Forget (Xiu Xiu album)
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| Studio album by Xiu Xiu | ||||
| Released | February 24, 2017 | |||
| Studio | Nurse | |||
| Genre | Art rock, experimental rock[1] | |||
| Length | 43:57 | |||
| Label | Polyvinyl | |||
| Producer | John Congleton, Greg Saunier, Angela Seo | |||
| Xiu Xiu chronology | ||||
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Forget is the tenth studio album by Xiu Xiu, released on February 24, 2017.[2] Produced by John Congleton, Greg Saunier, and Angela Seo, it features contributions from Charlemagne Palestine, Kristof Hahn, Vaginal Davis, and Enyce Smith.[2]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The A.V. Club | B[4] |
| Pitchfork | 6.4/10[5] |
| PopMatters | [6] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77% based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]
Andrew Paschal of PopMatters gave the album 8 stars out of 10, calling it "one of Xiu Xiu's poppiest and most accessible works to date".[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Call" | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Queen of the Losers" | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Wondering" | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Get Up" | 5:00 |
| 5. | "Hey Choco Bananas" | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Jenny GoGo" | 3:57 |
| 7. | "At Last, At Last" | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Forget" | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Petite" | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Faith, Torn Apart" | 7:56 |
| Total length: | 43:57 | |
Personnel
- Xiu Xiu
- Jamie Stewart – vocals, guitar, modular synthesizer, organ, programming
- Angela Seo – synthesizer, organ, percussion
- Shayna Dunkelman – percussion, organ, synthesizer
- Additional personnel
- Vaginal Davis – vocals
- Kristof Hahn – guitar
- Tanisha Hall – vocals
- Devin Hoff – double bass
- Chiara Lee – vocals
- Charlemagne Palestine – carillon
- Greg Saunier – bass guitar, percussion, guitar, synthesizer, vocals, organ
- Enyce Smith – commentary
- Federico Zanatta – vocals
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[7] | 24 |
References
- 1 2 Phares, Heather. "Forget - Xiu Xiu". AllMusic. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- 1 2 Slingerland, Calum (November 16, 2016). "Xiu Xiu Return with 'Forget'". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- 1 2 "Forget by Xiu Xiu". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- ↑ Mincher, Chris (February 24, 2017). "On Forget, Xiu Xiu achieves accessibility without much sacrifice". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ↑ Walls, Seth Colter (March 1, 2017). "Xiu Xiu: FORGET". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- 1 2 Paschal, Andrew (February 21, 2017). "Xiu Xiu: Forget". PopMatters. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Xiu Xiu - Chart history - Vinyl Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
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