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9.0
124119
9.0 |
musicOMH
Each judiciously curated partnering offers the duo some much appreciated pacification through association, helping to lighten the darkness cast by the uniquely disjunctive melodies and self-referential lyricisms
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8.0
124168
8.0 |
DIY
It’s unlikely to win them any new followers, but existing fans won’t be disappointed
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8.0
124175
8.0 |
Northern Transmissions
It isn’t the easiest listen but it is enriching, cathartic and above all, a document of the lengths that music can go to soothe even during the most difficult times
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8.0
124230
8.0 |
All Music
Embodying hard times as well as the way friends lift each other out of them, Oh No also exemplifies the drama, mystery, and deeply felt emotions that have made Xiu Xiu a vital musical force for decades
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8.0
124368
8.0 |
Clash
This definitely is beautiful music for hard times
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7.0
124252
7.0 |
Pitchfork
Jamie Stewart duets with more than a dozen indie, punk, and experimental music colleagues, and what results is a surprisingly sweet meditation on friendship, with nary a try-hard shock to be found
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7.0
124131
7.0 |
Uncut
While the LP reaches its darkwave apotheosis with a Neubauten-like cover of The Cure’s “One Hundred Years”, glimmers of lightness and tenderness make for a surprisingly rich listening experience. Print edition only
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6.9
124130
6.9 |
Paste Magazine
On the band’s 12th album, singer and songwriter Jamie Stewart sifts through the rubble of broken friendships
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6.9
124278
6.9 |
Beats Per Minute
The most fascinating question OH NO raises is where this approach could take Xiu Xiu, while its initial answers – even if not all-out brilliant – are nourishing enough for those who hunger
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6.0
124132
6.0 |
Mojo
The music still mainly tilts around their Coil-Anohni Axis. ... As always with Xiu Xiu, though, it's a lot, two heads just as intense as one. Print edition only
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6.0
124133
6.0 |
The Skinny
Xiu Xiu's 12th album, OH NO, sees them deliver a record of duets as they make a whole host of new friends following the demise of some long-standing friendships
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6.0
124269
6.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Though it eventually finds its footing, Xiu Xiu’s collaborative LP feels too often like a series of missed opportunities
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5.0
124124
5.0 |
Loud And Quiet
It’s kind of infuriating, kind of brazen, kind of pompous, and kind of admirable. It’s also, disappointingly, what anyone aware of the past twenty years of Xiu Xiu should reasonably expect
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