yellowy eyes Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 yeah it's a good debut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaths_friend Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYcxX-SOtY4]YouTube - The xx - Night Time [Later... with Jools Holland][/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqIcF2hpHWY]YouTube - The xx - Islands [Later Live...][/ame] Night Time imo sounds perfect. but Islands sounds a little hazy but i think that was their first song so they might have been a little nervous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dejan Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 The XX [don't sleep on this new band] he xx arrive with their debut album xx - a whole new sound of love, loss and longing. Gingerly dodging the storm cloud of hype hysteria that plagues seemingly every other new buzz act of the moment, Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim, Baria Qureshi and Jamie Smith are edging into our hearts. Their unique make-up is an inadvertent second nature marriage of 2009's urban/guitar tribes, in one corner fluttering new wave indebted reverberation, in the other, plumes of post-dubstep sub-bass and figuratively, their defining core of rich R&B vocal textures. If it all reads on paper like some potentially post-modern hotchpotch, then this makes their timeless results all the more alluring. The enveloping vocal partnership of Romy and Oliver is one that would've dropped-jaws in any decade this century, and set amidst a shivering soundscape of beats and plucks, their bedroom-reared concrete-soul is being justly heralded as the UK's most original and treasured alt-pop artifact of late. In an effort not to draw too much distance from the DIY aesthetic of their early demos, which were recorded in their bedrooms, they recorded their debut album xx under no one's watch, other than engineer Rodaidh McDonald, at XL Recordings' west London in-house studio. The result a wash of sexy, coy, cold and sad rhythms and melodies the likes of Robert Smith, Massive Attack and The Streets. 1 Intro 2 VCR 3 Crystalised 4 Islands 5 Heart Skipped A Beat 6 Fantasy 7 Shelter 8 Basic Space 9 Infinity 10 Night Time 11 Stars http://thexx.info/ http://www.myspace.com/thexx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaths_friend Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61174 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
but a dream Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Threads merged :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Escapist Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 I really like their ablum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambergris Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I just discovered this band... and wow, I really really like their sounds. Their debut Album (XX) released last year was very acclaimed. Anyone else into them? Maybe you could give those a listen: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKEdv4B66eo&feature=related]YouTube- The xx :: Infinity[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ePpqkMjuEM&feature=related]YouTube- The xx :: Night Time[/ame] [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZzjHMfz4_E&feature=related]YouTube- The xx :: Crystalised[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gloaming09 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I listened to their first album... it was realyl good, i enjoyed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian Plastic Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Amazing band. We have the album on vinyl <3333333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambergris Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 yay fans! I just realised they are so young... Still they make this incredible music :surprised: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dry_pretzels Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I think they're great! My friend gave me a copy of their debut album about a month ago. The first track and "VCR" immediately got my attention on the first listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMagpie Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian Plastic Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I like their ablum too... another merge of threads maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaths_friend Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 whats the deal with their debut album being called "2.0" i always thought it was simple entitled "xx" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauiwi Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I heard somewhere recently that the band are set to release another album in 2010, around september, under the moniker XXX! which is slightly odd. I cant find it, but it was on the NME website somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliejulle Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Lovely music. Love it!! Sadly they just played in a town nearby where I live, and I mist that not knowing about it before now :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
but a dream Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Threads merged :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMagpie Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I heard somewhere recently that the band are set to release another album in 2010, around september, under the moniker XXX! which is slightly odd. I cant find it, but it was on the NME website somewhere. Sounds dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcin Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 I just discovered this band... and wow, I really really like their sounds. Their debut Album (XX) released last year was very acclaimed. Anyone else into them? Maybe you could give those a listen: YouTube- The xx :: Infinity i fucking love this song! they're playing in my town in April, savin' up for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Escapist Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Where is the thread for the band? I searched and nothing came up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Well, i couldn't find it either and it's not in the band index. I guess it didn't exist :surprised: ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian Plastic Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 crazy. I thought the album was alright. It just really sucked how Intro was so amazing but the rest of the album was kind of meh. To me, anyway. Their Florence And The Machine remix/cover is incredible. Oh and I REALLY hope they don't do another album. It'd ruin it. I think they're perfect as they are right at this moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 ^ I see what you mean. Though i'm sure they'll do another album. :lol: I also agree Intro is the best song on the album (although i personnally like the other songs too). I remember hearing that Florence and the Machine cover. I should listen to it again I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaths_friend Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 well i for one absolutely loved the album. i think it was no.3 on my 2009 best of list. probably my favourite album to put on in the middle of the night when everything is quiet in the house. i'm very curious to see where they go from here. if they make another album based around minimalism they will probably be shunned for recycling. so they probably need try a slightly different genre. maybe an acoustic based album? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueDeNimes Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Merged with the other thread and added to the Band index. :nice: (Thread title searches don't bring results because it's only 2 letters, just like the U2 thread :)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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