This is a selective list of American experimental band Xiu Xiu's discography.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions. Title Album details Peak chart positions USHeat. USVinyl USIndep. Knife Play Released: February 19, 2002 Label: 5 Rue Christine, Kill Rock Stars Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download — — — A Promise Released: February 18, 2003 Label: 5 Rue Christine Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download — — — Fabulous Muscles Released: February 17, 2004 Label: 5 Rue Christine Format: CD, LP, digital download — — — La Forêt Released: July 12, 2005 Label: 5 Rue Christine Format: CD, LP, digital download — — — The Air Force Released: September 15, 2006 Label: 5 Rue Christine Format: CD, LP, digital download — — — Women as Lovers Released: January 29, 2008 Label: Kill Rock Stars Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 45 — — Dear God, I Hate Myself Released: February 23, 2010 Label: Kill Rock Stars Format: CD, LP, digital download — — — Always Released: February 28, 2012 Label: Polyvinyl, Bella Union Format: CD, LP, digital download — 10 — Nina Released: December 3, 2013 Label: Graveface Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download — — — Angel Guts: Red Classroom Released: February 4, 2014 Label: Polyvinyl, Bella Union Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 38 — — Unclouded Sky Released: June 13, 2014 Label: Polyvinyl Format: CD, digital download — — — Xiu Xiu Plays the Music of Twin Peaks Released: April 16, 2016 Label: Polyvinyl, Bella Union Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 9 8 — Forget Released: February 24, 2017 Label: Polyvinyl Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download — 24 — Girl with Basket of Fruit Released: February 8, 2019 Label: Polyvinyl Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download 19 — 47 Oh No Released: March 26, 2021 Label: Polyvinyl Format: CD, LP, digital download — — — Ignore Grief Released: March 3, 2023 Label: Polyvinyl Format: CD, LP, digital download — — — 13" Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips Released: September 27, 2024 Label: Polyvinyl Format: CD, LP, digital download — — — Xiu Mutha Fuckin' Xiu: Vol. 1 Released: January 16, 2026 Label: Polyvinyl Format: CD, LP, digital download — — — Eraserhead Xiu Xiu Released: July 10, 2026 Label: Polyvinyl Format: CD, LP, digital download — — —
Live albums Life and Live (2005)
Compilation albums Fag Patrol (2003) Xiu Xiu for Life: The First 5 Years (2008) – Japanese best-of compilation Rare (2012) – Always companion compilation There Is No Right, There Is No Wrong (2014) – best-of compilation Xiu Mutha Fuckin' Xiu: Vol. 1 (2026) – compilation of covers voted by XMFX subscribers
EPs Chapel of the Chimes (2002) Tu mi piaci (2006) Grumpus Krampus (2022) Ignore Grief Remixes (2023) Tired of Your World Newfoundland (2026)
Singles "Fleshettes" CD-single (2004) The Special 12 Singles Series (2005) "Boy Soprano" / "San Pedro Glue Stick" picture disc 7-inch (2006) Jamie Stewart Pre-Xiu Xiu Picture disc 7-inch (2007) Untitled 12 month/12 disc subscription service – limited edition of 50 subscriptions (2009) "Razor Scooter" / "Sashay Away" digital single (2011) "Daphny" / "Only Girl (In the World)" 7-inch (2011) Graveface Records Charity 7-inch (2012) "Quagga" / "Thylacine" 7-inch (2012) "Fear of the Horizon" / "Turkish March" 7-inch art by Heidi Hahn (2017) "Between the Breaths" with Mitski (2018) "A Real Indication" digital single (2021) "Brand New Bitch"/"Enola Gay" 7-inch & bonus tracks for "Xiu Mutha Fuckin' Xiu Vol. 1" (2026)
