Also saying this is the most accessible to get into Xiu Xiu is wild, either FORGET or their newest project 13” Frank Beltrame is their most accessible I highly recommend the new album
The Air Force is also one of their more accessible albums, way more pop focused and less abrasive to me than their newest, think their latest definitely blends a lot of their old and new elements throughout their discog well tho
And now, my guess of what his reaction to "Mary Turner Mary Turner" would've been. *Slack jawed, wide-eyed silence for about ten seconds* "I am never listening to that again."
-about 20,000 deaths song Awful was the name of his dad’s imaginary friend and cookie was the name of someone his dad had a child with when he was younger. The child was given to some convent and none of the family ever saw them again. I’d highly recommend checking out the drunk commentary to get all the context
Xiu xiu’s recent album and “Forget” are fairly accessible as well!! Theyre an amazing group and constantly change up their sound! Id definitely check out more of their work. And yea this album is awesome!! Thank you for reacting 💖
I haven't listened to this album since I was 19 and enjoyed it a lot, I thought I was just an angsty kid so never listened to it again, but 10 years later and it's still damn good
In Jamie's book he stated that he had the baby doll in Vietnam in order to make people think he was crazy she they wouldn't attempt to harm him but it also served as an art project he took photographs next to looks interesting things like unexploded bombs etc...
if you decide to check out more of their stuff, i definitely recommend fabulous muscles. it’s not as accessible as forget or 13” but it’s like a “poppier” version of a promise. one of my favourites in their discography also, if you want some more good spooky music for october, you gotta check out “the drift” by Scott walker. probably the most terrifying album i’ve heard
Sweet recs: Polvo - Today's Active Lifestyles (Sick sounding early 90s math/indie rock, awesome guitar tone) Cap'n Jazz - Shmap'n Shmazz (The goats of midwest emo... the originators... I don't gotta say anything else. The album is the first 12 tracks of the compilation that's on Spotify btw, but you should also check out the Take On Me cover that's directly after the album in the tracklist, it's awesome) Swirlies - Blonder Tongue Audio Baton (GORGEOUS unique sounding early 90s shoegaze, sounds like mbv, pavement, guided by voices with twee pop mixed in, so awesome, better than Loveless imo) Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (Unique folk-punk, early 80s college/alt rock, very catchy) Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque (Really catchy power pop, slightly shoegazey, same label as The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine) Quasi - Featuring "Birds" (Awesome Built to Spill-esque/Pacific Northwest indie rock, same label as Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, Duster etc) The Breeders - Pod (Unique early 90s alt rock, Steve Albini prod, was in Kurt Cobain's top 3 albums of all time) Slint - Tweez (Sick late 80s post-hardcore/math rock, also Steve Albini prod) Pinback - Pinback (Very chill and creative late 90s indie rock) Modest Mouse - This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About (Amazing album, basically as good as The Lonesome Crowded West) The Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land (badass big-beat dance music) Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand (lovely 90's lo-fi) Hella - Hold Your Horse Is (Math Rock with the drummer from Death Grips, before he was in Death Grips) Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (Absolutely perfect 90's indie rock album)
You should react to their latest album that just came out, 13" Frank Beltram Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips. It's really good and if anything I think it's way more accessible than even this album and not as heavy thematically.
great pick. their newest album is fantastic, one of the best of the year. also gonna rec modest mouse again. don't remember which album i said last time so im just gonna say this is a long drive for someone with nothing to think about, their debut
Let’s gooo new smags upload🩵🩵 also i highly highly recommend an album called Emergency and I by The dismemberment Plan. One of the greatest and most brutally real lyrical albums of all time it’s weird and perfect and so so entertaining and catchy all the same!
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS MY GUY a few recommendations: Ghosts of the Great Highway - Sun Kil Moon SMILE :D - Porter Robinson (pop-punk, pop, electronic) Process - Sampha (experimental r&b, great production) Koi No Yokan - Deftones (very heavy, sexier and heavier radiohead imo) Hypochondriac - Brakence (very experimental emo rap, glitch pop) Reading Writing And Arithmetic - The Sundays (the smiths ish, with beautiful female vocals)
yeah definitely a good choice to do this before Girl With Basket of Fruit. I love the band so I’d highly recommend all of their albums, but some of their other more accessible ones to get a better feel for their sound are “Always”, “Forget” or “Dear God, I Hate Myself”.
You might have read this already but Apistat Commander is very much about his father’s suicide as well. Specifically, it’s about him having suicidal thoughts himself despite knowing the pain that his father’s suicide caused, and the internal conflict of that.
there is a lot of context needed with this album. for example: -first song's lyrics comes from their neighbor from band's earlier days, their neighbors were a girl dating an older woman and most of the lyrics is their conversations. -second song is mostly about coping with su***icidal thoughts. -third song's ''don't worry mom'' part comes from james, the vocalist, consoling his mom while she watched her mother die. etc. etc. there is a lot going on with the lyrics of this album, it needs a deeper diving.
