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London, England (2005 – present)

Formed in 2005, The xx are an alternative trio hailing from London, England, featuring the dual lead vocals of Romy Madley Croft (lead guitar) and Oliver Sim (bass guitar), and backed by Jamie Smith (beats, MPC sampler). Rounding out the group was keyboardist Baria Qureshi, who left the group because of the pressures of an intensive touring schedule.

Bonding over a shared love of dark, emotive 80s guitar sounds and the high-end sheen of American R&B, The xx’s unique sound befits a band whose wide range of influences combine beautiful, hushed vocal duets and a brilliantly inventive use of samples and low-end frequencies to produce stark, sweet, melancholic pop.

The band released its debut album, xx, on August 2009. The album garnered critical acclaim and has been generally well-received, scoring an average of 84/100 based on 20 professional reviews. The album has spawned three singles: the first two (Crystalised and Basic Space) both have music videos featuring the band, and the third single, Islands, was released in October 2009.

On November 11, 2009, it was confirmed that keyboardist Baria Qureshi left the band after missing several scheduled shows, citing exhaustion. The band stated that she will not be replaced, and that they will continue as a three-piece.

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1	Crystalised	26,418
2	Islands	24,050
3	VCR	22,092
4	Heart Skipped a Beat	20,919
5	Intro	19,690
6	Basic Space	18,429
7	Shelter	17,693
8	Fantasy	17,381
9	Infinity	16,376
10	Night Time	15,550
11	Stars	14,885
12	Teardrops	2,124
13	Do You Mind?	1,739
14	Hot Like Fire	1,687
15	VCR (Matthew Dear remix)	1,174

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cheapheadphones wrote:
6 minutes ago

Fantasy<3 [2]

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EGY_DeViLS wrote:
6 hours ago

Fantasy<3

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Willis_ wrote:
7 hours ago

I don't get why Baria quit...they were on the heat of their fame, such a bad time to drop out. at least we know she's not that commited to the band as much and dropped out instead of staying and not liking the experience.

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gtmb wrote:
8 hours ago

Watch the The xx - Basic Space music video in HD on R.fm! http://r.fm/artist/the-xx

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Giooz wrote:
yesterday evening

LOVE THIS GROUP

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verlee wrote:
yesterday evening

<333333333333333

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goerikgo wrote:
yesterday evening

they arent an antiband, that is completely stupid. The name is fitting because of their style of music. In their songs it doesnt even seem like they are trying, just like the simplicity of the name The xx.

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foolishwolf wrote:
yesterday evening

The ╳╳ [2]

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inQuiescence wrote:
yesterday evening

They sound so fresh. I'm really glad I've discovered this band :3

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XxbezakxX wrote:
yesterday evening

bonnaroo!

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Milky123 wrote:
yesterday afternoon

awesome band, awesome name, awesome album!

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Maicon_Schmalz wrote:
yesterday afternoon

AMAZIN ! i can't Stop <333 [2]

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gruenesgras17 wrote:
yesterday afternoon

their name doesn't suck. if you think the name sucks u don't understand their music. it fits perfect to the black clothes, the little "thank you" to all of them... they're the anti-band and thats why they're so cool ! ♥

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pink_n_yellow wrote:
yesterday afternoon

xoxoxox the xxx :P

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herbonestrcture wrote:
yesterday afternoon

the xxxxxxx

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JohnnyRuby wrote:
yesterday morning

I'm listening ..

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will1212 wrote:
yesterday morning

EPIC

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antitelo wrote:
yesterday morning

The ╳╳

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DeathKnight00 wrote:
yesterday morning

AMAZIN ! i can't Stop <333

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WelcomeYou wrote:
yesterday morning

9 million plays holy shit what's up

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