Xiu Xiu
Xiu Xiu - US experimental band
Group from United States
Genres: art pop, art rock, dance, electronica, experimental, experimental rock, house, indie rock
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About Xiu Xiu
Xiu Xiu (pronounced "shoo shoo") is an American experimental group, formed in 2002 in San Jose, California by original members Jamie Stewart, Lauren Andrews, Yvonne Chen, and Cory McCulloch. Currently, the line-up consists of Jamie Stewart (the only constant member since formation), Angela Seo, and David Kendrick. Stewart and Seo reside in Germany, while Kendrick is a touring member, playing drums for the group. Over the life of the band, their music has taken influence from noise, modern classical, dance, post-punk, minimalism, Asian percussion music, and American folk music. Frequently noted as well are the films of Todd Solondz, Shohei Imamura, David Lynch, and Seijun Suzuki and the books of Elfriede Jelinek, V.S, Naipaul, Yukio Mishima, and Ingeborg Bachmann. Over both song concepts or music videos, the art of Xiu Xiu is often memorable to a newcomer by its divisive response. The music of Xiu Xiu has been noted for the lead singer's bleakness either contrasting or complementing the chaotic instrumentation, lyrics commonly including references to depression, suicide, family issues, militarized violence, abuse, sexual disaffection, and body dysmorphia. The band's public image has taken a similar tone, including the insertion of a poster into an LP sleeve (for the album "Dear God, I Hate Myself") of photographs of band-related cuts, brands, and tattoos sent by listeners. They have been critically divisive. To date, they have released well over 50 titles including albums, 7inches, books, film works and dance pieces. They also offer a Bandcamp subscription ("XIU MUTHA FUCKIN XIU") where they regularly release new covers, new versions of their songs, new experimental pieces, as well as sample packs and stems of older songs.They have collaborated with a number of artistic and musical luminaries such as Carla Bozulich, Michael Gira, Merzbow, Dahn Vo, Monika Gryzmala, Grouper, Larsen, These Arches, Deerhoof, John Congleton, Dirty Beaches, Oxbow, and Shearwater. The name Xiu Xiu is taken from the film "Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl." They currently release albums on Bella Union and Polyvinyl Records.
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Xiu Xiu — Top 30 songs of 59
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xiu Xiu | Faith, Torn Apart | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Tarsier, Tarsier, Tarsier, Tarsier | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Goodbye For Good (feat. Greg Saunier) | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Smear the Queen | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Common Loon | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Pale Flower | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Veneficium | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Common Loon | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Veneficium | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Stupid in the dark | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Little Panda McElroy (b) | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Jenny GoGo | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Enola Gay-The New Stone Age - 01 Enola Gay | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Rumpus Room (feat. LIARS) | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Maestro One Chord | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Piña, Coconut | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Nightsea Wind | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Some Things Last a Long Time | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Knock Out (feat. Alice Bag) | ||
| Xiu Xiu | I Dream Of Someone Else Entirely (feat. Owen Pallett) | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Saint Dymphna (feat. Twin Shadow) | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Going Straight | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Suha | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Love Theme Farewell | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Blood of the Lamb | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Hello from Eau Claire | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Packard&apos | ||
| Xiu Xiu | The Silver Platter - Angel Guts: Red Classroom - Po | ||
| Xiu Xiu | SPQR | ||
| Xiu Xiu | Dance of the Dream Man |