Controversial art-rockers Xiu Xiu — led by their distinctive lyricist and singer Jamie Stewart — will return to Bottom of the Hill on May 31 to support their new album, Always. With Xiu Xiu, intensity is never in short supply and the band embrace a strain of dissonant noise pop that marries harsh stabs of [...]

“Fuck Off” is a somewhat departure from “Nightmare”, the first publicly available track off Grave Babies‘ debut Hardly Art EP, Gothdammit. Amidst a softly pleasant backdrop are slightly creepy, pseudo-surreal gothic images put forth by director Jordan Utley. The opening notes of the song are initially reminiscent of Bunkbed’s cover of Xiu Xiu’s “Fallen Angel II”, acting as the perfect opening tune for the new EP. After nearly two minutes, a beat kicks in, then guitars and finally vocals. This completes the cold wave circle. I’m not sure why, ...

Der Lo-Fi-R'n'B-Witch-House-oder-so-Künstler Tom Krell, wohl besser bekannt als How To Dress Well, präsentiert nach seinem Xiu Xiu -Cover zum Song "Clowne Towne" ( motor.de berichtete ) einen Track aus seinem neuesten Werk. "Ocean Floor For Everything" heißt das Stück, das im Herbst auf der LP "Total Loss" erscheint. Das Lied besticht nicht nur durch seine dichten Gesangs-Sphären. Auch die ruhige, an sanften Wellengang erinnernde Begleitung erzeugt eine originell inszenierten Nostalgie, die schon immer markant für den ganz großen Pop des Sängers war. Aber macht euch selbst ein Bild vom Song, der kostenfrei heruntergeladen werden darf: How To Dress Well ...

The solution is simple but risky -- put one of your big names on stage early and hope that people hang out afterward.

photos by Joe McCabe Xiu Xiu at Bowery Ballroom 5/4/12 Xiu Xiu and Dirty Beaches (whose live show is no longer a one-man affair) are wrapping up a tour together which hit NYC on May 4 at Bowery Ballroom with...

I had no expectations with this record - and the track ' Righteous Seed' floored me. The album - Dream Seeds . The band - Extra Life , a Brooklyn collective with connections to Yukon, Zs and Dirty Projectors. That said, nothing is easy here, and I can't say this will stay with me forever, or even for long. There are elements of Xiu Xiu, Neutral Milk Hotel, VAST, Collective">Animal Collective and indeed Dirty Projectors in this acrobatic, verbose, bombastic melange, and some of it comes off as pompous and flowery as it does eloquent and haunting. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the audaciousness of Charlie ...

I've been thinking a lot about Santigold's new album, Master of My Make-Believe , recently. For a while, I was listening to it a lot, too, but that phase is over. And the fact that I lost interest in the album is more or less the reason why I've been thinking about it so much. Here's the thing: I can't remember the last time a pop musician, especially one of fairly prominent (although, as I will remind you later, not that prominent) stature, made such a big deal -- and subsequently, such a big a problem -- out ...

This week's top videos come Kanye West, Aesop Rock, Little Boots, POP ETC and Here We Go Magic. We're presented with high budget mayhem, as well as low budget brilliance. We also spoke to director Isaac Ravishankara about his video for Aesop Rock, and Zaiba Jabbar about his Little Boots video. Remember, you can watch all the latest music videos in our TV section . Top 5 Videos of the Week Aesop Rock - 'Zero Dark Thirty' The video came about super organically. I have been a huge fan of Aesop Rock since the beginning, more than 12 years ago ...

Free Paint at DBA 5th Anniversary Party (more by Andrew St. Clair) As mentioned, Xiu Xiu and Dirty Beaches released a split 7" for Record Store Day and kicked off a tour together earlier this month/week which hits NYC TONIGHT...

There are sure to be plenty of indie rock fans at the Bowery Ballroom tonight when Xiu Xiu kick off their tour. The tour is in support of their album Always , which was released earlier this year, and expect them to visit all over the United States (and a few shows in Canada)--so be sure to check after the jump to see when they'll come to your area. Xiu Xiu tour dates: 05/04 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom 05/05 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs 05/07 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse 05/08 - Portland, ME - SPACE Gallery ...

Recommended Show: FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012 MIRACLES OF MODERN SCIENCE @ MERCURY LOUNGE 217 E. Houston Street New York, NY 10002 $10, 7:30PM There are two shows at Mercury Lounge tonight. This is the early one. You may have time to see a show later, but you might be so awed by Miracles of Modern Science 's set, that you probably won't have to. Runaway @ Le Bain Dan Friel @ The Stone Alela Diane @ Sycamore Dub Trio @ Bowery Electric The Cranberries @ Terminal 5 Christina Perri @ Webster Hall Bare Mutants & Outer Minds @ Union Pool Old Ceremony & Daniel Wayne @ Littlefield Andrew Bird ...

I Butchers & Bakers vengono da brooklyn ma, attenzione attenzione, non appartengono alla scena vintage qualcosa bensì a quella rock con qualche distorsione e violenza vocale. Nuovo video per gli Xiu Xiu ed è parecchio inquietante The Royalty hanno messo su una robusta miscela di melodia e potenza e la fanno rimbalzare su un piccolo muretto del suono. El Paso è fiera di voi Ragazzi!!!! I Tennis ed una imbarazzante coreografia Richard Hawley ha fatto un singolo bello pesante per atmosfera e lunghezza. Niente orchestra, e croonerato alla johnny cash eroinomane Tadada il nuovo video degli Amor Fou i MOgWaI HANNO ...

Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra (Michael McQuilken, Chad Raines, and Jherek Bischoff) are prepping their new album, which they recorded with producer/engineer John Congleton (Vincent">St. Vincent, Modest Mouse, Xiu Xiu). In addition, she's releasing an art book...

Xiu Xiu, the American avant-garde singer-songwriter duo of Jamie Stewart and Angela Seo, released a new single off their latest album, Always. Directed by [...]

‘Honeysuckle’ is the second single lifted from Xiu Xiu‘s recently released album Always and a video for it has emerged yesterday. Always is out now via Bella Union in Europe and Polyvinyl in the rest of the world. The brainchild project of Jamie Stewart is starting a North-American tour today, check all the dates and [...]