Bold move going with A Promise as your first Xiu Xiu exposure. If you get the chance to hit them up again, you GOTTA hit up Fabulous Muscles. It's by far their most accessible album, and I've found to be a good jumping on point. Great record.
If you want to listen to more accessible releases from Xiu Xiu, I would recommend Fabulous Muscles, Forget and their latest album 13" Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto With Bison Horn Grips. If you want more albums like A Promise I would recommend The Air Force and Knife Play. If you want even scarier shit, Girl With Basket of Fruit is even more terrifying than this album. I love Xiu Xiu, they're one of my favorite bands. This album, Forget and The Air Force have some of my favorite songs ever.
glad you checked this one out!!! you picked up on some stuff I definitely didn't on my first listen I saw someone mention it in the live chat, but just for future reference, Jamie, the band's main writer/singer, uses they/them pronouns :)
I have an album you will find interesting that sort of reminds me of this one. The Lamb as Effigy by Sprain. A lot of parts of the album are genuinely scary but the band could find really beautiful moments in the music. A 10/10 in my opinion.
Please react to another album by theres, they do have alot of diversity in there albums sounds. Alot of people reacted to girl with a basket of fruit i would definitely recommend it or there first album knife play
Smags got a random one for you but you should check out Londons saviour by fakemink it’s some dope UK underground rap with some crazy production and it’s not too long also check out some of their singles like thank god, secret and brat I think you will enjoy bro
Please react to the latest Xiu Xiu album as well, it is a banger album through and through and one of the best albums of 2024 for sure. Also react to LITTLE BUSTERS and Happy Bivouac by The Pillows! I'm begging, as these are some of the best pop rock/grunge albums imo
Smags is the most stable relationship I’ve ever been in.
Parasocial relationships are scared of you
Also saying this is the most accessible to get into Xiu Xiu is wild, either FORGET or their newest project 13” Frank Beltrame is their most accessible I highly recommend the new album
I'm loving that new album. I smashed a PR on the rowing machine at the gym while listening to it.
The Air Force is also one of their more accessible albums, way more pop focused and less abrasive to me than their newest, think their latest definitely blends a lot of their old and new elements throughout their discog well tho
Fabulous Muscles is also accessible
fabulous muscles is essential listening imo
Ngl a promise is the one that got me into them this year and I’ve been obsessed since
Genuinely never stop doing these. Your whole channel, despite the format has a unique feel to it that is special
Finally Xiu Xiu (thank u for doing this one instead of girl with a basket of fruit)
would have most likely not been a warm reception 😂
And now, my guess of what his reaction to "Mary Turner Mary Turner" would've been.
*Slack jawed, wide-eyed silence for about ten seconds*
"I am never listening to that again."
@@rushguy1 now I need this.
xiu xiu’s got a crazy discog hope you do more of their stuff asap
First listened to it when I was 14 and it’s been my favorite album ever since
it’s one of my faves too, also love the daisies pfp
Bro is pushing back the lamb as effigy like them calls from his mum 🥶🥶🥶
thissssssss
Frrr that would be so entertaining
-about 20,000 deaths song
Awful was the name of his dad’s imaginary friend and cookie was the name of someone his dad had a child with when he was younger. The child was given to some convent and none of the family ever saw them again.
I’d highly recommend checking out the drunk commentary to get all the context
Sad pony guerilla girl is literally my favorite song ever I've never been able to find such a raw and chilling song
Xiu xiu’s recent album and “Forget” are fairly accessible as well!! Theyre an amazing group and constantly change up their sound! Id definitely check out more of their work. And yea this album is awesome!! Thank you for reacting 💖
HOLY SHIT HE REACTED TO IT! My personal favorite Xiu Xiu album even though I can’t stand listening to it more than once a month
i have been WAITING for this
im having a really awful day but seeing this in my notifs made me happy. thank you mr. smags
BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MY WHOLE LIFE
AHHHHH YES YES YES!!!!! IM KICKING MY FEET UP IN THE AIR READY TO WATCH THIS REACTION YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!
My goat has returned
i don't expect everyone to like this album, but it means a whole lot to me so seeing anyone listen to it makes me happy :)
XIU XIU ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
I haven't listened to this album since I was 19 and enjoyed it a lot, I thought I was just an angsty kid so never listened to it again, but 10 years later and it's still damn good
You should react to Uboa - The Origin of my Depression, it's also experimental, dark and depressing
yeaah that would be great
I USED TO PRAY FOR TIMES LIKE THIS
In Jamie's book he stated that he had the baby doll in Vietnam in order to make people think he was crazy she they wouldn't attempt to harm him but it also served as an art project he took photographs next to looks interesting things like unexploded bombs etc...
