"It may be the duo's most accessible album in years, but it sacrifices none of their signature weird intensity." - The Quietus (Album of the Week)

"[13?] is proof that despite over twenty years of noise-making, Xiu Xiu are still as phenomenally tender and twisted as when they started." - Post-Trash

"Both raw and painstakingly detailed, the album conjures a feverish s?ance of distortion-overloaded maximalism. Yet simultaneously, it?s the most thoroughly pop-ish Xiu Xiu record in ages. 13? is a kinky labyrinth of hazy dreamworlds and volcanic desires." - Our Culture

"This is one of the prettiest and catchiest Xiu Xiu records, but the band?s signature blend of allure and menace remains intact." - PopMatters

Today, Xiu Xiu release their new album 13" Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips. Across these 9 tracks, the tenured noise connoisseurs are as unrelenting in their vision as they were two decades ago, even as they explore a more hook-heavy terrain.  In turn, this album is unlike anything the band has ever recorded, motivated by the destruction of the band's previous aesthetic notions and their recent move from Los Angeles to Berlin.

Mixed by John Congleton (Chelsea Wolfe, Swans, Lana Del Rey) with a band-directed dictum that he should feel free to both "go crazy" and if there was ever any doubt as to what that meant please, by all means "choose iconoclasm." The result is some of the band?s most compelling and mesmerizing music to date.

Listen below to "T.D.F.T.W." and bundle your copy of 13" Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips with an array of the shwee-shweetest merch including lil black booty shorts (naturally), an iridescent knife (of course), and a "cat nip" jar for all your nippy needs.

 Plus, catch Xiu Xiu live across North America, Europe and the UK to close out your 2024 and kickstart your 2025 with their latest announcement of shows - all dates on sale now.