best, it may have even more impact because of that." Joe Darling of Delusions of Adequacy, on the other hand, gave the album a negative review, writing "Unfortunately, the mere manufacture of unique sounds isn’t enough to rescue them on La Forêt. If Xiu Xiu would only come to a greater understanding of its own volatility, the band would be enabled to create truly memorable compositions. Hopefully these folks will reach this realization before they become completely entangled by devices of their own resistance." Brandon Stosuy of Pitchfork described the album as "less jagged, more elegant" than previous albums, and subtler than Fabulous Muscles. Track listing Personnel The following people contributed to La Forêt: Xiu Xiu Jamie Stewart - Vocals, Guitar (1,2,4,5,10), Programming (2,4,6,9,11), Synthesizer (2,3,6,10), Percussion (3,5,6), Piano (3,4), Bass (5), Harmonium (7), Autoharp (9) Cory McCulloch - Production, Synthesizer (3,6), Mandolin (3), Piano (3), Bass (4), Harmonium (6), Percussion (10) Caralee McElroy - Synthesizer (5,7,9), Harmonium (2,7), Percussion (8,9), Piano (9) Ches Smith - Vibraphone (1), Drums (11) Additional personnel Devin Hoff - Double Bass (1,7,11) John Dieterich - Casio Guitar (1), Programming (11), Vibraphone (11) Miya Zane Osaki - Artwork, Design, Bass (1,11) Alan Wiley - Tuba Mouth Piece (2), Tuba (5) Marika Hughes - Cello (7) Sam Mickens - String Arrangements (7) Ben Goldberg - Clarinet (8), Bass Clarinet (8) Nick Hennies - Percussion (11) References Xiu Xiu albums 2005 albums 5 Rue Christine albums