Tag Archives: The xx

Saturday Afternoon Artist - The XX

The XX are a brand new young band from South London. It’s definitely rock music, but with lots of male-female vocal turns. I hear a little Velvet Underground (the melodic stuff) in there, and also some Cure. But they’re distinct, delivering the songs in intimate voices and adding electronics. Their new self-titled [...]

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Live Video: The xx & The Temper Trap

Here are a couple more amazing videos from KEXP’s broadcast during CMJ at the Cutting Room Studios NYC. Gathering huge buzz lately is young UK band The xx, who turn out a hypnotic rendition of “Crystalised”, and Australian (by way of England) group The Temper Trap, whose “Fader” has to be one of the catchiest [...]

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KEXP at CMJ 2009, Day 4: The xx

As KEXP’s broadcast during CMJ mellows down to an end, so does the music with dreamy, twilight pop band The xx. The quartet of 20-years-olds from South West London were destined to make a name for themselves when they met at Elliot School, the same high school of Hot Chip, Four Tet and Burial. At [...]

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