By Jennifer Marston on June 23, 2010
A quick look at where some of our favorite artists are headed in the coming months.
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Posted in News, Tours | Tagged Au, Broken Spindles, Caribou, Cut Copy, Dan Mangan, Danielson, Deerhoof, Dragonette, Father Murphy, Fond of Tigers, French Horn Rebellion, Grizzly Bear, Hello Sequence, Japandroids, Jenny and Johnny, Lorrie Matheson, Mahogany Frog, MGMT, Mika, Mini Mansions, Parenthetical Girls, PAvement, Rhythm, Risteily, Roots and Rhythm, Sleepy Sun, Southeast Engine, Superchunk, The Champagnes, the Donkeys, The Foals, The National, the Posies, The Roots, The Walkmen, The xx, Ty Segall, Warpaint, WHY?, Wild Choir, Women, Xiu Xiu, Zola Jesus
By Karli McAllister on April 6, 2010
What would you get if The Sims and Pac Man had a lovechild whilst under the influence of some serious hallucinogens? Check out the video for Xiu Xiu’s “This Too Shall Pass Away (For Freddy)” and you may have a better working idea.
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Posted in Videos | Tagged Xiu Xiu
By Karli McAllister on February 23, 2010
Accompanying Xiu Xiu’s freshly released Dear God, I Hate Myself album is the video for the intro track, “Grey Death.” This reel, which premiered on Pitchfork TV today, is a compilation of forest scenes, animals, and mutual assault between bandmembers.
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Posted in Videos | Tagged Jamie Stewart, Xiu Xiu
By Jennifer Marston on February 4, 2010
A quick look at where some of our favorite artists are headed in the coming months.
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Posted in News, Tours | Tagged Dave Rawlings Machine, Elvis Costello, My Morning Jacket, Owen Pallett, The Dead Weather, The National, Wilco, Xiu Xiu
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
