Ignore Grief
by Xiu Xiu
User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
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  1. RMckay
    Mar 4, 2023
    2
    I have been a Xiu Xiu fan since 2003 and even when they put out some of their most abrasive work, it's always jived with me. Now it seems as though Jamie has run out of things to do, and most of these tracks sound like the tracks that Jamie would create on the side in between Xiu Xiu albums and I always thought that was neat. But now he's making full albums of this really hard to listenI have been a Xiu Xiu fan since 2003 and even when they put out some of their most abrasive work, it's always jived with me. Now it seems as though Jamie has run out of things to do, and most of these tracks sound like the tracks that Jamie would create on the side in between Xiu Xiu albums and I always thought that was neat. But now he's making full albums of this really hard to listen to sound experimentation. This album is not for fans of Jamie Stewarts brilliant experimental pop skills, just as a warning. Nor is it a cacophonous but lovely mess like Girl With Basket of Fruit. This is probably the most sullen and disappointing Xiu Xiu album to date, and it's really upsetting for me to say that because I've met them all, love them, got free records sent in the mail. I just love these guys so much, but I just cannot get into this album. Go revisit some of the side projects like Blue Water White Death or Sal Mineo for stuff like this but better. His side projects with Jonathan from Shearwater and Eugene from Oxbow. Both settle up as being better albums than this. Oddly enough critics are liking Xiu Xiu more than ever now. I just cannot agree.… Expand
  2. synyyy
    Mar 4, 2023
    10
    The Xius have outdone themselves. They have expanded the abrasive sound developing from Girl With Basket of Fruit and have taken it in a more atmospheric direction instead of being direct. Great stuff, do give it a listen at a good headspace though.

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. The Wire
    Apr 6, 2023
    80
    Pitiless, but ultimately forming a sanctuary for Xiu Xiu’s irredeemable sadness, Ignore Grief might just be their most startling record to date. [Apr 2023, p.63]
  2. The Line of Best Fit
    Mar 27, 2023
    60
    This is a noisy articulation of pain to be felt once but barely experienced after. It exists to shock with the intention of empathy; unfortunately, empathy takes time and is hardly elicited when all things warped and wicked are at the forefront.
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  3. Beats Per Minute
    Mar 15, 2023
    80
    This record – like most dark art – is not merely meant as an extreme experience, but a critique of structure that commodifies human bodies.
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