Xiu Xiu discography

Xiu Xiu discography
Studio albums	16
EPs	4
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	4
Singles	11

This is a selective list of American experimental band Xiu Xiu's discography.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions.

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Heat. [1]	US Vinyl [2]	US Indep. [3]
Knife Play	Released: February 19, 2002 Label: 5 Rue Christine, Kill Rock Stars Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	—	—	—
A Promise	Released: February 18, 2003 Label: 5 Rue Christine Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	—	—	—
Fabulous Muscles	Released: February 17, 2004 Label: 5 Rue Christine Format: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—
La Forêt	Released: July 12, 2005 Label: 5 Rue Christine Format: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—
The Air Force	Released: September 15, 2006 Label: 5 Rue Christine Format: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—
Women as Lovers	Released: January 29, 2008 Label: Kill Rock Stars Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	45	—	—
Dear God, I Hate Myself	Released: February 23, 2010 Label: Kill Rock Stars Format: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—
Always	Released: February 28, 2012 Label: Polyvinyl, Bella Union Format: CD, LP, digital download	—	10	—
Nina	Released: December 3, 2013 Label: Graveface Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	—	—	—
Angel Guts: Red Classroom	Released: February 4, 2014 Label: Polyvinyl, Bella Union Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	38	—	—
Unclouded Sky	Released: June 13, 2014 Label: Polyvinyl Format: CD, digital download	—	—	—
Xiu Xiu Plays the Music of Twin Peaks	Released: April 16, 2016 Label: Polyvinyl, Bella Union Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	9	8	—
Forget	Released: February 24, 2017 Label: Polyvinyl Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	—	24	—
Girl with Basket of Fruit	Released: February 8, 2019 Label: Polyvinyl Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	19	—	47
Oh No	Released: March 26, 2021 Label: Polyvinyl Format: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—
Ignore Grief	Released: March 3, 2023 Label: Polyvinyl Format: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—
13" Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips	Released: September 27, 2024 Label: Polyvinyl Format: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—

Live albums

• Life and Live (2005)

Compilation albums

• Fag Patrol (2003)
• Xiu Xiu for Life: The First 5 Years (2008) – Japanese best-of compilation
• Rare (2012) – Always companion compilation
• There Is No Right, There Is No Wrong (2014) – best-of compilation

EPs

• Chapel of the Chimes (2002)
• Tu Mi Piaci (2006)
• Grumpus Krampus (2022) ^{[4] [5]}
• Ignore Grief Remixes (2023)

Singles

• "Fleshettes" CD-single (2004)
• The Special 12 Singles Series (2005)
• "Boy Soprano" / "San Pedro Glue Stick" picture disc 7-inch (2006)
• Jamie Stewart Pre-Xiu Xiu Picture disc 7-inch (2007)
• Untitled 12 month/12 disc subscription service – limited edition of 50 subscriptions (2009)
• "Razor Scooter" / "Sashay Away" digital single (2011)
• "Daphny" / "Only Girl (In the World)" 7-inch (2011)
• Graveface Records Charity 7-inch (2012)
• "Quagga" / "Thylacine" 7-inch (2012)
• "Fear of the Horizon" / "Turkish March" 7-inch art by Heidi Hahn (2017)
• "Between the Breaths" with Mitski (2018)
• "A Real Indication" digital single (2021)

