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XIU XIU - Air Force
| CokeMachineGlow | | There is seemingly a fierce terror in exploration. Some case studies: Meriwether Lewis, back from his famed exploration of the Northwest section of the United States and commissioned to write a 12-volume work on the expedition, never put pen to paper. Apparently unable to capture his experiences in writing, he killed himself six months later. Robert FitzRoy, captain of the HMS Beagle which took Charles Darwin to the Galapagos Islands, killed himself five years after The Origin of Species was eventually published, gripped by madness and convinced that people should “believe God rather than man....full text |
| | Popmatters | | Jamie Stewart has that rare ability to find tragedy in the most joyful of moments. The Xiu Xiu mastermind has one of those love-it-or-hate-it voices, a keen pop sensibility, and the guts to go against it at all times. His solo acoustic cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car”, though a bit on the long-side, turned a tear-jerking pop-folk hit into something that sounded like a man’s final pleas while he’s unexpectedly bleeding to death. He’ll give ridiculous titles to songs like “Ian Curtis Wishlist” and “Muppet Face” while not containing a single smirk of irony. You might raise your eyebrows, but he just might break your heart as well....full text |
| | PrefixMag | | The Air Force goes beyond music that you play to clear out a party; it's the album you play to let your invitees know that you actually hate them. It's that unpleasant and disarming. It's also almost undoubtedly band members' intended effect....full text |
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