The xx - debut album on XL, video, lots of NYC shows (dates)
The XX , four young, sullen-faced youths dressed in black, have that alluring band-as-a-gang aura about them. They spent their youth at south-west London's Elliott School (fellow alumni: Four Tet , Burial and Hot Chip ) obsessively tinkering with instruments in the music room before signing a deal and self-producing their album in their record company's back office. At first glance, you'd expect them to make basement rock'n'roll songs serrated with guitar feedback, but they're more interesting than that. For starters, they're fronted by a boy/girl combo - Romy Madley Croft [...]





















This Week's Other Releases
Essential Mix - Riva Starr (Feb)
Cover That Don't Suck
Reuse Recycle Remix - February 8