Xiu Xiu Interview: On Beginnings, Studio & Live Equipment and NOISE In 2023, Xiu Xiu, the Experimental rock band formed by Jamie Stewart in 2002, stopped in Riga on their tour in support of the release of their album Ignore Grief. We caught up with Jamie Stewart and Angela Seo to discuss their earliest memories of music, their interest in working with experimental gear, and the lines between large studio setups and minimising tour gear.