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Post by urgeintheicebox on Jul 18, 2005 15:25:42 GMT -5
i posted this on the lj community as well, but today i was reading the new issue of entertainment weekly and a review for 'la foret' was inside! it really freaked me out, isnt that strange though?
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Post by SINISTER FUNKHOUSE on Jul 18, 2005 15:31:41 GMT -5
more importantly...
what do they think of it?!
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Post by eh on Jul 18, 2005 16:15:50 GMT -5
La Foret
Xiu Xiu
Reviewed by Timothy Gunatilaka
Unquestionably unconventional, these indie darlings from San Jose, Calif., Xiu Xiu, once again bring an uncanny poignancy to their chorus of chaos on their fourth full-length, La Forêt. ''Pox'' and ''Muppet Face'' set Jamie Stewart's plaintive whisper and delicate acoustic strums to a cacophony of lo-fi synths, kitchenware clangs, and otherworldly blips and whirls for an experience that's at times quaintly dreamy, at others spastically nightmarish. Imagine Bright Eyes fed through a meat grinder — but in a good way. Grade: A-
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Post by blondeonblonde on Jul 18, 2005 20:05:01 GMT -5
What is with all the Bright Eyes comparisons? Is their musical knowledge that limited that they can't think of any other band to compare Xiu Xiu to? I really don't understand it.
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Post by dr. strangelove on Jul 18, 2005 20:33:34 GMT -5
while i agree that the bright eyes comparisons are a bit off, i have noticed that a lot of xiu xiu fans seem to like bright eyes, or at least, did before their recent popularity... just like a lot of xiu fans seem to be enamored with neutral milk hotel... maybe it has something to do with the vocal delivery?
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Post by urgeintheicebox on Jul 18, 2005 20:37:21 GMT -5
yes, i mean, i can see a fan connection to both bands, but musically theres absolutely nothing there, ive read two reviews so far of 'la foret' where they make that comparison and it really makes no sense
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Post by kevin on Jul 18, 2005 21:54:30 GMT -5
i think the vocal thing the other guy was talking about is right. the comparisons are at least valid in that light; artists who have very distinct powerful and shocking voices. i liked bright eyes' early work and was a huge fan. i was a huge fan of early at the drive in. i love carey mercer. bjork, the magnetic fields, neutral milk hotel, i could go on forever.
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byronhulcher
Go Away
and I'm waiting for him to arrive.
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Post by byronhulcher on Jul 18, 2005 22:47:14 GMT -5
The vocal are fairly similar, between the raspy, the wavery, and the whisper. And I am a big fan of both bands, so the connection goes. I'm glad it got in. Lets hear it for La Foret!
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Post by iamthemillmtnstar on Jul 19, 2005 16:15:03 GMT -5
If memory serves me correctly, they were also recently in the New York Times.
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Post by glass on Jul 22, 2005 6:13:59 GMT -5
i have noticed that a lot of xiu xiu fans seem to like bright eyes my two favourite bands...both conor and jamie seem to pour their heart and soul into what they're singing... |
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Post by seth on Jul 22, 2005 14:09:24 GMT -5
they were playing la foret at tower records
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Post by JarrettTree on Jul 27, 2005 18:57:23 GMT -5
I don't really understand that comparasion either.
But they are both very emotional bands.
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Post by nhennies on Jul 28, 2005 14:41:07 GMT -5
What is with all the Bright Eyes comparisons? Is their musical knowledge that limited that they can't think of any other band to compare Xiu Xiu to? Yes. |
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Post by LadyLaz on Jul 30, 2005 12:41:34 GMT -5
Vocally, Jamie reminds me more of a stuttering, breathless Morrissey.
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Post by lol on Jul 30, 2005 19:57:19 GMT -5
If you hear a slight spat and light moans, that would be jamie after reading you said that
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