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The last time someone from this website reviewed a Xiu Xiu gig, the show was over-run with hyperactive munchkins from the internet, to the reviewer's great disappointment. Seven years later, I can assure you that if those Xiu Xiu fans were at Lee's Palace on Saturday, they have chilled out considerably, giving everyone a chance to focus on the music. Xiu Xiu 's Jamie Stewart is nothing if not a pioneer of twee-noise and avant-pop. His cover of Rihanna's "Only Girl (in the World)" turned a lot of heads in 2011, just [...]