Intense indie musician drops electronics in 6th album
(NEWSER) - One of indie music’s most intense projects, Xiu Xiu is always innovating, and sixth album Women as Lovers is no slouch—at least its first half, says Tiny Mix Tapes’ Julie. Frontman Jamie Stewart has dropped electronics, hired a virtuoso drummer and reversed his recent “stasis.” But Women's troubled finale is par for Stewart, who has “yet to make a front-to-back vital album.” More»
