Blog: Dirty Sexy Music

As far as being excited for albums this year, this one ranks definitely up there. Judged from the three demos that made there way around a few months back, it was clear there was something special going on with The xx. In a year where synths and 80's throwbacks are in vogue, it's strange that a band whose sound aesthetic is so low key, could grab so much attention. I've read various interviews with them, and it's been stated that the reason the band have this minimalist sound is because they wanted to create songs which they could [...]

• The xx - Stars