I LOVE THE VALLEY OH! I LIKE MY POLL! - Xiu Xiu studio album poll

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Did my best, but with search down and using Google I couldn't find out if this poll had been done before. I did find out Ned Raggett does NOT like Xiu Xiu. Fair dues to Il(m) patrons, but this poll is for people who DO love Xiu Xiu. What is their best studio album? (I had to leave out the live album and plenty of ep's and collabs, and realize it's too short for Forget to have landed, but it is time imho.)

All things Xiu Xiu, the music the lyrics... discuss this great band here. And vote. I LOVE YOU JAMIE STEWART!!!

Poll Results

Option	Votes
2006 - The Air Force	5
2003 - A Promise	4
2004 - Fabulous Muscles	4
2002 - Knife Play	1
2016 - Xiu Xiu Plays the Music of Twin Peaks	1
2014 - Unclouded Sky	0
2014 - Angel Guts: Red Classroom	0
2013 - Nina	0
2012 - Always	0
2010 - Dear God, I Hate Myself	0
2008 - Women as Lovers	0
2005 - La Forêt	0
2017 - Forget	0

― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 21 March 2017 23:19 (eight years ago)

(off to a great start, Il(m) patrone joke got botched by autocorrect)

― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 21 March 2017 23:22 (eight years ago)

what is the best xiu xiu thing

don't think i voted in that one and i'm happy with as much talking about xiu xiu as possible

The Air Force > Knife Play > A Promise > Forget > Angel Guts > Dear God > Fabulous Muscles >Always > La Foret, haven't spent enough time with the rest

― devvvine, Tuesday, 21 March 2017 23:25 (eight years ago)

A poll just seven months ago? Ugh, apologies... Search let me down.

― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 21 March 2017 23:28 (eight years ago)

The Air Force flies high above the rest.

― flappy bird, Wednesday, 22 March 2017 01:35 (eight years ago)

They mostly lost me with La Foret and I've only checked in sporadically since. Someone needs to make a mix of best tracks because there's a ton of half-assed stuff in there with the good things.

― circa1916, Wednesday, 22 March 2017 01:44 (eight years ago)

Will be seeing them live for the first time in a few months though

― circa1916, Wednesday, 22 March 2017 01:45 (eight years ago)

I'm seeing them in a couple weeks, first time w/ a band. Jamie only Xiu Xiu show I saw in 2012 was devastating. Can't wait

― flappy bird, Wednesday, 22 March 2017 02:06 (eight years ago)

Been listening to my gf's old cd of Women as Lovers on the bathroom boombox lately and that one is fantastic, some real gems. I wouldn't say the new one is their best album or anything, but some of the tracks (Get Up, Petite) are all time. Somebody should definitely make the ultimate Xiu Xiu mix.

― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 16:25 (eight years ago)

Get Up is definitely an instant Xiu Xiu classic, i'd add Wondering as well.

― flappy bird, Wednesday, 22 March 2017 16:54 (eight years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Tuesday, 4 April 2017 00:01 (eight years ago)

Considering this is a project that gets criticized for over-treading the same ground lyrically-- a worthwhile criticism-- tho the same crit that could be levelled at John Waters or any other artist who leaps out of the kennel into the garden of transgressive art and has to continue to wait for new modern prejudices to grow and blossom before shitting on them-- my ears find this band extremely diverse from a compositional and production perspective. I can't really pick a single album.

It is interesting to me that Fabulous Muscles and La Foret which disappointed me so much production-wise would be followed by The Air Force and Angel Guts which are two of the best-sounding albums I've ever heard

Nina is way underrated, Twin Peaks is impossible to overrate because it attempts the impossible and succeeds

― fgti, Tuesday, 4 April 2017 14:34 (eight years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Wednesday, 5 April 2017 00:01 (eight years ago)

Their take on Twin Peaks is impressive!

― example (crüt), Wednesday, 5 April 2017 00:08 (eight years ago)

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