XIU XIU – Unclouded Sky (10th Anniversary Edition) – LP – White/Silver Mix Vinyl

LP – Limited 10th Anniversary Edition White/Silver Mix Vinyl.

During the summer of 2013, Xiu Xiu founder Jamie Stewart and producer Shahzad Ismaily (Yoko Ono, Feist, Arooj Aftab, Bonnie Prince Billy) traveled to Sigur Rss personal studio in Iceland. Having access to the space for only one day, Stewart worked on setting down their interpretations of American and Caribbean spirituals using a 1953 Silvertone guitar given to them by their father (producer Michael Stewart), the man who introduced them to religious thought and folk music.

The resulting album, Unclouded Sky, explores themes of death and faith over the course of nine songs originally composed between 1850 and 1920, which are interspersed with field recordings Stewart made in the jungle of Guyana on a bird watching trip in 2011. Previously only available as a Record Store Day exclusive, Unclouded Sky returns on vinyl to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of its initial release.

Tracklist:

A1. (Demerara)
A2. Blood Of The Lamb
A3. (Berbice)
A4. I’ll Fly Away
A5. (Kaieteur)
A6. Lonesome Valley
A7. (Essequibo)
A8. Wreck On The Highway
A9. (Rupununi)
A10. Church In The Wildwood

B1. (Cuyuni)
B2. Unclouded Sky
B3. (Kanuku)
B4. All Fo’ You
B5. (Guiana)
B6. Let The Lower Lights Be Burning
B7. (Pomeroon)
B8. Just As I Am