Overview
Fabulous Muscles was Xiu Xiu's third album in two years. The album was recorded in Oakland and Seattle and was produced by band member Cory McCulloch. The album's cover features frontman Jamie Stewart nuzzling a kitten.
Several reviewers found Fabulous Muscles to have a more accessible sound than Xiu Xiu's previous albums. On recording the album, Stewart said:
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I think on Fabulous Muscles we really tried to write a pop record just because... We were on a lark and wanted to see how it would turn out. |
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The track "Brian the Vampire" is based on a child Stewart encountered during Stewart's time as a preschool teacher in California. "Mike" is a tribute to Stewart's late father Michael Stewart, who had committed suicide in 2002, while "Support Our Troops OH! (Black Angels OH!)" is about Stewart's view on soldiers serving in the Iraq war.
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