Day 7 of asking for Repetition by Unwound reaction
i upvote this
really anything by unwound is good, I want to get him to listen to another duster project particularly "Calm" I think he would LOVE it
if you decide to check out more of their stuff, i definitely recommend fabulous muscles. it’s not as accessible as forget or 13” but it’s like a “poppier” version of a promise. one of my favourites in their discography
also, if you want some more good spooky music for october, you gotta check out “the drift” by Scott walker. probably the most terrifying album i’ve heard
YESSS YAYYY IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS 🐐
This is one of my all time favourites!!!!❤❤
Fabulous Muscles is my go to Xiu Xiu album. I love the valley oh!
Tried listening to this one night and I immediately backed out 😭
Frances The Mute - The Mars Volta
Sweet
recs:
Polvo - Today's Active Lifestyles (Sick sounding early 90s math/indie rock, awesome guitar tone)
Cap'n Jazz - Shmap'n Shmazz (The goats of midwest emo... the originators... I don't gotta say anything else. The album is the first 12 tracks of the compilation that's on Spotify btw, but you should also check out the Take On Me cover that's directly after the album in the tracklist, it's awesome)
Swirlies - Blonder Tongue Audio Baton (GORGEOUS unique sounding early 90s shoegaze, sounds like mbv, pavement, guided by voices with twee pop mixed in, so awesome, better than Loveless imo)
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes (Unique folk-punk, early 80s college/alt rock, very catchy)
Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque (Really catchy power pop, slightly shoegazey, same label as The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine)
Quasi - Featuring "Birds" (Awesome Built to Spill-esque/Pacific Northwest indie rock, same label as Modest Mouse, Built to Spill, Duster etc)
The Breeders - Pod (Unique early 90s alt rock, Steve Albini prod, was in Kurt Cobain's top 3 albums of all time)
Slint - Tweez (Sick late 80s post-hardcore/math rock, also Steve Albini prod)
Pinback - Pinback (Very chill and creative late 90s indie rock)
Modest Mouse - This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About (Amazing album, basically as good as The Lonesome Crowded West)
The Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land (badass big-beat dance music)
Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand (lovely 90's lo-fi)
Hella - Hold Your Horse Is (Math Rock with the drummer from Death Grips, before he was in Death Grips)
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (Absolutely perfect 90's indie rock album)
THE TIME HAS COME AND SO HAVE I
their newest album 13” frank beltrame is one of the best albums this year and an absolute must
Yo, I was just listening to this yesterday
Amazing album
You should react to their latest album that just came out, 13" Frank Beltram Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips. It's really good and if anything I think it's way more accessible than even this album and not as heavy thematically.
great pick. their newest album is fantastic, one of the best of the year. also gonna rec modest mouse again. don't remember which album i said last time so im just gonna say this is a long drive for someone with nothing to think about, their debut
Let’s gooo new smags upload🩵🩵 also i highly highly recommend an album called Emergency and I by The dismemberment Plan. One of the greatest and most brutally real lyrical albums of all time it’s weird and perfect and so so entertaining and catchy all the same!
Emergency & I is such an incredible album I second
Dude finally! You’ve gotta do the whole catalog now. It’ll be the best decision you’ve ever made. Essential listening
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS MY GUY
a few recommendations:
Ghosts of the Great Highway - Sun Kil Moon
SMILE :D - Porter Robinson (pop-punk, pop, electronic)
Process - Sampha (experimental r&b, great production)
Koi No Yokan - Deftones (very heavy, sexier and heavier radiohead imo)
Hypochondriac - Brakence (very experimental emo rap, glitch pop)
Reading Writing And Arithmetic - The Sundays (the smiths ish, with beautiful female vocals)
yeah definitely a good choice to do this before Girl With Basket of Fruit. I love the band so I’d highly recommend all of their albums, but some of their other more accessible ones to get a better feel for their sound are “Always”, “Forget” or “Dear God, I Hate Myself”.
songs- Adrianne lenker PLESE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASEPLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
Oh man love the first two tracks from this album.
oooooh we going crazy
not breathing till we get a modern baseball reaction
You might have read this already but Apistat Commander is very much about his father’s suicide as well. Specifically, it’s about him having suicidal thoughts himself despite knowing the pain that his father’s suicide caused, and the internal conflict of that.
Omg Worry being on the list too made me so hype. I would LOVE to see a Worry reaction! Jeff Rosenstock is one of the best artists out there
there is a lot of context needed with this album. for example:
-first song's lyrics comes from their neighbor from band's earlier days, their neighbors were a girl dating an older woman and most of the lyrics is their conversations.
-second song is mostly about coping with su***icidal thoughts.
