Knife Play

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Knife Play
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Length
11 tracks, 43:07
Release Date
19 February 2002
Knife Play is the debut studio album by Xiu Xiu, released on February 19, 2002. A sticker on the cover of the album reads "When my mom died I listened to Henry Cowell, Joy Division, Detroit techno, the Smiths, Takemitsu, Sabbath, Gamelan, 'Black Angels' and Cecil Taylor". The title is a reference to knife play. Noted themes include familial dysfunction, violence and despair; "Hives Hives" is a cover of the IBOPA song "Hives" that references AIDS and HIV, and "Dr. Troll" is about a young transgender girl who teaches a class of prescho… read more
Knife Play is the debut studio album by Xiu Xiu, released on February 19, 2002. A sticker on the cover of the album reads "When my mom died I li… read more
Knife Play is the debut studio album by Xiu Xiu, released on February 19, 2002. A sticker on the cover of the album reads "When my mom died I listened to Henry Cowell, Joy Division,… read more

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Tracklist

Track number Play Loved Track name Artist name Buy Options Duration Listeners
1 Play track Don Diasco
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 2:54 55,056 listeners
2 Play track I Broke Up (SJ)
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 2:20 27,406 listeners
3 Play track Luber
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 4:02 48,188 listeners
4 Play track Hives Hives
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 3:42 51,604 listeners
5 Play track Dr. Troll
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 3:54 50,694 listeners
6 Play track Over Over
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 4:05 40,880 listeners
7 Play track Anne Dong
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 4:51 36,724 listeners
8 Play track Suha
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 4:57 62,882 listeners
9 Play track Poe Poe
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 3:40 43,491 listeners
10 Play track Homonculus
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 3:20 38,196 listeners
11 Play track Tonite and Today (What Chu' Talkin' 'Bout)
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 5:22 30,664 listeners

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Xiu Xiu (pronounced "shoo shoo") is an American experimental group, formed in 2002 in San Jose, California by original members Jamie Stewart, Lauren Andrews, Yvonne Chen, and Cory McCulloch. Currently, the line-up consists of Jamie Stewart (the only constant member since formation), Angela Seo, and David Kendrick. Stewart and Seo reside in Germany, while Kendrick is a touring member, playing drums for the group. Over the life of the band, their music has taken influence from noise, modern classical, dance, post-punk, minimalism, Asian percussion music, and American folk mu… read more
Xiu Xiu (pronounced "shoo shoo") is an American experimental group, formed in 2002 in San Jose, California by original members Jamie Stewart, Lauren Andrews, Yvonne Chen, and Cory… read more
Xiu Xiu (pronounced "shoo shoo") is an American experimental group, formed in 2002 in San Jose, California by original members Jamie Stewart, Lauren Andrews, Yvonne Chen, and Cory McCulloch. Currently, the line-up consists of… read more

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