Xiu Xiu Cover Daniel Johnston, Glorilla, Robyn, and More on New Album

Xiu Xiu Cover Daniel Johnston, Glorilla, Robyn, and More on New Album

Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu: Vol. 1 also features the band’s takes on songs by the Runaways, Roy Orbison, Talking Heads, and others

Xiu Xiu Announce Covers Album Feat. Songs By Robyn, GloRilla, Talking Heads, & More

Xiu Xiu are people of taste. This is obvious based on their decades of brilliant, provocative musical output, but also based on their selection of covers. Songs like New Order’s “Ceremony” and David Bowie and Queen’s “Under Pressure” are sprinkled throughout their catalog, and they’ve released full-length tributes to Nina Simone and the music of…

Xiu Xiu Cover Daniel Johnston, Talking Heads, Robyn, and More on New Album

Xiu Xiu have announced announce new covers album, Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu: Vol. 1, which is slated for release on January 16 on Polyvinyl. Today’s announcement is accompanied by the band’s renditions of ‘Cherry Bomb’ by The Runaways and ‘Some Things Last a Long Time’ by Daniel Johnston. Take a listen below. This is the band’s third album of covers, following 2013’s Nina and 2016’s Plays the Music of Twin Peaks. It also sees them tackling songs by …