"Angel Guts: Red Classroom" is a harrowing, confrontational concept album that delves into the darkest corners of human experience, pushing Xiu Xiu's signature blend of noise, industrial, and art-pop into new, punishing territory.
- The album was recorded by engineer Nick Hook and mixed by Deerhunter's Bradford Cox.
- "Angel Guts: Red Classroom" was released on Valentine's Day 2014, a stark contrast to the album's bleak subject matter.
- The album's title and themes are inspired by the 1970 Japanese erotic horror film "Toreba: The Golden Claws of the Red Cat," also known as "Angel Guts: Red Classroom."
Xiu Xiu is the experimental ensemble led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Jamie Stewart. At the time of "Angel Guts: Red Classroom," Xiu Xiu was three albums into a string of releases for Polyvinyl Records, having recently explored more electronic and industrial textures.
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