Album Rating: 3.5

There are a few songs here I can see myself returning to, but overall I find it hard to enjoy, although I appreciate the whole project and execution.

Album Rating: 3.0

are you a fan of their earlier works?

Album Rating: 3.5

I listened more to the 2010's stuff than earlier works. Fabulous Muscles is the album I enjoyed most from the 2000s stuff. The Air Force and A Promise were great overall too.

Album Rating: 3.0

Knife Play is their masterpiece, everyone should hear it at least once (preferably in dim lighting / late at night). I think Angel Guts is under-appreciated, but yeah, that ‘older’ Xiu Xiu era is the one I love the most.



Fabulous Muscles needs a revisit mind, I remember it being fairly tame for them.

Album Rating: 3.0

🤔 no this is definitely very good. Consistent vibe and mostly pretty well executed with a few standout moments. Esquerita, Little Richard is an obvious highlight and I really dig the Pahrump into Border Factory combo



When all’s said and done I can’t imagine it’ll be top tier Xiu Xiu, but I like it for offering an alternative to their past works, whilst still retaining a sense of self. This certainly feels like a Xiu Xiu album, just not as we previously knew them.

Air Force >>>>>>>>> knife play

Album Rating: 3.0

I find it uneven in comparison. Knife Play sustains my interest throughout, it has more of a consistent atmosphere. Air Force is damn good regardless, if occasionally (charmingly) wonky. There are just levels to this Potsy.

Air Force >>>>>>>>>

Album Rating: 3.0

a well reasoned counter there, hats off to you

Ta

Album Rating: 3.0

No worries. I can’t be expected to read all 5(?) pages of the Air Force thread for your takes, so it’s good that they’ve been summarised here

Album Rating: 3.5

I have to relisten to Knife Play, it's been a while. They are now miles away from those records sound-wise. Angel Guts has some awesome tracks, need to go back to it too.

Knife Play better than A Promise and Fabulous Muscles?

Nah

Album Rating: 3.0

Fab Mus ain’t even all that tbh, prefer pretty much any Xiu Xiu I’ve heard outside of a couple of the more recent records

Not based

Album Rating: 3.0

I want to like it more for the ‘trolling morons’ element it satisfyingly provides, yet I’ve never really connected with it like I have their others. Thematically it’s bold, but musically, possibly not? Yeah 🤷🏻, that’s how I remember it anyway, been a few years since I revisited.

Mmmmm new Xiu Xiu discussion @ Sputnik, what is this, 2008? I wasn't able to connect much with their output in the last decade but maybe I'll try jump back in, provided this still isn't too esoteric for my tastes.

Album Rating: 3.0

It’s mostly just me talking to myself, but yeah this is a different approach to their last few. Worth a go at least

ngl this record is kinda arse so far. Opener and Pahrump have something to them, but that's about it. wouldn't take it over any of the last 3 - even Girl With A Basket Of Fruit had a hyperridiculous edge to it that I feel this one lacks

Album Rating: 3.0

This is recklessly experimental in the same way a bucket with two handles is.