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David Hartley (the War on Drugs) Talks Xiu Xiu’s Angel Guts: Red Classroom

By David Hartley | February 3, 2014

By David Hartley | February 3, 2014

David Hartley (the War on Drugs) Talks Xiu Xiu’s Angel Guts: Red Classroom

I'm not your typical Xiu Xiu listener — my musical tastes skew towards artists that can temporarily quell my simmering anxiety rather than dredge...

Kevin Morby (Woods, the Babies) Talks Xiu Xiu’s Nina

By Kevin Morby | December 9, 2013

By Kevin Morby | December 9, 2013

Kevin Morby (Woods, the Babies) Talks Xiu Xiu’s Nina

Xiu Xiu leader Jamie Stewart finds himself walking along a boardwalk during the twilight hour next to Nina Simone, perhaps in a dream.

Jonathan Meiburg (Shearwater) Talks the Covers Album Phenomenon

By Jonathan Meiburg | November 30, 2013

By Jonathan Meiburg | November 30, 2013

Jonathan Meiburg (Shearwater) Talks the Covers Album Phenomenon

Nina Simone, for my money, was the greatest singer of other people’s songs that the 20th century produced. There was almost nothing she couldn’t...