Blog: The Fire Note

The xx xx XL Recordings [2009] Fire Drill Review: The xx have just released a debut record that most bands simply dream about. The South London quartet have accomplished making an album that is fully realized way past their twenty years of age. The soft yet direct undertone pulse in xx drives each track, while the duel vocals of singer-guitarist Romy Madley Croft and bassist Oliver Sim are not only welcoming but [...]