Taking a break from his work with Los Campesinos, Jamie Stewart has returned to his own band, Xiu Xiu, and will release a new album with the group this February. Titled Dear God, I Hate Myself and featuring a title track composed primarily on a Nintendo DS, the full length will be released on February 15 via Kill Rock Stars. Stewart is joined on the record by new full-time Xiu Xiu member Angela Seo, along with Deerhoof’s Greg Saunier (who helped Stewart produce the album), Ches Smith, and John Dieterich, another Deerhoofer.

The tracklisting is as follows:

01 Gray Death
02 Chocolate Makes You Happy
03 Apple for a Brain
04 House Sparrow
05 Hyunhye’s Theme
06 Dear God, I Hate Myself
07 Secret Motel
08 Falkland Rd.
09 The Fabrizio Palumbo Retaliation
10 Cumberland Gap
11 This Too Shall Pass Away (for Freddy)
12 Impossible Feeling

And finally, the cover art:

1. Download – Rob Crow “I Hate You”
2. Loney Dear – “Airport Surroundings”
3. Download – Immaculate Machine “Dear Confessor”
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