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Xiu Xiu- Women as Lovers
jeph:
I'd say start with The Air Force and work backwards/forwards/grab albums at random. That "Boy Soprano" "Hello From Eau Claire" "Vulture Piano" stretch is my favorite chunk of Xiu Xiu ever.
Jamie is one of my favorite vocalists.
Jackie Blue:
I've always found it odd to tell someone to start with a band's best album, because you're just setting them up to not fully appreciate their other material.
jeph:
I don't usually do the whole "best album" thing, I like recommending stuff I *like* most.
If I had to make a Xiu Xiu hierarchy I think The Air Force and Fabulous Muscles would tie for #1. They're both fabulous but, like you said, for very different reasons.
De_El:
This is pretty damn good. Definitely less volatile and weird than Fabulous Muscles, which is for some reason the most recent Xiu Xiu album I've heard, but still really pretty aced. And hey, I might like it even more on the second listen.
I saw Xiu Xiu live at a festival without ever having heard them before and my first thought was something like "Is he okay?" and then I was kind of put off. And then for no real reason I went and torrented Fabulous Muscles and I still didn't like it EXCEPT I was totally in love with "I Luv the Valley Oh!" so I forced myself to listen to the album a couple of times until I could listen to nothing else.
imapiratearg:
--- Quote from: Kai on 21 Jan 2008, 14:38 ---I also do not get the complaints about Chin Up Chin Up's vocalist. Is it really that bad?
--- End quote ---
Chin Up Chin Up's vocalist isn't that terrible. He just does the mumbly, grumbly style better than this guy, in my opinion. I think Xiu Xiu are great, but Jamie's incoherent mumbling feels like a huge hurdle for me.
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