Read almost any piece about Xiu Xiu and you'll see words like 'harsh' or 'brutal' — the same words that appear before 'truth' when an unwavering eye is turned on any intimate detail of our lives. Fair descriptions of the themes central to the music, they sit incongruous to the refined, intricate, and beautiful approach taken in crafting the twelve tracks on Xiu Xiu's new album Dear God, I Hate Myself.
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"outrageous brillance"SPIN, 4 out of 5
"Xiu Xiu main man Jamie Stewart is the world's oddest and best pop star-in-waiting"NME, February 20, 2010
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sep 03 - Melbourne, Australia - East Brunswick Club (w/ High Places)
sep 04 - Brisbane, Australia - Frankly! Festival at Brisbane Powerhouse (w/ High Places)
sep 05 - Hobart, Australia - The Brisbane Hotel
sep 06 - Perth, Australia - Amplifier (w/ High Places)
sep 10 - Auckland, New Zealand - Whammy
sep 24 - Baltimore, MD - Metro Gallery
sep 25 - Vestal, NY - Binghamton University
sep 26 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge (w/ Merzbow, Ecstatic Sunshine, GENTLE)
sep 28 - Providence, RI - Club Hell
sep 30 - Ottawa, ON - Capital Music Hall (w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy)
oct 01 - Quebec City, QC - Cooperative Meduse
oct 02 - Montreal, QC - Ukrainian Federation
oct 03 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace (w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy)
oct 04 - Kalamazoo, MI - The Strutt (w/ Father Murphy)
oct 05 - Bloomington, IN - Rhino's (w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy)
oct 06 - Cincinnati, OH - The Northside Tavern (w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy)
oct 07 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop (w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy)
oct 08 - Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place (w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy)
oct 09 - Northampton, MA - Pearl Street (w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy)
oct 10 - Boston, MA - TBD (w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy)
oct 11 - Portland, ME - Space Gallery (w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy)
oct 12 - Milford, CT - Daniel Street (w/ Deerhoof, Father Murphy)
oct 15 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
oct 16 - Washington, DC - The Red Palace
oct 17 - Harrisonburg, VA - Clementine
oct 18 - Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern
oct 19 - St. Augustine, FL - Cafe Eleven
oct 20 - Gainesville, FL - Common Ground
oct 21 - Orlando, FL - The Back Booth
oct 22 - Tampa, FL - Crowbar
oct 23 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
oct 28 - Dijon, FR - Novosonic Festival (w/ Former Ghosts)
oct 29 - Dublin, IE - Darklight Festival at The Social Grand (w/ Former Ghosts)
oct 30 - Bristol, UK - Arnolfini (w/ Former Ghosts)
oct 31 - Leeds, UK - Brundenell Social Club (w/ Former Ghosts)
nov 01 - London, UK - XOYO (w/ Former Ghosts, Zola Jesus)
nov 02 - Kortrijk, BE - De Kreun (w/ Former Ghosts, Zola Jesus)
nov 03 - Groningen, NL - Vera (w/ Former Ghosts, Zola Jesus)
nov 04 - Hamburg, DE - Kampnagel (w/ Former Ghosts, Zola Jesus)
nov 05 - Malmo, SE - Debaser (w/ Former Ghosts, Zola Jesus)
nov 06 - Stockholm, SE - Fritz Corner at Debaser (w/ Former Ghosts, Zola Jesus)
nov 07 - Oslo, NO - Cafe Mono (w/ Former Ghosts, Zola Jesus)
nov 08 - Copenhagen, DK - TBA (w/ Former Ghosts, Zola Jesus)
nov 09 - Berlin, DE - Festsaal Kreuzberg (w/ Former Ghosts, Zola Jesus)
nov 10 - Prague, CZ - Club Matrix (w/ Former Ghosts, Zola Jesus)
nov 11 - Muenchen, DE - Rote Sonne (w/ Former Ghosts, Zola Jesus)
nov 12 - St. Gallen, CH - Palace (w/ Former Ghosts, Zola Jesus)
nov 13 - Vavey, CH - Rocking Chair (w/ Former Ghosts, Zola Jesus)
nov 14 - Schorndorf, DE - Club Manufaktur (w/ Former Ghosts, Zola Jesus)
nov 15 - Milano, IT - Tunnel (w/ Former Ghosts, Zola Jesus)
nov 17 - Lyon, FR - Grrnd Zero (w/ Former Ghosts, Zola Jesus)
nov 18 - Paris, FR - Fondation Center (w/ Former Ghosts, Zola Jesus)
nov 19 - Luxembourg, LU - Exit07 (w/ Former Ghosts, Zola Jesus)
nov 20 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso (w/ Former Ghosts, Zola Jesus)
