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London, United Kingdom (2005 – present)

The xx are a Mercury Prize-winning trio formed in 2005 in London, United Kingdom. The band members are Romy Madley Croft (vocals, lead guitar), Oliver Sim (vocals, bass guitar), and Jamie Smith, known as Jamie xx (beats, MPC sampler). Second guitarist and keyboardist Baria Qureshi was dropped from the band mid-tour in 2009. The reasons behind her ousting remain unclear.

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.

In 17 August 2009, the group released their debut album xx on Young Turks label. The album was recorded in a small garage and produced by the band. It garnered critical acclaim and has been generally well-received, scoring an average of 86/100 based on 24 professional reviews. Also it ranked on “best of the year” lists with Rolling Stone placing it at #9 and NME placing it at #2.

Four singles were released from their debut album: “Crystalised”, “Basic Space”, “Islands” and “VCR”.

The xx also remixed the classic song “You’ve Got the Love” originally written by The Source and covered by Florence + the Machine. They also added their own vocals on the song.
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  • tahbyfet

    I"m late, but I'm damn glad I got here

    2 hours ago

  • thomasRasp

    All of your songs and remixes, or the songs/remixes jamie xx made are so fuckin awesome! you just dont have one bad song! Southside Festival will be awesome! ♥

    5 hours ago

  • StickyFingeers

    <3<3<3<3

    yesterday evening

  • mcacharel

    <3

    yesterday afternoon

  • diegomusichot

    best intro ever <3

    yesterday afternoon

  • edemnaheineken

    The XX среди исполнителей Heineken Open'er этого года! Мы организовываем большой комфортабельный автобус на фест из Киева, цена на который снижена, по сравнению с прошлым годом. Присоединяйся, подробности на opener.at.ua

    yesterday morning

  • sir_ks

    Que lixo de sb.

    yesterday morning

  • Mort13

    new album? ;s

    Monday afternoon
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Basic Space

29 Jul 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thexx

Our single 'Basic Space', available on 7" & 12", is out 3rd AugustAvailable at Rough Tradehere

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