Over the course of the last two decades, Xiu Xiu’s prolific and influential output of acclaimed albums and collaborations has been consistently dazzling. They’ve released 17 full-length LPs and announced the new album 13″ Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips, due for release September 27, 2024 via Polyvinyl. On 13″ Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips, Angela Seo, David Kendrick and Jamie Stewart deliver some of the band’s most compelling and mesmerising music to date. Mixed by John Congleton (Chelsea Wolfe, Swans, Lana Del Rey) this album is unlike anything the band has ever recorded previously and was motivated by the destruction of previous aesthetic notions, as well as the band’s recent move from Los Angeles to Berlin.

The album’s announcement is accompanied by the confirmation of extensive World Tour Dates including a return to the UK in November, along with the enthralling lead single “Common Loon” which features squealing anthemic guitars countered by Jamie Stewart’s trademark haunting, confessional vocals. Stewart calls the song: “A boogie embrace for queer perverts across the multiverse.” The release of “Common Loon” comes with an NSFW video which was shot, directed, edited, and stars performance artist Alicia McDaid as “Mcdazzler, Britney Spears, The Angelologist, Smurfette, Garfield, Pepe, Anna Nicole Smith Joker, Led Zeppelin groupie, Galactica Darkstar, Jason Voorhees,  Frida Kardashian, Viagra, Goth Monica Geller,  Chemtrails, Ghöstmilf, She Hulk, Carmela Soprano, Cathy, Bret Michaels Andy Warhol and Odie.” This Is Pop? today’s song of the day is here for you.