“Xiu Xiu delivers what might be its most adventurous and harrowing album to date... which is saying a lot.”
“Unsettling. That is the first (and kinda only) word that comes to mind just after listening to ‘Girl With Basket of Fruit’, Xiu Xiu’s eleventh studio album, recorded with a new lineup comprising founder Jamie Stewart, Thor Harris, Jordan Geiger and Angela Seo, and produced by Seo together with Greg Saunier of Deerhoof. It’s unsettling as most current reflections on art, death and society tend to ”
“The duo’s latest speeds between fragmented beats and mournful balladry but rarely makes an impression beyond its sound and fury.”
“There are disappointingly few surprises on the new album from Xiu Xiu”
