NORTH HILLS (2LP/CD) 1LP Gatefold jacket Each new Xiu Xiu release

Each new Xiu Xiu release has evolved alongside the lives of Jamie Stewart and company

" a heavy-handed tale of a lady who messed with the wrong MC

and the joys of true love ("Lovin' You Baby")

only to be discovered by pop archaeologists many years later

NORTH HILLS (2LP/CD) 1LP Gatefold jacket Each new Xiu Xiu releaseOften billed as the next generation of the Laurel Canyon sound, rootsy quartet Dawes evokes the spirit of its predecessors by matching acoustic based music reminiscent of the Band or HARVEST era Neil Young with Byrds Crosby, Stills & Nash like vocal harmonies and lyrics that aspire to poetry. The quartet's debut album NORTH HILLS (named for the group's Los Angeles area hometown, which is only 20 minutes away from Laurel Canyon), was recorded almost