Xiu Xiu - Don't smoke in bed by Graveface Records

GRAVE103 :: Xiu Xiu 'Nina' out Dec 3rd, 2013

The first Xiu Xiu full length on Graveface is an 11 song Nina Simone covers album featuring some incredible musicians: Ches Smith, Tim Berne, Tony Malaby, Mary Halvorson, Andrea Parkins and Jamie Stewart of course. From Jamie: “The idea came being back stage in Austin TX, opening for Swans and feeling like I did not play well. Michael Gira and I had the night before talked about our mutual love for Nina Simone and how her intensity and crazy political truthfulness always pushed us to try harder. After watching the Swans that night and knowing the difficult ups and downs of their history and now their epic and beautiful persistence, they made me want to try harder as well. Nina Simone’s singing is way over my head and while I was back stage feeling like i blew it that night, hearing the swans be amazing and thinking of Nina made me want to not give up. The idea came from wanting to honor her, challenge myself to be better than I think I can be and to say thank you to music. Ches Smith is the only person i know who could understand this in his heart and also handle the technical side of fearlessly reorienting such wonderful music.”

Pre-order here :: http://www.graveface.com/graveface-catalog.html

LP: Graveface Record Club members receive blood red inside clear (color in color) vinyl. All RC copies hand-numbered. First retail/mail-order pressing is baby blue vinyl (limited to 1200). Mail-order only variant is 180gram black vinyl (limited to 100 copies). LP jacket has spot gloss. All customers receive 11x17 promo poster. Will arrive at your house in November, ahead of the release date.

CD: The CD is packaged in an uncoated recycled sleeve. All customers receive 11x17 promo poster. Will arrive at your house in November.

Cassette: The cassette comes with a full color j-card. Limited 500 copies. All customers receive 11x17 promo poster. Will arrive at your house in November.