Xiu Xiu/(r) ZZ Top Split 7" Single (2017)

Details: New 7" single. Split single featuring Xiu Xiu and (r) doing ZZ Top covers of "Sharp Dressed Man" and "Gimme All Your Lovin" spurred on by a bizarre sequence of events. See Jamie's explanation below. Released on Polyvinyl Records and Stoned To Death. Light pink/grey split variant. Irreverent, and fun! Comes with d/l code. Description: "It t took me a long time to come around to ZZ Top. When I was a kid I thought they were a joke band and their beards and campy sexuality freaked me out. Later on Xiu Xiu tours we would (and still do) always listen to the Black Flag tour diary "Get In The Van," wherein Henry Rollins mentions playing ZZ Top to all the punks in England (telling them it was the new Exploited record and watching them cry). This was funny, and I thought, hmmm... Then, after watching a long jag of music documentaries, Billy Gibbons, of ZZ Top, time and time again, was a commentator. He was always incredibly smart, clearly deeply devoted to the history of music, and insa