Splits

• The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up & Xiu Xiu Split EP (Insound Tour Supports Series #26 (2003)
• This Song Is a Mess But So Am I & Xiu Xiu – 7-inch (2004)
• Bunkbed & Xiu Xiu – 7-inch (2004)
• Devendra Banhart & Xiu Xiu – 7-inch (2005)
• Kill Me Tomorrow & Xiu Xiu – 7-inch (2005)
• The Paper Chase & Xiu Xiu – 7-inch (2005)
• The Dead Science & Xiu Xiu – 7-inch (2005)
• WS-Burn & Xiu Xiu – 7-inch (2007)
• High Places & Xiu Xiu – 7-inch (2008)
• Parenthetical Girls (Morrissey/The Smiths covers, Upset the Rhythm (2009)
• Almost Xiu Xiu, Almost Deerhoof – 7-inch (2011)
• Chad VanGaalen & Xiu Xiu – The Green Corridor II 12-inch (2012)
• Dirty Beaches & Xiu Xiu – 7-inch (2012)
• Always "I Luv Abortion" / "Joeys Song" remixes by Deerhoof/Kid606 – 7-inch (2012)
• "Real Doll Factory" / "The Honour of the Season" split 7-inch with Lawrence English (2013)
• "Sharp Dressed Man" / "Gimme All Your Lovin'" split 7-inch with Fabrizio Palumbo as (r) (2017)

Collaborations

• ¡Ciaütistico! – collaboration with Larsen under the moniker XXL, for Xiu Xiu Larsen (2005)
• Creepshow – collaboration with Grouper under the artist name "Xiu Xiu vs. Grouper" (2006)
• Remixed & Covered – collaboration with artists including To Live and Shave in L.A. (Tom Smith (filker)), Her Space Holiday, Larsen, Oxbow, Sunset Rubdown, Marissa Nadler, Good For Cows, Kid606, XO Skeletons, Gold Chains, Devendra Banhart, Warbucks, Cherry Point, and Grouper) (2007)
• ¿Spicchiology? – Xiu Xiu and Larsen as XXL (2007)
• A Soundtrack for a Polaroid of Two Trees in Indiana – collaboration disc included with the Xiu Xiu: The Polaroid Project: The Book (2007)
• Desperate Living , Jamie Stewart collaboration with Horse the Band (2009)
• Blue Water White Death, Jamie Stewart collaboration with Jonathan Meiburg (2010)
• Hello Cruel World, track 1, "Napoleon", with Sole (formerly of Anticon) and The Skyrider Band (2011)
• Düde – Xiu Xiu and Larsen as XXL (2012)
• Sal Mineo, Jamie Stewart collaboration with Eugene Robinson of Oxbow (2013)
• Newstalgia, track 7, "8 Bit Memories" with Time (2013)
• Christmas Island, track 4, "Coffin Dance", Jamie Stewart collaboration with Andrew Jackson Jihad (2014)
• Metal collaboration with artist Danh Vo; 3 hour percussion piece played live at the Kitchen in New York City (2014)
• Extinction Meditation collaboration with Mantra; 4 movement percussion piece about environmental apocalypse – movements entitled 2050, 2071, 2092, 2113 (2015)
• Merzxiu – collaboration with Merzbow (2015) ^[6]
• The Magic Flute, with Susanne Sachsee, Jonathan Berger and Vaginal Davis (2016)
• Puff O' Gigio – Xiu Xiu and Larsen as XXL (2019)
• Moira – Xiu Xiu and Black Leather Jesus (2021)

