Tourmates Xiu Xiu and Dirty Beaches will release a split 7” for Record Store Day, featuring Xiu Xiu’s cover of Erasure’s “Always” and Dirty Beaches’ cover of Françoise Hardy’s “Tu Ne Dis Rien.” Head here to hear Xiu Xiu’s cover and here for Dirty...

Earlier this year, we heard the lead-off track to Xiu Xiu’s new record, a midtempo, manic track called “Hi.” Now, the third track from that release has surfaced; it’s a hazy stutter of a song called “Beauty Towne” and it’s streaming below. Deerhoof’s Greg Saunier pro...

As a part of the fundraising effort for music journalism venture AdHoc.fm, the founders have put together a compilation (and a box set, for a larger donation) featuring artists like Beach Fossils, Pure X, Grimes, Blondes, JEFF The Brotherhood and many more. Today, How To Dress Well’s contribution, a cover of Xiu Xiu’s &#8...

Conceptual art-music frighteners Xiu Xiu have released the video for “Hi,” their new fraught-synthpop single, and it’s a frantic jumble of the sort of disconnected, often vaguely disturbing imagery you’d expect from Jamie Stewart and co.: Toys being set on fire, Stewart biting apples off of trees, lyrics s...

“If you’re wasting your life, say ‘Hi’ / If you’re alone tonight, say ‘Hi.’” A decade in and Jamie Stewart has only become more adept in his ability to squeeze relatable melodic manna from the most desolate and corporeally vulgar places. His new Xiu Xiu LP is called ...