering’, …