OH NO (CREAM & SCARLET VINYL W/DLC)

Xiu Xiu makes beautiful music for hard times. For nearly 20 years, the
band has a track record of crafting experimental music for moments
when life's harsh realities meet its existential mysteries. On the latest
album, Jamie Stewart explores a recent revelation and is reminded of
the power of the band's music to surprise and connect. Listening to the
songs on OH NO, it is hard to feel truly alone. Instead, it is a reminder
that even when we're alone, we're alone together.
OH NO, the group's newest album, is an album of duets, with Stewart
sharing the stage with an array of guests who have made an impact
on him personally and musically. This is the first Xiu Xiu album where
every song spotlights Jamie Stewart and a collaborator. The album
features artists across the musical spectrum, including Sharon Van
Etten, Circuit des Yeux's Haley Fohr, Grouper's Liz Harris, Alice Bag,
Chelsea Wolfe, Owen Pallet, and Twin Shadow's George Lewis Jr., all
drift into Xiu Xiu's distinctive soundworld.
The album was born out of anguish and isolation, but exists as it does
because of a profound rediscovery of community and friendship. It
is the sound of finding one's place in the world after the destructive
powers of jealousy and mistrust make any map seemingly unreadable.