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The Air Force, by Xiu Xiu (LP on 5RC)

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Rating: ecstatic This record left our Phil feeling ecstatic.

Now Brian wants to record his groans and send them off to places to see if he can get album of the week. Enough of that I say. Now I'm talking XIU XIU. I've always been fascinated by this dude/ band/ act/ whatever he/ they are. I don't know and I'm not looking into it. The internet is a big old place. You've found this and are reading it. You can go and look for yourself. In fact someone can tell me if they fancy. They're new album called Air Force is a tour de force. I've always wanted to say that. I think it means something is good. I wanted to review this and now I'm here I can't think of anything to say about it. How do you review a Xiu Xiu record? I guess I should look on Pitchfork. Ha! It's totally original for starters. It incorporates more ideas than the annual output of Johnny's big idea factory and it's an utterly compelling listen from start to end. Someone told me they thought they sounded like a gay Nine Inch Nails. There could be something in that. I don't know. We can hear bits of Lou Barlow in his voice.... bits of Japan in there.... it's stubborn and difficult.  That's about as useful as I can be. It's the poppiest and strongest release I've heard by 'em so far. This was very almost album of the week.
 

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About the humble LP:

The LP is the daddy of formats. 12" inches of sheer joy. The LP adds to the glory of the 12" record as it can be played at a slower speed (33rpm instead of the usual 45rpm for singles), consequently more musical joy can be had. Played on a decent deck the sound of an LP is about a million times better than any other format. They look fantastic...... a nice gatefold sleeve with a information rich inner sleeve will keep you entertained for hours even before your stylus has chance to make eye contact with it's 12" prey. An essential part of musical heritage which will never be forgotten. It still does play at a multitude of speeds but as it's recorded to be played slower they normally sound ridiculous sped up. Though double albums can make up for this slight inadequacy by ramming more tunes into your ears for your money. Utterly essential.

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