Splits The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up & Xiu Xiu Split EP (Insound Tour Supports Series #26 (2003) This Song Is a Mess But So Am I & Xiu Xiu – 7-inch (2004) Bunkbed & Xiu Xiu – 7-inch (2004) Devendra Banhart & Xiu Xiu – 7-inch (2005) Kill Me Tomorrow & Xiu Xiu – 7-inch (2005) The Paper Chase & Xiu Xiu – 7-inch (2005) The Dead Science & Xiu Xiu – 7-inch (2005) WS-Burn & Xiu Xiu – 7-inch (2007) High Places & Xiu Xiu – 7-inch (2008) Parenthetical Girls (Morrissey/The Smiths covers, Upset the Rhythm (2009) Almost Xiu Xiu, Almost Deerhoof – 7-inch (2011) Chad VanGaalen & Xiu Xiu – The Green Corridor II 12-inch (2012) Dirty Beaches & Xiu Xiu – 7-inch (2012) Always "I Luv Abortion" / "Joeys Song" remixes by Deerhoof/Kid606 – 7-inch (2012) "Real Doll Factory" / "The Honour of the Season" split 7-inch with Lawrence English (2013) "Sharp Dressed Man" / "Gimme All Your Lovin'" split 7-inch with Fabrizio Palumbo as (r) (2017)
Collaborations ¡Ciaütistico! – collaboration with Larsen under the moniker XXL, for Xiu Xiu Larsen (2005) Creepshow – collaboration with Grouper under the artist name "Xiu Xiu vs. Grouper" (2006) Remixed & Covered – collaboration with artists including To Live and Shave in L.A. (Tom Smith (filker)), Her Space Holiday, Larsen, Oxbow, Sunset Rubdown, Marissa Nadler, Good For Cows, Kid606, XO Skeletons, Gold Chains, Devendra Banhart, Warbucks, Cherry Point, and Grouper) (2007) ¿Spicchiology? – Xiu Xiu and Larsen as XXL (2007) A Soundtrack for a Polaroid of Two Trees in Indiana – collaboration disc included with the Xiu Xiu: The Polaroid Project: The Book (2007) Desperate Living, Jamie Stewart collaboration with Horse the Band (2009) Blue Water White Death, Jamie Stewart collaboration with Jonathan Meiburg (2010) Hello Cruel World, track 1, "Napoleon", with Sole (formerly of Anticon) and The Skyrider Band (2011) Düde – Xiu Xiu and Larsen as XXL (2012) Sal Mineo, Jamie Stewart collaboration with Eugene Robinson of Oxbow (2013) Newstalgia, track 7, "8 Bit Memories" with Time (2013) Christmas Island, track 4, "Coffin Dance", Jamie Stewart collaboration with Andrew Jackson Jihad (2014) Metal collaboration with artist Danh Vo; 3 hour percussion piece played live at the Kitchen in New York City (2014) Extinction Meditation collaboration with Mantra; 4 movement percussion piece about environmental apocalypse – movements entitled 2050, 2071, 2092, 2113 (2015) Merzxiu – collaboration with Merzbow (2015) The Magic Flute, with Susanne Sachsee, Jonathan Berger and Vaginal Davis (2016) Puff O' Gigio – Xiu Xiu and Larsen as XXL (2019) Moira – Xiu Xiu and Black Leather Jesus (2021)
XMFX subscription covers +No.MonthSong(s)Original artist(s)Appears on...Ref.1April 2020"Dancing with a Stranger"Sam Smith and NormaniLove Goes2May 2020"Plain Gold Ring"/"In Heaven"Nina Simone/Peter Ivers and David LynchLittle Girl Blue/Eraserhead (soundtrack)3June 2020"Sex Dwarf"Soft CellNon-Stop Erotic Cabaret4July 2020"'See You Don’t Bump His Head'"Scott WalkerBish Bosch5August 2020"I Put a Spell on You"/"Isn't It A Pity"Screamin' Jay Hawkins/Galaxie 500At Home with Screamin' Jay Hawkins/On Fire6September 2020"Less than Human"The ChameleonsScript of the Bridge7October 2020"Halloween"El Muertho de TijuanaPadre Santo8November 2020"I Think I'm a Mother"PJ HarveyTo Bring You My Love9December 2020"Stripped"Depeche ModeBlack Celebration10January 2021"Names"Cat PowerYou Are Free11February 2021"Kansas"The Wolfgang PressBird Wood Cage12March 2021"In Every Dream Home a Heartache"Roxy MusicFor