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La Forêt
Experimental · 2005 · 11 tracks

La Forêt

Xiu Xiu

A fragile, forest-themed descent into avant-pop. Sparse woodwinds and glitchy percussion frame Jamie Stewart's most intimate and unsettling vocal performances.

July 12, 2005 · 5 Rue Christine

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A quiet, claustrophobic intimacy that feels both deeply organic and technologically fractured.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Clover
5:11
02
Muppet Face
3:23
03
Mousey Toy
3:27
04
Pox
4:09
05
Baby Captain
3:41
06
Saturn
3:20
07
Rose of Sharon (Grey Ghost version)
5:04
08
Ale
5:39
09
Bog People
3:20
10
Dangerous You Shouldn’t Be Here
3:51
11
Yellow Raspberry
3:07
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden, jarring industrial clatter that disrupts the delicate synth melody in Muppet Face.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does La Forêt sound next to the rest of Xiu Xiu's catalogue?

Forest+2.8σ

Forest saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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