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- Summary: Produced by John Congleton, the ninth full-length release for the Jamie Stewart project was influenced by his move to Los Angeles and a Japanese erotic film of the same name as the album.
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- Record Label: Polyvinyl
- Genre(s): Electronic, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Club/Dance, Experimental Rock, Post-Punk
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Black Dick | |
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Black dick on the table One ball like a skull The other ball like Bullet Bill Black dick Black dick Black dick Black dick White ass on the... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 20
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Mixed: 6 out of 20
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Negative: 1 out of 20
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Feb 3, 2014Throughout, as ever, it’s Stewart’s voice that grounds the music in something recognizably human, his inexhaustibly elastic voice capable of so much but never able to be anything less than beautiful.
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Feb 7, 2014Xiu Xiu fans get exactly what they want from Angel Guts, while new listeners will either become diehard devotees or be turned off by the lack of originality.
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MagnetFeb 21, 2014Harrowing electronic soundscapes set the scene like a Cronenberg film with sputtering, stuttering drum machines, droning organs, witchy background coos and Stewart vocals. [No. 106, p.61]
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Feb 3, 2014Moments of its 44 minutes are as hard to stomach as anything Xiu Xiu are ever likely to record.
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Feb 5, 2014Angel Guts is yet another strong, occasionally frustrating record restrained by Stewart’s consistency.
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Q MagazineFeb 14, 2014They too often tip into adolescent parent-scaring anguish. [Mar 2014, p.121]
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Feb 6, 2014The songs that are okay sound derivative; the songs that sound new are oozing messes that rough up everything that’s ever made Xiu Xiu work.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 3
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Mixed: 1 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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Dec 28, 2015
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