-third song's ''don't worry mom'' part comes from james, the vocalist, consoling his mom while she watched her mother die.
etc. etc. there is a lot going on with the lyrics of this album, it needs a deeper diving.
beautiful day to be a xiu xiu enjoyer
thank you mr swags
Forget is bangers, but a promise is where you have to start
Yes this is a good first Xiu Xiu, although I think Girl With a Basket of Fruit is the first Xiu Xiu I heard and I still fell in love with this band.
OMGGGGG THE BEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME!!!❤❤❤
Bold move going with A Promise as your first Xiu Xiu exposure. If you get the chance to hit them up again, you GOTTA hit up Fabulous Muscles. It's by far their most accessible album, and I've found to be a good jumping on point. Great record.
If you want to listen to more accessible releases from Xiu Xiu, I would recommend Fabulous Muscles, Forget and their latest album 13" Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto With Bison Horn Grips.
If you want more albums like A Promise I would recommend The Air Force and Knife Play.
If you want even scarier shit, Girl With Basket of Fruit is even more terrifying than this album.
I love Xiu Xiu, they're one of my favorite bands. This album, Forget and The Air Force have some of my favorite songs ever.
He does it again
SMAGS PLEASE DO SONGS ABOUT LEAVING BY CARISSA’S WIERD ITS THE PERFECT FALL ALBUM
Listen to Rumskib - Rumskib!!!
Crazy electronic twist to shoegaze, not like sweet trip, it’s its own thing
Please do Girl With Basket Of Fruit!
Hope we get that Jeff rosenstock - worry reaction
glad you checked this one out!!! you picked up on some stuff I definitely didn't on my first listen
I saw someone mention it in the live chat, but just for future reference, Jamie, the band's main writer/singer, uses they/them pronouns :)
I have an album you will find interesting that sort of reminds me of this one.
The Lamb as Effigy by Sprain. A lot of parts of the album are genuinely scary but the band could find really beautiful moments in the music. A 10/10 in my opinion.
Thumbnail goes unbelievably hard
OH MY FUCKING GOD AHHHHHH!!!!!!
This album both made me laugh and creeped me out when I first discovered it.
Just go to xiu xiu’s latest album next. It’s so much more accessible and also very beautiful and musically satisfying
Love this album
Just remember. This is what everyone suggest is the most accessible album.
PLS!!!! FLUME - SKIN Review!!
Yes
YES YES YES YES
gotta listen to polvo todays active lifestyles man
xiu xiu!!!!! also hi please please man king krule six feet beneath the moon
tyranny by the voidz next!
do fabulous muscles or girl with basket of fruit next!
That's a damn classic
had to see it to believe it
please check out the texas-jerusalem crossroads by lift to experience!!
Since you reacted to xiu xiu, you should check more experimental weird electro music!! Check Peaceful as hell by Black dresses c:
Please react to another album by theres, they do have alot of diversity in there albums sounds. Alot of people reacted to girl with a basket of fruit i would definitely recommend it or there first album knife play
"There's been harder lyrics for me." *FLASHES LIZ'S FACE* 💀🤣
another amazing album, another day requesting The Lamb as Effigy by Sprain
love xiu xiu ., can we get the lamb as effigy
now listen to their latest album
i love xiu xiu ❤️
I am once again begging for you to do the Texas Jerusalem crossroads by lift to experience 🙏🙏
19:53 this has me DEAD
Do their new album from this year! And then Girl with Basket of Fruit lol PLEASE
SMAGS PLEASE DO ANOTHER WEEN ALBUM, WHITE PEPPER
pls react to Today i Laid Down by bl4ck m4rket c4rt, and check out Nervous Young Man by car seat headrest !! their best album imo. love ya smags ‼️
Bro, yes
Smags got a random one for you but you should check out Londons saviour by fakemink it’s some dope UK underground rap with some crazy production and it’s not too long also check out some of their singles like thank god, secret and brat I think you will enjoy bro
Smags my man. Please react to MGMT congratulations. You will not be disappointed.
Please react to the latest Xiu Xiu album as well, it is a banger album through and through and one of the best albums of 2024 for sure. Also react to LITTLE BUSTERS and Happy Bivouac by The Pillows! I'm begging, as these are some of the best pop rock/grunge albums imo
Damn this is crazy not even Bar Italia Tracey Denim is this crazy
Would love to see a reaction to Cross by Justice eventually
Great album man!!
Big Day 30 of asking Smags to react to my album Mutagen
I think if you want accessible their last album probably would've been the best choice
Day 8 of asking for Comfort y Musica Para Volar by Soda Stereo and Kuuchuu Camp by Fishmans
xuvetyn by lovesliescrushing!! im not giving up
Smagsss I would loveee to see you react to You’d prefer an astronaut by HUM 💚💚💚 best band
Please react to new Xiu Xiu album!!!
There you go reacting to good music good boy
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