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Xiu Xiu (/ ˈ ʃ uː ʃ uː / SHOO-shoo) [1] is an American experimental rock band, formed in 2002 by singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart in San Jose, California. [2] [3] Currently, the line-up consists of multi-instrumentalists Stewart (the only constant member since formation), Angela Seo, and percussionist David Kendrick.
Stewart started their third band, Xiu Xiu, with Cory McCullouch (from XITSJ), Yvonne Chen, and Lauren Andrews. [14] The band forgoes traditional rock instruments for programmed drums, indigenous instruments, and others including harmonium, mandolin, brass bells, gongs, keyboards, and a cross between a guitarrón mexicano and a cello for bass. [14]
Jamie Stewart (American musician) (born 1978), leader of the American musical group Xiu Xiu Jamie Stewart (English musician) (born 1964), bassist of the 1980s British post-punk/hard rock group The Cult
Stewart said one driving force the record was "interesting uselessness", "a stupid contradiction that could have genuine consequences". ... Xiu Xiu. Jamie Stewart ...
The photograph was taken by Xiu Xiu frontperson Jamie Stewart, who met the photo's subject, a prostitute, at a gay cruising spot in Hanoi, Vietnam, and paid the man to take photos with the baby. [4] The original release was printed with an orange rectangle covering the man's penis , as the distributor told the band that only a tenth of the ...
[12] Clare Martin also shared similar sentiments in the review for Paste, stating that "Xiu Xiu’s esoteric lyrics and challenging, textured sounds are part of what make them so singular as a group, but can also be overdone. OH NO’s moving moments of catharsis and uplifting hope are muted by how exhaustingly over-the-top the rest of the ...
Ignore Grief is a two-part album with one half depicting the suffering of five people connected to the band, and the other depicting imaginary stories. Lyrically, the album deals with said suffering, and acts as an "abstract exploration of the early rock and roll 'Teen Tragedy' genre", through themes such as prostitution, sex trafficking, murder, cults and substance abuse.
Jamie Stewart, alongside a selection of images connected to each of the album's songs and Angela Seo's favorite and least-favorite lyrics, wrote of Girl with a Basket of Fruit: "Generally, Xiu Xiu songs are narratives about the internal effects of external events. For this record [...] the lyrics were taken largely from the internal effects of ...