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Best of 2022: Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) Is Sorry to Say That He Recommends a Podcast

Music

By Jamie Stewart | December 15, 2022

Best of 2022: Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) Is Sorry to Say That He Recommends a Podcast

On Andrew Hickey’s A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs.

Jonathan Schenke (P.E.) and Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) Try to Record Everything

Music

By P.E. | March 24, 2022

Jonathan Schenke (P.E.) and Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) Try to Record Everything

On the fleeting nature of songwriting, The Leather Lemon, and more.

Sharon Van Etten Talks with Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) on the Talkhouse Podcast

Podcast

By Talkhouse Podcast | April 1, 2021

Sharon Van Etten Talks with Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) on the Talkhouse Podcast

Two incredible (and incredibly different) songwriters collide to discuss process, creativity, and vomit.

A Guide to Xiu Xiu’s Girl with Basket of Fruit

Music

By Jamie Stewart | February 1, 2019

A Guide to Xiu Xiu’s Girl with Basket of Fruit

Jamie Stewart takes us on a track-by-track visual tour through his latest inspirations.

I Wanted to Believe in Morrissey (Or His Music, at Least)

Music

By Jamie Stewart | December 13, 2017

I Wanted to Believe in Morrissey (Or His Music, at Least)

With Low in High School, Moz commits sacrilege against himself.

Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) Remembers That Time Pharmakon Charmed the Cops

Music

By Jamie Stewart | March 30, 2017

Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) Remembers That Time Pharmakon Charmed the Cops

He also makes contact with Contact.

Thor Harris on Getting Suspended from Twitter After His Nazi-Punching Video Went Viral

Voices

By Thor Harris | February 15, 2017

Thor Harris on Getting Suspended from Twitter After His Nazi-Punching Video Went Viral

“Anyone who is bothered by the video but not bothered by a President Trump has much to learn about the world and how to live in it.”

Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) Pays Tribute to the Music of Twin Peaks with This Record Store Day Playlist

Music

April 16, 2016

Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) Pays Tribute to the Music of Twin Peaks with This Record Store Day Playlist

This playlist is packed with songs from Twin Peaks, Fire Walk with Me and Jamie's own imagined vignettes.

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

Music

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

Music

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.