XMFX subscription covers

No.	Month	Song(s)	Original artist(s)	Appears on...	Ref.
1	April 2020	"Dancing with a Stranger"	Sam Smith and Normani	Love Goes	[7]
2	May 2020	"Plain Gold Ring"/"In Heaven"	Nina Simone/Peter Ivers and David Lynch	Little Girl Blue/Eraserhead (soundtrack)	[8]
3	June 2020	"Sex Dwarf"	Soft Cell	Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret	[9]
4	July 2020	"'See You Don’t Bump His Head'"	Scott Walker	Bish Bosch	[10]
5	August 2020	"I Put a Spell on You"	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins	[11]
6	September 2020	"Less than Human"	The Chameleons	Script of the Bridge	[12]
7	October 2020	"Halloween"	El Muertho de Tijuana	Padre Santo	[13]
8	November 2020	"I Think I'm a Mother"	PJ Harvey	To Bring You My Love	[14]
9	December 2020	"Stripped"	Depeche Mode	Black Celebration	[15]
10	January 2021	"Names"	Cat Power	You Are Free	[16]
11	February 2021	"Kansas"	The Wolfgang Press	Bird Wood Cage	[17]
12	March 2021	"In Every Dream Home a Heartache"	Roxy Music	For Your Pleasure	[18]
13	April 2021	"In the Garage"	Weezer	Weezer (Blue Album)	[19]
14	May 2021	"In Dreams"	Roy Orbison	In Dreams	[20]
15	June 2021	"New Dawn Fades"	Joy Division	Unknown Pleasures	[21]
16	July 2021	"Reject All American"	Bikini Kill	Reject All American	[22]
17	August 2021	"Triple Sun"	Coil	The Ape of Naples	[23]
18	September 2021	"He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)"	The Crystals	Non-album single	[24]
19	October 2021	"Hamburger Lady"	Throbbing Gristle	D.o.A: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle	[25]
20	November 2021	"Dancing On My Own"	Robyn	Body Talk Pt. 1	[26]
21	December 2021	"Mama, You Been on My Mind"	Bob Dylan	The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3	[27]
22	January 2022	"Black Ships Ate the Sky"	Current 93	Black Ships Ate the Sky	[28]
23	February 2022	"The Passenger"	Iggy Pop	Lust for Life	[29]
24	March 2022	"Cherry Bomb"	The Runaways	The Runaways	[30]
25	April 2022	"Some Things Last a Long Time"/"Ricky's Hand"	Daniel Johnston/Fad Gadget	1990 /Non-album single	[31]
26	May 2022	"Modern Romance"	Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Fever to Tell	[32]
27	June 2022	"S.P.Q.R."	This Heat	Deceit	[33]
28	July 2022	"I Hate You"	The Monks	Black Monk Time	[34]
29	August 2022	"Heroin"	The Velvet Underground & Nico	The Velvet Underground & Nico	[35]
30	September 2022	"Warm Leatherette"	The Normal	Non-album single	[36]
31	October 2022	"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"	Nancy Sinatra	Boots	[37]
32	November 2022	"Lucretia My Reflection"	The Sisters of Mercy	Floodland	[38]
33	December 2022	"The Hall of Mirrors"	Kraftwerk	Trans-Europe Express	[39]
34	January 2023	"A Forest"	The Cure	Seventeen Seconds	[40]
35	February 2023	"How Shall Our Judgement Be Carried Out Upon The Wicked"	Diamanda Galás	Plague Mass	[41]
36	March 2023	"Haenim"/"People Ain't No Good"	Kim Jung Mi/Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds	Now/The Boatman's Call	[42]
37	April 2023	"Blister in the Sun"	Violent Femmes	Violent Femmes	[43]
38	May 2023	"Rosegarden Funeral of Sores"	John Cale	Sabotage/Live	[44]
39	June 2023	"I'm Deranged"	David Bowie	Outside	[45]
40	July 2023	"Never Say Never"	Romeo Void	Benefactor	[46]
41	August 2023	"Losing You"	Solange Knowles	True	[47]
42	September 2023	"Decline and Fall"	Virgin Prunes	...If I Die, I Die	[48]
43	October 2023	"No Words"	Clan of Xymox	Clan of Xymox	[49]
44	November 2023	"What Makes a Man a Man"	Charles Aznavour	Aznavour Sings Aznavour Vol. 3	[50]
45	December 2023	"Super Subway Comedian"	Suicide	Suicide: Alan Vega and Martin Rev	[51]
46	January 2024	"Our Lips Are Sealed"	Fun Boy Three	Waiting	[52]
47	February 2024	"Kool Thing"	Sonic Youth	Goo	[53]
48	March 2024	"Double Dare"	Bauhaus	In the Flat Field	[54]
49	April 2024	"Enola Gay"/"The New Stone Age"	Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark	Organisation/Architecture & Morality	[55]
50	May 2024	"Psycho Killer"	Talking Heads	Talking Heads: 77	[56]
51	June 2024	"Is It All Over My Face? (Love Dancing)"	Loose Joints	Is It All Over My Face?	[57]
52	July 2024	"Raping a Slave"	Swans	Filth	[58]
53	August 2024	"Lick Or Sum"	GloRilla	Lick Or Sum	[59]
54	September 2024	"O Death"	n/a	n/a	[60]
55	October 2024	"Rise"	Public Image Ltd	Album	[61]
56	November 2024	"Jolene"	Dolly Parton	Jolene	[62]
57	December 2024	"Wedding"	Einstürzende Neubauten	Alles in Allem	[63]
58	January 2025	"Brand New Bitch"	Cobrah	Kinds of Kindness (Original Score)	[64]
59	February 2025	"66 5 4 3 2 1"	The Troggs	The Vintage Years	[65]
60	March 2025	"Can't Get You Out of My Head"	Kylie Minogue	Fever	[66]

