A couple years into the new millennium and the emo scene that once had enough space for a band as brazen in their fusion of slowcore, jazz, and post-hardcore as Boston's Karate would barely be reflected in a cookie-cutter style commercialized by major lab
The two biggest constants throughout Xiu Xiu's catalog are honesty and evolution. This remains true with Dear God, I Hate Myself as it delivers a look at responsibility, fear, healing, and societal roles wrapped in rich gothic pop music.
Reaching deep into a bag of tricks, Uboa tackles a snake pit of emotional miseries, a dystonic storm of psychic disarray and unraveling, with gritted teeth, unblinking honesty and paroxysmal survival.
The album was remastered from the original 1/4" production master tape. Classic songs on the album include "A Long December" and "Angels of the Silences."