''Women as Lovers'' is the sixth studio album by American avant-garde band

Xiu Xiu 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 (the only constant member since formation) and Angela Seo. The band's name co ...

. It was released on January 29, 2008, by

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, and shares its title with the Martin Chalmers translation of Elfriede Jelinek's 1975 novel '' Die Liebhaberinnen''. Prior to its release, the album was reported to be "more approachable or communicative on a basic human level" than anything else the band has released. The first track, "I Do What I Want When I Want", was released on December 11 via Pitchfork Media's "Forkcast", and is also available free of charge from Kill Rock Stars' webstore. The release through the

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includes seven exclusive bonus tracks, whilst 500 limited edition copies were packaged with a DVD called "''What's Your Problem?''", containing four tour films, 100 photos, and sixteen music videos.

Track listing

All songs are written by

, except "Under Pressure" written by

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and

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. "You Are Pregnant You, You Are Dead" contains additional lyrics by

Angela Seo Hyunhye Seo, professionally known as Angela Seo, is a South Korean multi-instrumentalist and vocalist best known for her role in American experimental band Xiu Xiu. Seo joined Xiu Xiu in 2009, and has contributed to every studio project by the ba ...

References

External links

Amazon.com listing
{{Authority control 2008 albums Xiu Xiu albums Kill Rock Stars albums