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Ignore Grief

Xiu Xiu

Ignore Grief

Album number thirteen from the San Jose-based experimental quartet includes contributions from Charlie Looker, Ben Chisholm, Ezra Buchla, Patrick Shiroishi and Ian Wellman

ADM rating[?]

6.8

Label
Polyvinyl
UK Release date
03/03/2023
US Release date
03/03/2023
  1. 9.0 |   Clash

    When the album ends, the silence is deafening. Far more abrasive than anything contained on the album. This is because the album is an all-consuming beast. It dominates your attention, and senses
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  2. 8.0 |   All Music

    Stewart, Seo, and Kendrick make every tragedy and outrage feel fresh, and those who thrill when Xiu Xiu are willing to go to the places many artists won't will be awed by Ignore Grief's ferocious empathy
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  3. 8.0 |   Beats Per Minute

    Ignore Grief is a sprawling work about the effects of dehumanization
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  4. 7.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    It definitely has a charm of its own, despite being hard to digest and most importantly, enjoy
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  5. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    Out of all of Xiu Xiu’s work, Ignore Grief shows the band at its most unfiltered and unforgiving
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  6. 6.0 |   Slant Magazine

    Sees Xiu Xiu returning, or perhaps regressing, to the murky hellscape of their earlier work
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  7. 6.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    Other than the novelty of being obliterated by truly extreme recordings, Ignore Grief’s hook is lacking some very necessary meat
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  8. 5.5 |   Northern Transmissions

    If the band wanted to make an album that feels and sounds like a nightmare, I’d say they succeeded, but who among us wants to constantly revisit our nightmares?
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