The expansive spirit of Mike Hadreas’ terrific new album conjures and reimagines a mode of experimental pop music that is ecstatic, healing, modern, and queer.

MUSIC_
world’s end girlfriend / Katsuhiko Maeda
world’s end girlfriend & KADEN #5
world’s end girlfriend & Smany #11,28
world’s end girlfriend & arai tasuku #18
world’s end girlfriend & CRZKNY #19,20
world’s end girlfriend & Franz Schubert #32
Lyrics_
Makoto Toda #3,10,22,24,26,30,33
Smany #11,28
Itaru Baba #18
KADEN #5,14
Chuya Nakahara #27
Walter Scott #32

Xiu Xiu is an American experimental band, formed in 2002 by singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart in San Jose, California. Currently, the line-up consists of Stewart and Angela Seo. The band's name comes from the film Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl and has influenced the sound of their music according to Stewart.