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8.0
93521
8.0 |
Exclaim
Things are less avant and more electro-pop here, and traditional song structures replace wild flights of experimental fancy, but it's all solidly written, and retains the band's edge, too
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8.0
93526
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Jamie Stewart’s vocal swerves from yearning to menacing, sometimes in the same songs, and the devastating Petite is a highlight.
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8.0
93527
8.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Eureka!
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8.0
93528
8.0 |
PopMatters
One of the band’s tightest and most consistent works yet, its grimness belied yet also supported by the impeccable pop framework sustained throughout
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7.6
93581
7.6 |
Earbuddy
Xiu Xiu's latest album doesn't FORGET how to be weird even if it's weirdly accessible
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7.5
93523
7.5 |
The 405
Despite all the strong components of pain and misery latched to Xiu Xiu, they have managed to keep reinventing and FORGET recaptures parts of what influenced them in previous releases
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7.5
93525
7.5 |
A.V. Club
The album will probably disappoint Xiu Xiu’s more cerebral followers as too smooth and straightforward for their liking
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7.0
94166
7.0 |
Beardfood
This may be their most accessible album to date
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7.0
93524
7.0 |
Uncut
Electronics switching from twinkling and melodic to antagonistic industrial clangs. Print edition only
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7.0
93522
7.0 |
Under The Radar
Effectively manages to capture the chaos associated with some of this band's other records and focuses their intensity into a more cathartic experience for the listener
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6.5
93683
6.5 |
Spectrum Culture
Forget is Xiu Xiu’s purest pop record, though that doesn’t make it any more accessible
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6.4
93633
6.4 |
Pitchfork
Consolidates several of the band’s strengths—mixing hooks, cacophony, and stellar production. Individual moments shine, but the album can lull you into a state of absentmindedness
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6.0
93719
6.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Stewart’s latter-day Scott Walker vocals are paired with phalanxes of mangled synthesiser and decaying rhythms to make for a characteristically complex – albeit rewarding – listen
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