Australia’s Gallery of Modern Art commissioned Xiu Xiu to reinterpret the music from Twin Peaks for their David Lynch: Between Two Worlds exhibition.

Album · 2016 · 12 Songs.

Plays the Music of Twin Peaks is a tribute album by American experimental band Xiu Xiu. Composed of cover versions of the music from the Twin Peaks soundtrack, it was released exclusively as a Record Store Day release on April 16, 2016 by Polyvinyl in the United States and Bella Union in Europe. It was produced by former Xiu Xiu member Jherek Bischoff and mixed by Deerhoof member Greg Saunier.

Australia’s Gallery of Modern Art commissioned Xiu Xiu to reinterpret the music from Twin Peaks for their David Lynch: Between Two Worlds exhibition. Since then, the band has performed select concerts all over the globe culminating in a proper studio album of the compositions. It’s difficult to overstate the cultural impact of Twin Peaks 25 years ago. Transferring his art-house cinema ethic to the small screen, David Lynch’s cerebral, surrealist murder mystery series towered like a desert skyscraper over the wastelands of mainstream US TV drama

Xiu Xiu’s interpretation of the Twin Peaks soundtrack, mixed by Greg Saunier of Deerhoof and pressed on 180g red and blue vinyl in a gatefold jacket with a download code, will be released by Polyvinyl Records on Record Store Day 2016 (4/16/2016). Here’s the cover, track listing and the album recordings of Falling and Into The Night. Xiu Xiu – Nightsea Wind & Into The Night (Video). Official video (via Pitchfork) directed by Diego Barrera. Xiu Xiu Plays the Music of Twin Peaks – Tracklist. Laura Palmer’s Theme.

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When people discuss the works of David Lynch, they tend to focus on the surrealist nature of his storytelling, the dream-like rigidity of his actors’ delivery, and the complexity and originality of a story that, at the hands of another director, could have meandered as a blandly straightforward, tired tale of exploring human emotions

Listen free to Xiu Xiu – Plays the Music of Twin Peaks (Laura Palmer's Theme, Into The Night and more). Plays the Music of Twin Peaks is an album by American experimental band Xiu Xiu. It was produced by former Xiu Xiu member Jherek Bischoff and mixed by Deerhoof member Greg Saunier

Australia’s Gallery of Modern Art commissioned Xiu Xiu to reinterpret the music from Twin Peaks for their David Lynch: Between Two Worlds exhibition. Transferring his art-house cinema ethic to the small screen, David Lynch’s cerebral, surrealist murder mystery series towered like a desert skyscraper over the wastelands of mainstream US TV drama