People tend to either love Xiu Xiu or hate Xiu Xiu. As San Jose natives, the group finds plenty of love here on the Central Coast and a devoted following among DIY music fans worldwide. But between the chaotic, synthed-up art pop of its rotating cast of musicians and frontman Jamie Stewart's flamboyantly depressing lyrics and throaty vibrato, the music admittedly has a bit of a learning curve. But like an old scotch, the band's complex tunes are better savored than swigged, and watching Stewart live is like watching a dapper Steven Morrissey behave like a mud-caked Trent Reznor. - Curtis Cartier sanjose.com
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People tend to either love Xiu Xiu or hate Xiu Xiu. As San Jose natives, the group finds plenty of love here on the Central Coast and a devoted following among DIY music fans worldwide. But between the chaotic, synthed-up art pop of its rotating cast of musicians and frontman Jamie Stewart's flamboyantly depressing lyrics and throaty vibrato, the music admittedly has a bit of a learning curve. But like an old scotch, the band's complex tunes are better savored than swigged, and watching Stewart live is like watching a dapper Steven Morrissey behave like a mud-caked Trent Reznor. - Curtis Cartier sanjose.com
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