“F*ck the Police:” It’s a theme as old as authority itself, popularized by N.W.A., revisited by nouveau-gansta-rappers MellowHype (Odd Future side project) in its July 12 release BlackenedWhite, and on the cover of Xiu Xiu’s new 7-inch now available for pre-order.
Xiu Xiu creator Jamie Stewart describes the limited edition 7-inch as: “side A = in hell you are not alone & side B = queer dance floor, you are not either.”
Side A features original track “Daphny,” an anthem of support for Jamie’s friend who was raped by a police officer, and Side B is a cover of Rihanna’s “Only Girl (In the World).”
Dramatic and empathetic, “Daphny” is the first song new members Zac Pennington of Parenthetical Girls and Sam Mickens of The Dead Science have written with Jamie. The three are working on an album with Greg Saunier of Deerhoof once again producing.
The lighthearted cover of “Only Girl” was inspired by the dance floor of a lesbian bar, pulls in Detroit Grand Pubahs’ song “Sandwiches” and opens with the Ting Ting’s line “That’s not my name.”
Catch Xiu Xiu on tour in North America and Europe.
–Whitney Phaneuf
Xiu Xiu – Only Girl (in the World) (Rihanna cover) by the3penguins