Your Pleasure13April 2021"In the Garage"WeezerWeezer (Blue Album)14May 2021"In Dreams"Roy OrbisonIn Dreams15June 2021"New Dawn Fades"Joy DivisionUnknown Pleasures16July 2021"Reject All American"Bikini KillReject All American17August 2021"Triple Sun"CoilThe Ape of Naples18September 2021"He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)"The CrystalsNon-album single19October 2021"Hamburger Lady"Throbbing GristleD.o.A: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle20November 2021"Dancing On My Own"RobynBody Talk Pt. 121December 2021"Mama, You Been on My Mind"Bob DylanThe Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 22January 2022"Black Ships Ate the Sky"Current 93Black Ships Ate the Sky23February 2022"The Passenger"Iggy PopLust for Life24March 2022"Cherry Bomb"The RunawaysThe Runaways25April 2022"Some Things Last a Long Time"/"Ricky's Hand"Daniel Johnston/Fad Gadget1990/Non-album single26May 2022"Modern Romance"Yeah Yeah YeahsFever to Tell27June 2022"S.P.Q.R."This HeatDeceit28July 2022"I Hate You"The MonksBlack Monk Time29August 2022"Heroin"The Velvet Underground & NicoThe Velvet Underground & Nico30September 2022"Warm Leatherette"The NormalNon-album single31October 2022"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"Nancy SinatraBoots32November 2022"Lucretia My Reflection"The Sisters of MercyFloodland33December 2022"The Hall of Mirrors"KraftwerkTrans-Europe Express34January 2023"A Forest"The CureSeventeen Seconds35February 2023"How Shall Our Judgement Be Carried Out Upon The Wicked"Diamanda GalásPlague Mass36March 2023"Haenim"/"People Ain't No Good"Kim Jung Mi/Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsNow/The Boatman's Call37April 2023"Blister in the Sun"Violent FemmesViolent Femmes38May 2023"Rosegarden Funeral of Sores"John CaleSabotage/Live39June 2023"I'm Deranged"David BowieOutside40July 2023"Never Say Never"Romeo VoidBenefactor41August 2023"Losing You"Solange KnowlesTrue42September 2023"Decline and Fall"Virgin Prunes...If I Die, I Die43October 2023"No Words"Clan of XymoxClan of Xymox44November 2023"What Makes a Man a Man"Charles AznavourAznavour Sings Aznavour Vol. 345December 2023"Super Subway Comedian"SuicideSuicide: Alan Vega and Martin Rev46January 2024"Our Lips Are Sealed"Fun Boy ThreeWaiting47February 2024"Kool Thing"Sonic YouthGoo48March 2024"Double Dare"BauhausIn the Flat Field49April 2024"Enola Gay"/"The New Stone Age"Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkOrganisation/Architecture & Morality50May 2024"Psycho Killer"Talking HeadsTalking Heads: 7751June 2024"Is It All Over My Face? (Love Dancing)"Loose JointsIs It All Over My Face?52July 2024"Raping a Slave"SwansFilth53August 2024"Lick Or Sum"GloRillaLick Or Sum54September 2024"O Death"n/an/a55October 2024"Rise"Public Image LtdAlbum56November 2024"Jolene"Dolly PartonJolene57December 2024"Wedding"Einstürzende NeubautenAlles in Allem58January 2025"Brand New Bitch"CobrahKinds of Kindness (Original Score)59February 2025"66 5 4 3 2 1"The TroggsThe Vintage Years60March 2025"Can't Get You Out of My Head"Kylie MinogueFever61April 2025"Pain"Boy HarsherPain62May 2025"Orgasm Addict"BuzzcocksSingles Going Steady63June 2025"Breakdown (And Then...)"Rowland S. HowardTeenage Snuff Film64July 2025"My Forever"SophieSophie65August 2025"Monkey Gone to Heaven"PixiesDoolittle66September 2025"Kick Out the Jams"MC5Kick Out the Jams67October 2025"The One I Love"R.E.M.Document68November 2025"Eighties"Killing JokeNight Time69December 2025"Goodbye Horses"Q LazzarusGoodbye Horses
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