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Jamie Stewart's Infinite Sadness Is Exhaustingnew
Jamie Stewart is a morgue-serious songwriter. And yet it's impossible to take the Xiu Xiu frontman seriously. The ache in his indie rock takes introspective moping to such an exaggerated extreme it's difficult to endure with a straight face.
SF Weekly |
Jennifer Maerz |
04-08-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Life is Agonynew
Xiu Xu brings the pain.
The Portland Mercury |
Jenny Tatone |
03-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Xiu Xiu, Women as Lovers
The Other Xiu Dropsnew
Jamie Stewart says Xiu Xiu's music is "provocative," which may be a mild term considering one of their songs is about anally raping to death and then eating George W. Bush.
Miami New Times |
Michael Alan Goldberg |
12-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Year in the Lifenew

Xiu Xiu's percussion-heavy compositions are dramatic and strange. The band's music is a sign of the times.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
11-23-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Going Undergroundnew

Singer Jamie Stewart prefers baroque answers to pressing problems. A track on Xiu Xiu's upcoming CD describes cannibalizing the commander-in-chief.
Riverfront Times |
Andrew Miller |
06-28-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews