Xiu Xiu discography

Xiu Xiu discography
Jamie Stewart playing drums
Studio albums16
EPs4
Live albums1
Compilation albums4
Singles11

This is a selective list of American experimental band Xiu Xiu's discography.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions.
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Heat.

[1]
US
Vinyl

[2]
US
Indep.

[3]
Knife Play
A Promise
  • Released: February 18, 2003
  • Label: 5 Rue Christine
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
Fabulous Muscles
  • Released: February 17, 2004
  • Label: 5 Rue Christine
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
La Forêt
  • Released: July 12, 2005
  • Label: 5 Rue Christine
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
The Air Force
  • Released: September 15, 2006
  • Label: 5 Rue Christine
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
Women as Lovers
  • Released: January 29, 2008
  • Label: Kill Rock Stars
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
45
Dear God, I Hate Myself
  • Released: February 23, 2010
  • Label: Kill Rock Stars
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
Always 10
Nina
  • Released: December 3, 2013
  • Label: Graveface
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
Angel Guts: Red Classroom
  • Released: February 4, 2014
  • Label: Polyvinyl, Bella Union
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
38
Unclouded Sky
  • Released: June 13, 2014
  • Label: Polyvinyl
  • Format: CD, digital download
Xiu Xiu Plays the Music of Twin Peaks
  • Released: April 16, 2016
  • Label: Polyvinyl, Bella Union
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
9 8
Forget
  • Released: February 24, 2017
  • Label: Polyvinyl
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
24
Girl with Basket of Fruit
  • Released: February 8, 2019
  • Label: Polyvinyl
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download
19 47
Oh No
  • Released: March 26, 2021
  • Label: Polyvinyl
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
Ignore Grief
  • Released: March 3, 2023
  • Label: Polyvinyl
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
13" Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips
  • Released: September 27, 2024
  • Label: Polyvinyl
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download

Live albums

Compilation albums

  • Fag Patrol (2003)
  • Xiu Xiu for Life: The First 5 Years (2008) – Japanese best-of compilation
  • Rare (2012) – Always companion compilation
  • There Is No Right, There Is No Wrong (2014) – best-of compilation

EPs

Singles

  • "Fleshettes" CD-single (2004)
  • The Special 12 Singles Series (2005)
  • "Boy Soprano" / "San Pedro Glue Stick" picture disc 7-inch (2006)
  • Jamie Stewart Pre-Xiu Xiu Picture disc 7-inch (2007)
  • Untitled 12 month/12 disc subscription service – limited edition of 50 subscriptions (2009)
  • "Razor Scooter" / "Sashay Away" digital single (2011)
  • "Daphny" / "Only Girl (In the World)" 7-inch (2011)
  • Graveface Records Charity 7-inch (2012)
  • "Quagga" / "Thylacine" 7-inch (2012)
  • "Fear of the Horizon" / "Turkish March" 7-inch art by Heidi Hahn (2017)
  • "Between the Breaths" with Mitski (2018)
  • "A Real Indication" digital single (2021)

