Blog: Stereogum

Fresh off of a tour with Florence & The Machine, and a tour-memorializing remix of one of her Lungs cuts , the xx stopped in to Jools Holland's BBC2 studio to perform the subdued and lockstep cool of "Islands," one of many standouts from their debut-album-of-the-year contender xx . If they look baby-faced it's because they actually are babies (the quartet are all 20), babies that preternaturally distilled a sultry, drum-machined minimalistic pop blend bands twice their age can't approach. Continue reading The xx Bring Jools Holland Their "Islands"...