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2 Track listing  





3 Personnel  



3.1  Xiu Xiu  





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The Air Force
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2006 (2006-09-12)
Genre
  • experimental
  • post-punk
  • Length34:37
    Label5 Rue Christine
    ProducerCaralee McElroy, Greg Saunier, Jamie Stewart
    Xiu Xiu chronology
    La Forêt
    (2005)
    The Air Force
    (2006)
    Tu Mi Piaci
    (2006)
    Professional ratings
    Aggregate scores
    SourceRating
    Metacritic76/100[1]
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    Allmusic [2]
    Pitchfork Media(8.0/10) [3]
    PopMatters(8/10) [4]

    The Air Force is the fifth studio album by Xiu Xiu. It was released on September 12, 2006, and is produced by Greg SaunierofDeerhoof, who also performs on the album with band members Caralee McElroy and Jamie Stewart.

    Production[edit]

    The album was produced by Greg Saunier of Deerhoof, and released on 5 Rue Christine in September 2006. Stewart said that the year was "one of the first not dominated by personal tragedies" and that the album is about "making other people feel bad" instead of feeling bad oneself.[5] Its major themes are "guilt and sex as opposed to sorrow and sex".[5] Stewart considered it their best and most consciously pop album yet. They said that the band was obsessed with Weezer's Blue Album and The Smiths's The Queen Is Dead while on tour, though the album does not reflect those albums particularly.[5]

    The album cover includes "Christ crowned with thorns" by Renaissance painter Fra Angelico.

    Track listing[edit]

    All lyrics are written by Jamie Stewart, except "Bishop, CA" and "Wig Master", which have additional lyrics by Angela Seo

    No.TitleLength
    1."Buzz Saw"3:01
    2."Boy Soprano"3:23
    3."Hello from Eau Claire"2:54
    4."Vulture Piano"3:23
    5."PJ in the Streets..."2:57
    6."Bishop, CA"4:06
    7."Saint Pedro Glue Stick"1:17
    8."The Pineapple vs. the Watermelon"3:28
    9."Save Me Save Me"2:39
    10."The Fox & the Rabbit"3:12
    11."Wig Master"4:17
    iTunes Store bonus tracks
    No.TitleLength
    1."Bonus Track"1:28
    2."Feeding the Raging Heart"2:18
    3."Bonus Track"1:13

    Notes

    Personnel[edit]

    Xiu Xiu[edit]

    Additional personnel[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "The Air Force by Xiu Xiu". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  • ^ The Air ForceatAllMusic
  • ^ "Xiu Xiu: The Air Force: Pitchfork Record Review". Archived from the original on 2006-10-31. Retrieved 2006-09-14.
  • ^ "Music Reviews, Features, Essays, News, Columns, Blogs, MP3s and Videos - PopMatters". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  • ^ a b c Stosuy, Brandon (April 9, 2006). "Xiu Xiu". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on July 23, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  • ^ "FEEDING THE RAGING HEART". Natali Film. 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2022-04-15.


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