The xx‘s new visuals for “Fiction” act as a gentle reminder for their listeners of just how excellent their most recent album, Coexist, is (in case you had forgotten). Done completely in black and white, the... Read more »
The xx were recently in Berlin for their Night + Day festival series and during their set, the band treated fans by bringing out Jessie Ware to perform a few songs with them. Together they covered... Read more »
The xx draw remixes out of beatmakers in piles. Their sparse composition allows DJs plenty of flex space to tweak and twist the fragile Brits in every direction. Unfortunately, this often results in messy splices, broken... Read more »
A few weeks ago, BeazyTymes shared a remix of The xx‘s cover of Aaliyah‘s “Hot Like Fire,” and it was obvious that the young producer was on to something. Earlier today, he uploaded yet another xx... Read more »
It's 2013, and human beings are still trying to figure out how to automate music discovery. Trends come and go, new services pop up and disappear, and a music discovery app is created, marketed, and killed... Read more »
The xx has inspired an infinite number of remixes, so what’s another one? Some time ago, The xx covered Aaliyah‘s “Hot Like Fire” and created a delicate, airy thing. Chicago’s BeazyTymes, a 17-year-old producer who has... Read more »
As far as movie soundtracks are concerned, it doesn’t get much bigger than this. It was announced late last year that Jay-Z had signed on to executive produce The Great Gatsby movie album. Ever since we’ve... Read more »
The xx wrote this one for the Jay-Z curated soundtrack to The Great Gatsby. The soundtrack comes out May 7 and will also feature Lana Del Rey, Florence + The Machine, Jack White, Fergie, Q-Tip, Gotye,... Read more »
There’s already been a lot of hype around the Jay-Z curated soundtrack for Baz Luhrman’s The Great Gatsby, what with the news that Beyoncé and André 3000 would be covering the late Amy Winehouse’s “Back To Black,” alongside new music from... Read more »
Though it may not be the most shocking unannounced addition to the Coachella bill, Solange‘s appearance on stage with The xx can easily be counted among the most pleasant surprises from weekend one of the festival.... Read more »
Looks like The xx are loving the covers, as Young Turks revealed yet another one (their last one was of Beyonce’s “I Miss You”). This time, they take on Kings of Tomorrow’s “Finally,” which according to... Read more »
If you weren’t already feeling the romance this Valentine’s Day, The xx have gone and covered Beyonce’s emotional “I Miss You.” Ugh, can my heart just get a minute to breathe today! The soulful ballad (which... Read more »
The xx recently announced a string of new 2013 tour dates and now, the hard working outfit are adding even more shows. This time, they’re bringing along a fairly high profile guest for these new dates:... Read more »
We’ve seen various videos of The xx performing live, and consistently killing it, but none in as intimate a setting as this. For this episode of NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series (previous guests include Miguel who came... Read more »
If you’ve not had the opportunity to see The xx perform live, you’re lucky that they’re one of the hardest working bands out there. They’ve announced a string of North American dates beginning on January 24th... Read more »