Xiu Xiu

A few years ago, long-running experimental band Xiu Xiu paid tribute to David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti by covering the music from "Twin Peaks."  This July, they give a nod to Lynch once again with "Eraserhead Xiu Xiu," a new live concert with an accompanying film and album.  Listen to their surreal take on Peter Ivers' "In Heaven" below and pre-order the LP here from Polyvinyl Records.

Xiu Xiu

Long running experimental band Xiu Xiu have been making interesting music for years and years now, and in the mix of all that have been numerous cover versions of songs that the band really make their own.  January sees the release of new album "Xiu Mutha Fuckin' Xiu: Vol. 1," a collection of covers from the band spanning everyone from The Talking Heads to The Runaways.  Check out their absolutely gutting version of Daniel Johnston's "Some Things Last a Long Time" below and pre-order the LP here from Polyvinyl Records.

Xiu Xiu

I love that for almost 25 years now, LA band Xiu Xiu have been steadily churning out weird album after weird album, over two decades of wild noise for the masses.  New album "13" Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips" drops in September.  Pre-order it here from Polyvinyl and listen to "Common Loon" below.

Daily Jam - Luber

Let's get weird.  Here's an early track from Xiu Xiu to start the week off to.  Listen to "Luber" below, our Daily Jam.

Xiu Xiu

Experimental band Xiu Xiu have been making weird, noisy, sometimes impenetrable music for a long time now, and it's nice to know that there are things that can still be counted on.  New album "Ignore Grief" drops in March.  Pre-order it here from Polyvinyl and watch the video for "Maybae Baeby" below.

Xiu Xiu and Chelsea Wolfe Cover The Cure

I posted about the latest from Xiu Xiu a couple months back when "OH NO," a duets album, was announced.  Well, the album's out now, and it's a dark and tangled thing featuring vocals from artists like Grouper's Liz Harris, Liars' Angus Andrew, Sharon Van Etten, Twin Shadow, and more.  A track i was particularly excited to hear is a cover of The Cure's "One Hundred Years" featuring vocals by Chelsea Wolfe which you should most definitely listen to below.  The artists turn the angsty and anguished goth song into an angsty and anguished industrial hybrid of sorts.  It rules.  Check it out and grab the record here from Polyvinyl.

Xiu Xiu and Liz Harris

The boundary pushing, experimental, avant garde pop group Xiu Xiu are gracing us with a new record in March, this time around as a duets album featuring a whole slew of other great artists.  Highlights include Angus Andrew of Liars, Chelsea Wolfe, Sharon Van Etten, and Owen Pallett among others.  Grouper's Liz Harris is also featured on the new record on the single "A Bottle of Rum."  Check that one out below and pre-order the "OH NO" LP here via Polyvinyl.  And i'm just dying to hear the cover of The Cure's "One Hundred Years."

Health and Xiu Xiu

LA electronic noise rock band Health have been releasing a string of collaborative singles going back over a year now, and the latest is a moody and avant garde piece of sound with experimental mainstays Xiu Xiu.  Check out "Delicious Ape" below.

Xiu Xiu - Scisssssssors

No one can make creepy, offsetting music quite like the long running experimental band Xiu Xiu.  And to bring that point home, the band has just released a video for their new track "Scisssssssors," the first single from upcoming album "Girl With Basket of Fruit."  Watch and listen below and grab the new record in February from Polyvinyl.

Xiu Xiu - Jenny GoGo

Longtime experimental weirdos Xiu Xiu are back in February with a new, pop-oriented album called "FORGET."  Always an interesting act, i'm stoked to see what their take on "pop music" is.  Get the record from Polyvinyl and watch the animated video for "Jenny GoGo" below.

Xiu Xiu - Into The Night

A week or two ago, i posted experimental band Xiu Xiu's cover of Julee Cruise's "Falling" from their upcoming "Twin Peaks" tribute/reinterpretation album.  Here's another cut from the record, which is definitely on my must-obtain list for Record Store Day this Saturday, and the video for the band's take on "Into The Night."

Xiu Xiu covers the music from Twin Peaks

Been a little busy lately with work and kids and SXSW, i barely just now had a chance to check out the slate of releases coming out on Record Store Day.  There's some great stuff set to come out, but if experimental band Xiu Xiu's "Twin Peaks" cover album isn't at the top of your list, then i don't know you anymore.  Listen to the dramatic and breathtaking cover of "Falling" below, and be sure to grab the record next month courtesy of Polyvinyl.

Merzbow and Xiu Xiu

Record Store Day is swiftly approaching us, and one of the more interesting releases on the docket is a collaborative album from Japanese noise artist Merzbow and LA's experimental Xiu Xiu.  Fittingly enough, the record is called "Merzxiu," and it's two sprawling, epic tracks of noise, dissonance, drone, and more noise.  This is what the world ends to.  Listen to "Merzxiu B" below.  The record will be out on Record Store Day, though Kingfisher Bluez has a limited number of copies available for pre-order for those with no record stores in their area.