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- Summary: This is the third full-length album for the challenging, intensely personal Bay Area post-punk outfit led by Jamie Stewart.
- Record Label: 5 Rue Christine
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Experimental
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Fabulous Muscles | |
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Break my face in was the kindest touch you Ever gave Wrap my dreams around your thighs and Drape my hopes upon the chance to touch your arm Fabulous... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 16 out of 18
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Mixed: 2 out of 18
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Negative: 0 out of 18
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Its no mystery that the bands most focused, intelligible, and pop-oriented record is also its best.
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The WireIt's exhilarating and rare to hear such bruised raw performances as these. [#242, p.71]
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Even if you haven't liked the group in the past, you might very well find yourself won over by Fabulous Muscles.
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Much like the musical equivalent of Todd Solondz or Harmony Korine, Xiu Xiu set out to disturb their audience in pursuit of higher artistic goals.
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UrbUltimately, Xiu Xiu builds something sacred from tiny moments of pain. [Jun 2004, p.90]
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Musically, Fabulous Muscles is Xiu Xiu's finest hour.
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The musical parsimony, cultural insularity, moral certitude, and histrionic affectations of these lo-fi artier-than-thous promise indie ideologues whole lifetimes of egoistic irrelevance.
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Positive: 10 out of 11
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Mixed: 0 out of 11
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Negative: 1 out of 11
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AramisGFeb 23, 2005
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ERDEMCMar 8, 2004
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tweedledeeMar 18, 2004Jamie gets better every time. I luv the cd OH!
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DavidMar 2, 2004good album
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BenjaminBunnyMar 16, 2004
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JohnBMar 3, 2004more melodies, and fuller instrumentation compared to his earlier work. more accessible, yet loses none of his style.
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dgddgdfMar 5, 2004What? U cal dis moosic? i's sure deont
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