Xiu Xiu - Dear God I Hate Myself (Deluxe Reissue) (2021) Hi Res
BAND/ARTIST: Xiu Xiu
- Title: Dear God I Hate Myself (Deluxe Reissue)
- Year Of Release: 2010/2021
- Label: Kill Rock Stars
- Genre: Indie, Post-Rock, Experimental
- Quality: 320 kbps | FLAC (tracks) | 24Bit/96 kHz FLAC
- Total Time: 00:43:01
- Total Size: 99 mb | 277 mb | 873 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
01. Xiu Xiu - Gray Death
02. Xiu Xiu - Chocolate Makes You Happy
03. Xiu Xiu - Apple for a Brain
04. Xiu Xiu - House Sparrow
05. Xiu Xiu - Hyunhye's Theme
06. Xiu Xiu - Dear God, I Hate Myself
07. Xiu Xiu - Secret Motel
08. Xiu Xiu - Falkland Rd.
09. Xiu Xiu - The Fabrizio Palumbo Retaliation
10. Xiu Xiu - Cumberland Gap
11. Xiu Xiu - This Too Shall Pass Away (For Freddy)
12. Xiu Xiu - Impossible Feeling
13. Xiu Xiu - The Ropes Have Pulled Tight (Bonus Track)
14. Xiu Xiu - Cute Pee Pee (Bonus Track)
01. Xiu Xiu - Gray Death
02. Xiu Xiu - Chocolate Makes You Happy
03. Xiu Xiu - Apple for a Brain
04. Xiu Xiu - House Sparrow
05. Xiu Xiu - Hyunhye's Theme
06. Xiu Xiu - Dear God, I Hate Myself
07. Xiu Xiu - Secret Motel
08. Xiu Xiu - Falkland Rd.
09. Xiu Xiu - The Fabrizio Palumbo Retaliation
10. Xiu Xiu - Cumberland Gap
11. Xiu Xiu - This Too Shall Pass Away (For Freddy)
12. Xiu Xiu - Impossible Feeling
13. Xiu Xiu - The Ropes Have Pulled Tight (Bonus Track)
14. Xiu Xiu - Cute Pee Pee (Bonus Track)
Dear God, I Hate Myself is such an apt title for a Xiu Xiu album that it borders on self-parody. That’s not the case with these songs, but Jamie Stewart and company’s sense of humor and pop sensibilities are more prominent here than they have been since Fabulous Muscles. The band is still breaking boundaries when it comes to presenting unflinchingly honest confessions and questions in unpredictably sweet wrappers, especially on “Chocolate Makes You Happy” few other bands could combine such a seemingly naïve sentiment with lyrics like “oh, to curse life,” or mix the theme of purging with a melody so sugary it’s practically covered in sprinkles. This is Xiu Xiu’s first album with new member Angela Seo (Stewart’s cousin Caralee McElroy left the group and joined Cold Cave), and producer/Deerhoof member Greg Saunier contributes more to these songs than he has in the past; it feels like these lineup changes refreshed the band and refocused their vision. Dear God, I Hate Myself is also the band’s most overtly electronic album in some time, with several songs composed on a Nintendo DS that gives the darkness of “Apple for a Brain” and “Secret Motel” an unpretentious, somehow friendly feel. Not surprisingly given the album’s title, faith and despair are two of the album’s major themes, but Xiu Xiu finds fresh ways to explore them. “House Sparrow” revolves around escaping from a pedophile, while the title track is as pleading as it is funny, expressing self-loathing with witty lyrics like “flip off the mirror as protest.” All of the elements of the band’s sound are in perfect balance, with moments of high drama such as “Gray Death” and “The Fabrizio Palumbo Retaliation” countered by the equally brassy and wistful “This Too Shall Pass Away (For Freddy)” and, perhaps most unexpectedly of all, a sparkling banjo and synth-powered version of the traditional song “Cumberland Gap.” Throughout it all, Xiu Xiu remains as fearless as ever, but in a subtler, more subversive way that makes Dear God, I Hate Myself one of their finest albums yet.
Year 2021 | Alternative | Indie | FLAC / APE | Mp3 | HD & Vinyl
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