As per an interview regarding the album, this song was inspired by a girl dating an older married woman who lived above Jamie in the early days of the band. “Most of the lines from the song are things they had said to each other, and it’s an observation of their impossible attempt to have a relationship… their difficult existence. At the time it was very specific, but now to me it’s probably just about difficult existence in a more personal or general way, depending on what year it is, what happens to be going on… does that even make any sense?” The version on the A Promise album is… read more
As per an interview regarding the album, this song was inspired by a girl dating an older married woman who lived above Jamie in the early days of th… read more
As per an interview regarding the album, this song was inspired by a girl dating an older married woman who lived above Jamie in the early days of the band. “Most of the lines from the s… 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 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