TRACK: Xiu Xiu- Stupid In the Dark

Seriously dark electronic beats dropped yesterday with Bella Union's release of Xiu Xiu's LP Angel Guts: Red Classroom and track Stupid in the Dark is now available to stream online. Half 80s rollar disco, half experimental noise, the most obvious comparison is Prurient's more recent stuff, but it's more fun to think of it as what would have happen if predator had fronted Duran Duran. The result is a harsh pulsing beat alongside hushed vocals that sound like they could easily be the result of the cold call from the opening scene of Scream. Inexplicably, that results in it being catchy. Then, at about the 2:15 mark, pitch-bending electronics enter the scene and everything goes completely fucking insane.

Angel Guts: Red Classroom is available now on CD and LP from Bella Union