Read almost any piece about Xiu Xiu and you'll see words like 'harsh' or 'brutal' — the same words that appear before 'truth' when an unwavering eye is turned on any intimate detail of our lives. Fair descriptions of the themes central to the music, they sit incongruous to the refined, intricate, and beautiful approach taken in crafting the twelve tracks on Xiu Xiu's new album Dear God, I Hate Myself.
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Xiu Xiu's “I Love the Valley, OH!” (from 2004's Fabulous Muscles) came in at #176 on PITCHFORK's “The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s,” sandwiched between Eminem's “The Real Slim Shady” and “Yeah” by Usher [ft. Lil Jon and Ludacris]!
“it’s time Xiu Xiu clambered above cult acclaim”ROCK SOUND, 9 out of 10
“this goth pop is brilliantly poignant”LOUD & QUIET
"Those still lamenting the demise of the Smiths can always take comfort in Xiu Xiu: Jamie Stewart’s inimitably sordid avant-pop project continues to churn out so-morbid-they’re-funny tunes at a healthy clip."Time Out New York
"Jamie Stewart's over-the-top, heart-on-sleeve lyrics seem to trump everything else about his ongoing Xiu Xiu project, but on top of writing some amazing songs, his revolving cast of bandmates are some of the best in indie rock."XLR8R.com
“Xiu Xiu's knack for grafting lush hooks onto noisy post-rock remains seductive.”SPIN
“extremely imaginative”
THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Refining and expanding their amalgamation of musical influences, Xiu Xiu have raised the bar for themselves again…The most confidently composed of their career, Women is another blossom from Xiu Xiu's fertile garden of creativity.”EXCLAIM!
“Love it or hate it, you can't ignore Xiu Xiu. For nearly a decade, the Bay-area art-poppers have been cultivating an original voice among crops of indistinguishable peers. Xiu Xiu's polarizing effect on indie-rock audiences has everything to do with lead songwriter Jamie Stewart's inimitable, often jarring vocal calisthenics, as well as his penchant for the darker of human inclinations…Women As Lovers also serves as a testament to a shifting musical climate.”MICHIGAN DAILY
“sounding as brilliant and as maddening as ever, tortured and combative, and with a kind of confrontational intimacy that is inimitable”
SALON
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Just When You Sense a Path, a Band Changes Its Course
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/14/arts/music/14xiu.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
“A dazzling showcase of an incredible group.”
PLAN B
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feb 20 - Dublin, IE - Whelans
feb 21 - Glasgow, UK - NiceNSleazy
feb 22 - Edinburgh, UK - Electric Circus
feb 23 - Manchester, UK - Islington Mill
feb 24 - Sheffield, UK - The Harley
feb 25 - Cardiff, UK - Cardiff Arts Institute
feb 26 - London, UK - The Luminaire
feb 27 - Brighton, UK - Freebutt
feb 28 - Coventry, UK - Taylor John's House
mar 05 - Greensboro, NC - Guilford College
mar 06 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn (w/ Noveller, Girl in a Coma)
mar 07 - Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree (w/ Noveller, Girl in a Coma)
mar 09 - Little Rock, AR - Sticky Fingerz Chicken Shack (w/ Noveller, Girl in a Coma)
mar 10 - Norman, OK - Opolis Productions (w/ Noveller, Girl in a Coma)
mar 11 - Dallas, TX - The Cavern (w/ Noveller, Girl in a Coma)
mar 12 - Houston, TX - The Studio at Warehouse Live (w/ Noveller)
mar 13 - Austin, TX - Red 7 (w/ Noveller, Jonathan Mieberg of Shearwater)
mar 15 - Tempe, AZ - Sail Inn (w/ Noveller)
mar 16 - Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture (w/ Extra Life, Noveller)
mar 17 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah (w/ Tune-Yards, Noveller)
mar 18 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo (w/ Tune-Yards, Noveller)
mar 19 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Crepe Place (w/ Tune-Yards, Noveller)
mar 20 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill (w/ Tune-Yards, Noveller)
mar 23 - Olympia, WA - Northern (w/ Tune-Yards)
mar 24 - Portland, OR - Holocene (w/ Tune-Yards)
mar 25 - Boise, ID - Neurolux (w/ Tune-Yards, Scout Niblett)
mar 26 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge (w/ Tune-Yards, Talk Normal)
mar 27 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive (w/ Tune-Yards, Talk Normal)
mar 29 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon (w/ Tune-Yards, Talk Normal)
mar 30 - St. Louis, MO - Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center (w/ Tune-Yards, Talk Norma, Br'erl)
mar 31 - Iowa City, IA - The Picador (w/ Tune-Yards, Talk Normal)
apr 01 - Northfield, MN - The Cave at Carleton College (w/ Tune-Yards, Talk Normal)
apr 02 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry (w/ Tune-Yards, Talk Normal)
apr 03 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall (w/ Tune-Yards, Talk Normal, Zola Jesus)
apr 05 - Oberlin, OH - The Dionysus Discotheque (w/ Tune-Yards, Talk Normal)
apr 07 - Cleveland, OH - The Spot (w/ Tune-Yards, Talk Normal)
apr 08 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place (w/ Tune-Yards)
apr 09 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom (w/ Tune-Yards, Zola Jesus)
apr 10 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs (w/ Tune-Yards)
apr 12 - Amherst, MA - Hampshire College Red Barn
apr 13 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church (w/ Tune-Yards)
apr 14 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel (w/ Tune-Yards)
apr 15 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 (w/ Tune-Yards)
apr 17 - Detroit, MI - Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (w/ TBD)
apr 29 - Krems, Austria - Donaufestival (w/ Deerhoof performing Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures)
