The XX

The xx are an English indie pop band, formed in London in 2005. 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. They are currently working on their second album, which is ... read more

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

Birdy to cover Bon Iver, The National, The xx on debut album

'Birdy' will also see interpretations of tracks by Phoenix and The Postal Service
Posted 29 September 2011 8.10pm — Comment on this

…And Does This Nokia Commercial Rip Off The xx?

The last time out, we had a rip-off that tread into a bit of a gray area thanks to a key change, but this recent Nokia ad is way more of an open-and-shut case. This is to...
Posted 15 September 2011 10.53pm — Comment on this

Mercury music prize: The effect

For the xx and for Elbow, the Mercury prize boosted album sales tremendously – but for Speech Debelle it was less effectiveJudges of the Mercury prize often cite th...
Posted 19 July 2011 10.00pm — Comment on this

Music Weekly podcast: Mercury prize 2011 - the predictions

The xx won it last year. Elbow won it in 2008. But in-between Speech Debelle picked up the Mercury prize, and what's happened to her?This week Alexis Petridis is joined b...
Posted 15 July 2011 5.08pm — Comment on this

Listen To This: PLEASE Listen To This!

This made us cry!So powerful! Moving! SPECIAL!Her name is Birdy. She's only 15 years old. And she's absolutely stunning!You MUST check out her cover of The XX's Shelte...
Posted 14 June 2011 4.07pm — Comment on this

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Top songs

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

  • Islands  158 plays
  • Crystalised  1 plays
  • VCR  1 plays

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

  1. Absolute Radio 160 plays
  2. Absolute 80s 7 plays
  3. Absolute Radio 90s 7 plays
  4. Absolute Classic Rock 7 plays
  5. Absolute Radio 00s 6 plays

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