New Xiu Xiu Album

Xiu Xiu kind of scares me. Whether or not it's their intention, they represent, for me, a seedy underbelly. The soccer dad, the churchgoer, the mothers, the uncles, the cousins, and all of their savage ghosts, all of their eerie idiosyncrasies. Xiu Xiu are that side of your consciousness that reminds you that you're not a perfect person. It frightens you because its so fucked up and you run away from it. The others that don't run are the murderers, the molesters, the self-mutilators. Then, there are the musicians, like Xiu Xiu, who express it through their music instead of weaponry, etc. Expressing it through both, these days, isn't that far fetched, but Xiu Xiu seem pretty safe.

Anyway, here they go again. According to the official site, Xiu Xiu's next album, The Air Force, is to be released on Sept. 15, 2006. It's produced by Deerhoof's Greg Saunier. I wonder if they experiment at all.

The Tracklist:

1. hello from eau claire
2. boy soprano
3. buzz saw
4. PJ in the streets of london
5. vulture piano
6. saint pedro glue stick
7. save me
8. bishop, CA
9. watermelon vs. the pineapple
10. the fox and the rabbit
11. wig master

This isn't exactly the newest of news, but the post was inspired by some great live footage of the duo from 2004:

Xiu Xiu: Clowne Towne

Xiu Xiu: Crank Heart