- Dear God, I Hate Myself
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Dear God, I Hate Myself 
Studio album by Xiu Xiu Released February 23, 2010 Recorded 2009 Genre Indie rock, experimental Label Kill Rock Stars Producer Jamie Stewart, Greg Saunier Xiu Xiu chronology Women As Lovers
(2008)Dear God, I Hate Myself
(2010)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]The Boston Globe (favorable)[2] Drowned in Sound (7/10)[3] MusicOMH [4]Pitchfork Media (7.3/10)[5] PopMatters (6/10)[6] Slant Magazine [7]Spin [8]Tiny Mix Tapes [9]Uncut [10]XLR8R 
[11]Dear God, I Hate Myself is the seventh studio album by American indie rock band Xiu Xiu released on February 23, 2010.[12] This is their first album since the departure of Caralee McElroy. The album features new member Angela Seo on piano, synthesizer and drum programming, with production by Jamie Stewart and Deerhoof's Greg Saunier.[13]
Contents
Track listing
All tracks written by Jamie Stewart except for "Cumberland Gap" (Traditional)
- "Gray Death" - 2:56
- "Chocolate Makes You Happy" - 3:55
- "Apple For A Brain" - 3:24
- "House Sparrow" - 2:39
- "Hyunhye's Theme" - 3:31
- "Dear God, I Hate Myself" - 3:06
- "Secret Motel" - 2:07
- "Falkland Rd." - 3:06
- "The Fabrizio Palumbo Retaliation" - 3:00
- "Cumberland Gap" - 1:34
- "This Too Shall Pass Away (For Freddy)" - 3:34
- "Impossible Feeling" - 4:10 [14]
iTunes Bonus tracks
- "The Ropes Have Pulled Tight" - 3:35
- "Cute Pee Pee" - 3:18
Credits
- Recorded in Oakland, CA and Durham, NC
- Mixed by Greg Saunier
- Produced by Thee Fallings Out Brose
- Design by Joe Stewart
- Sticker by J. Morrison
- Mastered by Brent Lambert at Kitchen
- Immaculata Catholic School Orchestra conducted by Consolata Lopez
- All songs published by Will It Burn Music BMI except "Cumberland Gap" (Traditional)
on "Gray Death":
- Greg Saunier - mandolin, guitar, synth
- Ches Smith - timpani, snare
- Jamie Stewart - vox, guitar, the bass guitar, gongs, tambourine, electronic percussion, track whistles, bird calls, snare
- Immaculata Catholic School Orchestra - strings
on "Chocolate Makes You Happy":
- Angela Seo - piano
- Jamie Stewart - vox, programming, guitar, the bass guitar, harmonium, synth, gongs, samples
on "Apple for a Brain":
- Ches Smith - moog, cymbal
- Angela Seo - vox
- Jamie Stewart - vox, game boy, optigan, samples, desk bell, chamberlin, bird call
on "House Sparrow":
- Ches Smith - moog
- Greg Saunier - the bass guitar, electronic percussion, hand claps
- Jamie Stewart - vox, programming, guitar, hand claps, synth, harmonium
on "Hyunhye's Theme":
- Gabrielle Ataladye - cello
- Angela Seo - programming
- Jamie Stewart - vox, guitar, percussion, tenor recorder, samples, piano, synth
on "Dear God, I Hate Myself":
- Greg Saunier - the bass guitar
- Angela Seo - vox
- Jamie Stewart - vox, game boy, guitar, the bass guitar, castanets, tambourine, optigan, percussion
on "Secret Motel":
- Jamie Stewart - vox, game boy, guitar, samples, stylophone, synth
on "Falkland Rd.":
- Caralee McElroy - the bass guitar, electronics
- Greg Saunier - electronic percussion, samples
- Ches Smith - snare, vibraphone
- Jamie Stewart - vox, piano, programming, guitar, synth, optigan, electronics, celeste, glockenspiel
- Immaculata Catholic School Orchestra - strings
on "The Fabrizio Palumbo Retaliation":
- Caralee McElroy - bass synth, electronics, flute
- Greg Saunier - drum set
- Ches Smith - drum set
- Jamie Stewart - vox, piano, programming, guitar, the bass guitar, electronics, bird call, percussion, organ, tambourine
on "Cumberland Gap":
- John Dieterich - drum set, quatro, dobro, percussion, the bass guitar
- Jamie Stewart - vox, banjo
on "This Too Shall Pass Away (for Freddy)":
- Greg Saunier - guitar, synth
- Angela Seo - synth
- Ches Smith - bongos, kalimba, cymbal
- Jamie Stewart - vox, programming, the bass guitar, organ, guitar
- Immaculata Catholic School Orchestra - brass, woodwinds
on "Impossible Feeling":
- Gabrielle Ataylada - cello
- Greg Saunier - electronic percussion
- Angela Seo - piano
- Ches Smith - drum set, conga
- Jamie Stewart - vox, string arr., the bass guitar, tuning forks, cymbals, harmonium[15]
References
- ^ "Allmusic review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1705911.
- ^ "The Boston Globe review". February 22, 2010. http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2010/02/22/xiu_xiu_dear_god_i_hate_myself.
- ^ "Drowned in Sound review". http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15101/reviews/4139073.
- ^ "MusicOMH review". http://www.musicomh.com/albums/xiu-xiu-2_0210.htm.
- ^ "Pitchfork review". http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13933-dear-god-i-hate-myself/.
- ^ "PopMatters review". http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/120421-xiu-xiu-dear-god-i-hate-myself/.
- ^ "Slant Magazine review". http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/xiu-xiu-dear-god-i-hate-myself/2025.
- ^ "Spin review". http://www.spin.com/reviews/xiu-xiu-dear-god-i-hate-myself-kill-rock-stars.
- ^ "Tiny Mix Tapes review". http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/Xiu-Xiu-Dear-God-I-Hate-Myself.
- ^ "Uncut review". http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/1550/Dear-God-I-Hate-Myself.aspx.
- ^ "XLR8R review". http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/xiu-xiu/dear-god-i-hate-myself.
- ^ http://grizzlylife.blogspot.com/2009/11/xiu-xius-dear-god-i-hate-myself.html
- ^ http://www.buyolympia.com/killrockstars/item=krs503
- ^ http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/xiu-xiu/dear-god-i-hate-myself/35292/
- ^ http://fourpawsmedia.com/xiuxiu/misc/dgihm_lyrics.pdf
Jamie Stewart · Ches Smith · Angela Seo
Cory McCulloch · Caralee McElroy · Lauren Andrews · Yvonne Chen · Devin Hoff · Sam Mickens · Jherek BischoffStudio albums Knife Play · A Promise · Fabulous Muscles · La Forêt · The Air Force · Women as Lovers · Dear God, I Hate MyselfCompilation albums Live albums EPs Split albums with This Song Is a Mess but So Am I · with Bunkbed · with Devendra Banhart · with Kill Me Tomorrow · with The Paper Chase · with The Dead Science · with W.S. BurnSingles "Fleshettes"Collaborations Related acts Categories:- 2010 albums
- Xiu Xiu albums
- Kill Rock Stars albums
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