British indie-pop trio the xx is known for adopting the mindset “less is more.” Self-proclaimed music minimalists, the xx exploded onto the music scene in 2009 with their self-titled album “xx.” Even ...
London R&B group The xx has made a debut album that communicates night moves and rainy day romance in various shades of black. If you see “xx,” buy it, and if you can, catch the group’s concert Nov.
From the opening seconds of their 2009 debut album, The xx hinted that they would reveal little about themselves. The wordless “Intro” set the stage for a characteristic vagueness from the London trio ...
The young band's Mercury Prize-winning 2009 debut album became a dinner party staple and a default promo choice, plugging everything from the BBC's Election coverage to teen tosh 90210. Their sequel ...
There’s no bad time for good advice. Earlier this year, Jamie Smith – better known as Jamie xx, of the Mercury Prize-winning group The xx – thought his second solo album, In Waves, was done and dusted ...
The xx's new album is "coming" according to Jamie xx. "We've got quite a lot of songs that are not finished, but I'm excited about it," he told The FADER over the phone from London during a chat about ...
In a joint promotion for Internet Explorer and British band The xx, Microsoft has created a site tracking the progress of the band’s new album, Coexist, around the world. In a joint promotion for ...
London band The xx came out of nowhere last August with “xx,” 12 tracks of minimal pop/R&B fronted by what sounded like a pair of mumbling young lovers. The blogosphere loved it right away; American ...
I first listened to the xx as I was drifting off to sleep. 'Twas my junior year of college; the season was fall. The leaves were dying (as they usually do), and with my bedroom window open toward the ...
The xx have revealed that they hope to release their new album next summer. The group's producer Jamie Smith, aka Jamie xx, said that he wants to release their second LP ahead of their festival ...