References

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2. "Xiu Xiu – Chart history: Vinyl Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
3. "Xiu Xiu – Chart history: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
4. "GRUMPUS KRAMPUS, by Xiu Xiu". Bandcamp. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
5. "GRUMPUS KRAMPUS Announcement of Xiu Xiu's Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
6. "MERZXIU | Merzbow + Xiu Xiu | Kingfisher Bluez". Kingfisherbluez.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
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8. "XMFX Plain Gold Ring/In Heaven, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
9. "XMFX Sex Dwarf, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
10. "See You Don't Bump His Head, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
11. "I Put A Spell On You XMFX 5, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
12. "Less Than Human XMFX 6, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
13. "HALLOWEEN XMFX 7, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
14. "I Think I'm a Mother XMFX 8, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
15. "Stripped XMFX 9, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
16. "XMFX 10 Names, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
17. "XMFX 11 Kansas, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
18. "In Every Dream Home a Heartache XMFX 12, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
19. "In the Garage XMFX 13, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
20. "In Dreams XMFX 14, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
21. "New Dawn Fades XMFX 15, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
22. "Reject All American, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
23. "Triple Sun XMFX 17, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
24. "He Hit Me It Felt Like a Kiss, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
25. "Hamburger Lady, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
26. "Dancing On My Own, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
27. "Mama, You've Been On My Mind, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
28. "Black Ships Ate The Sky, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
29. "The Passenger, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
30. "CHERRY BOMB, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
31. "Some Things Last A Long Time/Ricky's Hand, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
32. "Modern Romance, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
33. "SPQR, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
34. "I Hate You, by XIu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
35. "Heroin, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
36. "Warm Leatherette, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
37. "These Boots Are Made For Walking, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
38. "Lucretia My Reflection, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
39. "Hall Of Mirrors, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
40. "A Forest, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
41. "How Shall Our Judgement Be Carried Out Upon The Wicked, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
42. "Haenim / People Ain't No Good, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
43. "Blister In The Sun, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
44. "Funeral Rose Garden of Sores, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
45. "I'm Deranged, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
46. "Never Say Never, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
47. "Losing You, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
48. "Decline and Fall, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
49. "No Words, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
50. "What Makes a Man a Man, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
51. "Super Subway Comedian, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
52. "Our Lips Are Sealed, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
53. "Kool Thing, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
54. "Double Dare, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
55. "Enola Gay/The New Stone Age, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
56. "Psycho Killer, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
57. "Is It All Over My Face (Love Dancing), by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
58. "Raping a Slave, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
59. "Lick or Sum, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
60. "O Death, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
61. "Rise, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
62. "Jolene, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
63. "Wedding, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
64. "Brand New Bitch, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
65. "66 5 4 3 2 1, by Xiu Xiu". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
66. "Can't Get You Out of My Head, by XIU XIU". XIU XIU. Retrieved 2025-04-16.