By Jennifer Marston on March 3, 2010
In December, we received an early Christmas present in the form of news that two Elliot Smith reissues were on the way, namely, Smith’s first solo album, Roman Candle, and From a Basement on a Hill, which was incomplete at the time of Smith’s death and later finished by former producer Rob Schnapf and ex-girlfriend Joanna Bolme.
Kill Rock Stars will unleash remastered versions of both albums on April 6, but has made a couple MP3s already available.
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Posted in MP3s and Streams | Tagged Elliott Smith, Kill Rock Stars
By Jennifer Marston on February 2, 2010
A word to the wise: finish lunch before watching this clip. The newest offering from the Xiu Xiu camp—who have a full-length out later this month—is the video for “Dear God, I Hate Myself.”
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Posted in Videos | Tagged Kill Rock Stars, Xiu Xiu
By Jennifer Marston on January 6, 2010
As noted in our recent roundup of forthcoming albums, Xiu Xiu have a new one on the way, the cheerfully titled Dear God, I Hate Myself. This is the band’s seventh studio album (as well as the first for new pianist/programmer Angela Seo, added after the departure of Caralee McElroy).
Never a man to hold back, frontmand and Xiu Xiu mastermind Jamie Stewart has also provided plenty of aural/visual details in anticipation of the new album.
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Posted in MP3s and Streams, Upcoming Releases | Tagged Kill Rock Stars, Xiu Xiu
