Dear God, I Hate Myself

Dear God, I Hate Myself
Studio album by Xiu Xiu
Released February 23, 2010
Recorded 2009
Genre Indie rock, experimental rock
Length 35:02
Label Kill Rock Stars
Producer Jamie Stewart, Greg Saunier
Xiu Xiu chronology

Women As Lovers
(2008)
Dear God, I Hate Myself
(2010)
Always
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
The Boston Globe (favorable)[2]
Drowned in Sound (7/10)[3]
MusicOMH [4]
Pitchfork Media (7.3/10)[5]
PopMatters (6/10)[6]
Slant Magazine [7]
Spin [8]
Tiny Mix Tapes [9]
Uncut [10]
XLR8R [11]

Dear God, I Hate Myself is the seventh studio album by American indie rock band Xiu Xiu released on February 23, 2010.[12] This is their first album since the departure of Caralee McElroy. The album features new member Angela Seo on piano, synthesizer and drum programming, with production by Jamie Stewart and Deerhoof's Greg Saunier.[13]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jamie Stewart except for "Cumberland Gap" (Traditional)

  1. "Gray Death" - 2:56
  2. "Chocolate Makes You Happy" - 3:55
  3. "Apple For A Brain" - 3:24
  4. "House Sparrow" - 2:39
  5. "Hyunhye's Theme" - 3:31
  6. "Dear God, I Hate Myself" - 3:06
  7. "Secret Motel" - 2:07
  8. "Falkland Rd." - 3:06
  9. "The Fabrizio Palumbo Retaliation" - 3:00
  10. "Cumberland Gap" - 1:34
  11. "This Too Shall Pass Away (For Freddy)" - 3:34
  12. "Impossible Feeling" - 4:10 [14]

iTunes Bonus tracks

  1. "The Ropes Have Pulled Tight" - 3:35
  2. "Cute Pee Pee" - 3:18

Credits

on "Gray Death":

on "Chocolate Makes You Happy":

on "Apple for a Brain":

on "House Sparrow":

on "Hyunhye's Theme":

on "Dear God, I Hate Myself":

on "Secret Motel":

on "Falkland Rd.":

on "The Fabrizio Palumbo Retaliation":

on "Cumberland Gap":

on "This Too Shall Pass Away (for Freddy)":

on "Impossible Feeling":

References

  1. Phares, Heather (2010-02-23). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  2. "The Boston Globe review". February 22, 2010.
  3. Gardner, Noel (2010-02-11). "Drowned in Sound review". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  4. "MusicOMH review". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  5. "Pitchfork review". Pitchfork.com. 2010-02-26. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  6. "PopMatters review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  7. "Slant Magazine review". Slantmagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  8. Suarez, Jessica (2010-02-22). "Spin review". Spin.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  9. Richardson, Brian. "Tiny Mix Tapes review". Tinymixtapes.com. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  10. "Uncut review". Anydecentmusic.com. 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  11. "XLR8R review". Xlr8r.com. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
  12. Lesikar, Trent (2009-11-19). "The Grizzly Life - A Music Blog For The Music Capital (And Beyond...): Xiu Xiu's 'Dear God, I Hate Myself' Tracklist and Cover Art". Grizzlylife.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
  13. "Kill Rock Stars". buyolympia.com. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
  14. "Album Review: Xiu Xiu - Dear God, I Hate Myself | Prefix". Prefixmag.com. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
  15. "Liner notes - Xiu Xiu - Dear God, I Hate Myself" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-23.