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- (5RC)
My roomate, Alan Wiley, said this about Xiu Xiu's new album. I agree:
xiu xiu's jamie stewart seems to be a talented,
troubled man, using a wide variety of instruments
(harpsichord, tuba, clarinet, harmonium) in unusual
and unexpected ways. his songs are alternately soft
and brain damaging; somber and angry, but they all
have a certain voyeuristic quality, like you've seen
something you weren't supposed to. while retaining
many pop traditions, xiu xiu also re-writes the book,
inviting you in with beauty and melody, then throwing
a wrench in the machine that's been built, causing a
fire. xiu xiu's new album, la foret, is undeniably
attractive and urgent, but it hurts a little bit, like
getting a much needed hug from somebody you don't
like. 10/6/2005
- Rachel