Splits

Collaborations

  • ¡Ciaütistico! – collaboration with Larsen under the moniker XXL, for Xiu Xiu Larsen (2005)
  • Creepshow – collaboration with Grouper under the artist name "Xiu Xiu vs. Grouper" (2006)
  • Remixed & Covered – collaboration with artists including To Live and Shave in L.A. (Tom Smith (filker)), Her Space Holiday, Larsen, Oxbow, Sunset Rubdown, Marissa Nadler, Good For Cows, Kid606, XO Skeletons, Gold Chains, Devendra Banhart, Warbucks, Cherry Point, and Grouper) (2007)
  • ¿Spicchiology? – Xiu Xiu and Larsen as XXL (2007)
  • A Soundtrack for a Polaroid of Two Trees in Indiana – collaboration disc included with the Xiu Xiu: The Polaroid Project: The Book (2007)
  • Desperate Living, Jamie Stewart collaboration with Horse the Band (2009)
  • Blue Water White Death, Jamie Stewart collaboration with Jonathan Meiburg (2010)
  • Hello Cruel World, track 1, "Napoleon", with Sole (formerly of Anticon) and The Skyrider Band (2011)
  • Düde – Xiu Xiu and Larsen as XXL (2012)
  • Sal Mineo, Jamie Stewart collaboration with Eugene Robinson of Oxbow (2013)
  • Newstalgia, track 7, "8 Bit Memories" with Time (2013)
  • Christmas Island, track 4, "Coffin Dance", Jamie Stewart collaboration with Andrew Jackson Jihad (2014)
  • Metal collaboration with artist Danh Vo; 3 hour percussion piece played live at the Kitchen in New York City (2014)
  • Extinction Meditation collaboration with Mantra; 4 movement percussion piece about environmental apocalypse – movements entitled 2050, 2071, 2092, 2113 (2015)
  • Merzxiu – collaboration with Merzbow (2015)[6]
  • The Magic Flute, with Susanne Sachsee, Jonathan Berger and Vaginal Davis (2016)
  • Puff O' Gigio – Xiu Xiu and Larsen as XXL (2019)
  • Moira – Xiu Xiu and Black Leather Jesus (2021)

Xiu Mutha Fuckin Xiu subscription covers

Song Appears on... Original artist Month Ref.
"Dancing with a Stranger" Love Goes Sam Smith and Normani April 2020 [7]
"Plain Gold Ring"/"In Heaven" Little Girl Blue/Eraserhead (soundtrack) Nina Simone/Peter Ivers and David Lynch May 2020 [8]
"Sex Dwarf" Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret Soft Cell June 2020 [9]
"'See You Don’t Bump His Head'" Bish Bosch Scott Walker July 2020 [10]
"I Put a Spell on You" At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins Screamin' Jay Hawkins August 2020 [11]
"Less than Human" Script of the Bridge The Chameleons September 2020 [12]
"Halloween" Padre Santo El Muertho de Tijuana October 2020 [13]
"I Think I'm a Mother" To Bring You My Love PJ Harvey November 2020 [14]
"Stripped" Black Celebration Depeche Mode December 2020 [15]
"Names" You Are Free Cat Power January 2021 [16]
"Kansas" Bird Wood Cage The Wolfgang Press February 2021 [17]
"In Every Dream Home a Heartache" For Your Pleasure Roxy Music March 2021 [18]
"In the Garage" Weezer (Blue Album) Weezer April 2021 [19]
"In Dreams" In Dreams Roy Orbison May 2021 [20]
"New Dawn Fades" Unknown Pleasures Joy Division June 2021 [21]
"Reject All American" Reject All American Bikini Kill July 2021 [22]
"Triple Sun" The Ape of Naples Coil August 2021 [23]
"He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)" Non-album single The Crystals September 2021 [24]
"Hamburger Lady" D.o.A: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle Throbbing Gristle October 2021 [25]
"Dancing On My Own" Body Talk Pt. 1 Robyn November 2021 [26]
"Mama, You Been on My Mind" The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 Bob Dylan December 2021 [27]
"Black Ships Ate the Sky" Black Ships Ate the Sky Current 93 January 2022 [28]
"The Passenger" Lust for Life Iggy Pop February 2022 [29]
"Cherry Bomb" The Runaways The Runaways March 2022 [30]
"Some Things Last a Long Time"/"Ricky's Hand" 1990/Non-album single Daniel Johnston/Fad Gadget April 2022 [31]
"Modern Romance" Fever to Tell Yeah Yeah Yeahs May 2022 [32]
"S.P.Q.R." Deceit This Heat June 2022 [33]
"I Hate You" Black Monk Time The Monks July 2022 [34]
"Heroin" The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground & Nico August 2022 [35]
"Warm Leatherette" Non-album single The Normal September 2022 [36]
"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" Boots Nancy Sinatra October 2022 [37]
"Lucretia My Reflection" Floodland The Sisters of Mercy November 2022 [38]
"The Hall of Mirrors" Trans-Europe Express Kraftwerk December 2022 [39]
"A Forest" Seventeen Seconds The Cure January 2023 [40]
"How Shall Our Judgement Be Carried Out Upon The Wicked" Plague Mass Diamanda Galás February 2023 [41]
"Haenim"/"People Ain't No Good" Now/The Boatman's Call Kim Jung Mi/Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds March 2023 [42]
"Blister in the Sun" Violent Femmes Violent Femmes April 2023 [43]
"Rosegarden Funeral of Sores" Sabotage/Live John Cale May 2023 [44]
"I'm Deranged" Outside David Bowie June 2023 [45]
"Never Say Never" Benefactor Romeo Void July 2023 [46]
"Losing You" True Solange Knowles August 2023 [47]
"Decline and Fall" ...If I Die, I Die Virgin Prunes September 2023 [48]
"No Words" Clan of Xymox Clan of Xymox October 2023 [49]
"What Makes a Man a Man" Aznavour Sings Aznavour Vol. 3 Charles Aznavour November 2023 [50]
"Super Subway Comedian" Suicide: Alan Vega and Martin Rev Suicide December 2023 [51]

