In the twenty-four years that have passed since their formation, and through several line-up changes, personal losses and fifteen studio albums, experimental noise band XIU XIU (pronounced ‘shoo-shoo’) have become practised masters at stirring up dark, ugly feelings that would usually otherwise prefer to stay repressed. The bleak honesty and vulnerability of vocalist and founding member Jamie Stewart is a shaking hand holding a mirror for the listener to see themselves in,

Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu: Vol. 1 , is the latest album from the experimental, cult band, XIU XIU . A compilation of twelve eclectic covers, vividly described by the band as “a sonic self-portrait built from borrowed voices: post-punk anxiety, queer euphoria, industrial dread, tenderness, glamour and despair”. Due for release on the 16th of January, via Polyvinyl Records , the tracks provide not only an interesting exploration of the band's musical talents, but like a much belove

Possibly up for the award of longest album title of 2024, Xiu Xiu's '13"Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto With Bison Horn Grips' arrives...