If this is your band's most accessible album (probably a debatable statement but still), then you're either a madman or a genius. Conveniently, Jamie Stewart is both of these things.
Fabulous Muscles, like a good majority of Xiu Xiu's catalogue, is pretty much engineered to keep you on edge. It's dark, nihilistic, horrifying, and an experience in and of itself. It can range from... dare I say pop influenced?... songs such as Crank Heart and I Luv The Valley OH, but in a split second the tone ...
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