References

  1. ^ "Xiu Xiu – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Xiu Xiu – Chart history: Vinyl Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "Xiu Xiu – Chart history: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "GRUMPUS KRAMPUS, by Xiu Xiu". Bandcamp. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  5. ^ "GRUMPUS KRAMPUS Announcement of Xiu Xiu's Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  6. ^ "MERZXIU | Merzbow + Xiu Xiu | Kingfisher Bluez". Kingfisherbluez.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  7. ^ "XMFX Dancing with a Stranger, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  8. ^ "XMFX Plain Gold Ring/In Heaven, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  9. ^ "XMFX Sex Dwarf, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  10. ^ "See You Don't Bump His Head, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  11. ^ "I Put A Spell On You XMFX 5, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  12. ^ "Less Than Human XMFX 6, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  13. ^ "HALLOWEEN XMFX 7, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  14. ^ "I Think I'm a Mother XMFX 8, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  15. ^ "Stripped XMFX 9, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  16. ^ "XMFX 10 Names, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  17. ^ "XMFX 11 Kansas, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  18. ^ "In Every Dream Home a Heartache XMFX 12, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  19. ^ "In the Garage XMFX 13, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  20. ^ "In Dreams XMFX 14, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  21. ^ "New Dawn Fades XMFX 15, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  22. ^ "Reject All American, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  23. ^ "Triple Sun XMFX 17, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  24. ^ "He Hit Me It Felt Like a Kiss, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  25. ^ "Hamburger Lady, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  26. ^ "Dancing On My Own, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  27. ^ "Mama, You've Been On My Mind, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  28. ^ "Black Ships Ate The Sky, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  29. ^ "The Passenger, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  30. ^ "CHERRY BOMB, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  31. ^ "Some Things Last A Long Time/Ricky's Hand, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  32. ^ "Modern Romance, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  33. ^ "SPQR, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  34. ^ "I Hate You, by XIu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  35. ^ "Heroin, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  36. ^ "Warm Leatherette, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  37. ^ "These Boots Are Made For Walking, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  38. ^ "Lucretia My Reflection, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  39. ^ "Hall Of Mirrors, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  40. ^ "A Forest, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  41. ^ "How Shall Our Judgement Be Carried Out Upon The Wicked, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  42. ^ "Haenim / People Ain't No Good, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  43. ^ "Blister In The Sun, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  44. ^ "Funeral Rose Garden of Sores, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  45. ^ "I'm Deranged, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  46. ^ "Never Say Never, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  47. ^ "Losing You, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  48. ^ "Decline and Fall, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  49. ^ "No Words, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  50. ^ "What Makes a Man a Man, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  51. ^ "Super Subway Comedian, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2024-06-25.