The XX

The xx are an English indie pop band, formed in London in 2008. The group
released their debut album, xx in August 2009. The album ranked highly on many
best of 2009 lists, placing number one on the list compiled by The Guardian
and second for NME. In 2010, the band won the Mercury Music Prize for their
debut album. They are currently working on their second album, ... read more

Footage of second new song from The xx emerges

Taken from London concert this week
Posted 18 May 8.57am — Comment on this

The xx announceintimate UK shows

What better way to prepare for the festival season than playing to a few hundred people in a little nightclub?The xx will warm up for their summer comeback with three int...
Posted 3 May 10.19am — Comment on this

The xx Announce Live Return

*The xx* (http://thexx.info) has announced a bunch of UK and European shows which could hint towards the long awaited and heavily anticipated album almost being ready for...
Posted 2 May 4.05pm — Comment on this

The xx announce three intimate London May dates - tickets

Mercury prize winners to showcase new music later this month
Posted 2 May 11.48am — Comment on this

The xx announce intimate London May dates - tickets

Mercury prize winners to showcase new music at three small shows
Posted 2 May 11.48am — Comment on this

Radiohead – “Bloom (Jamie xx Remix 3)”

Jamie xx is, it would seem, a true perfectionist. The xx’s producer has already released two remixes of Radiohead’s King Of Limbs track “Bloom,” a...
Posted 20 January 3.25pm — Comment on this

Listen To This: Walking On A Dream

This is sooooo good!!!!Take a sprinkle of Empire Of The Sun, a dash of The XX and a spoonful of Foster The People and you'd have the delicious concoction above!You MUS...
Posted 20 January 3.20pm — Comment on this

WARP ANNOUNCE NEW SIGNING KWES WITH A FREE MP3 GIVEAWAY

Kwes may be more familiar than you realise, the 24 year old musical multitasker has worked with some of music's most prolific artists including The XX, The Invisible, ...
Posted 16 November 2011 11.52am — Comment on this

The Antlers, Rihanna do The xx

Whether it’s covers, remixes, side-projects, tv commercials, or Mercury Prizes, British minimalist indie pop band The xx have managed to stay in the spotlight ever ...
Posted 14 November 2011 10.21pm — Comment on this

The xx start work on their second studio album

The xx have launched a new blog and have announced that they are recording a second album. "We have started recording our second album! We have also started this blog ...
Posted 4 November 2011 11.17am — Comment on this

The xx Enter Studio to Record

*The xx* (http://xx-xx.co.uk) have entered the studio to record their new album. Follow their progress on their new blog (http://xx-xx.co.uk).Submitted by Holly HoX!
Posted 3 November 2011 6.11pm — Comment on this

The xx Start A New Album, Blog

Today the xx announced (via @youngturks) that not only has the group begun work on a new album, but they’ve also established a new website/blog on which they’...
Posted 3 November 2011 4.07pm — Comment on this

The xx start work on their second studio album

Band also start a new blog to document the recording process
Posted 3 November 2011 2.41pm — Comment on this

The xx Start Work On New Album

The band reveal in blog...
Posted 3 November 2011 12.22pm — Comment on this

The 10 Best xx Covers

The xx’s music is fertile ground for imaginative covers, thanks to the space that the band creates and maintains within its own songs. Inspired by yesterday’s...
Posted 19 October 2011 7.19pm — Comment on this

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Top songs

The 5 most played The XX songs in the past year.

  • Islands  148 plays

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Absolute Radio stations playing songs by The XX over the past year.

  1. Absolute Radio 148 plays
  2. Absolute Radio 00s 5 plays
  3. Absolute Radio 90s 5 plays
  4. Absolute 80s 5 plays
  5. Absolute Classic Rock 5 plays

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