Last year The XX arrived with a bang!
Their self-titled album was released in August 2009 on Young Turks Records and received critical acclaim from such luminaries as the NME in the UK and Rolling Stone magazine in the United States.
Another admirer is Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons and Futurama, who has personally chosen The XX to perform at this summer’s All Tomorrow’s Parties he is curating in May in Minehead.
The XX debut album has so far spawned four singles: Crystalised, Basic Space, Islands and most recently VCR which was released in January 2010.
Their music is intense and low-fi, sparse and brooding. Their appeal may be the quality of the songs, coupled with the fact that they sound so distinct in a world of carbon copy music.
The XX use analogue synthesizers and drum machines alongside bass and guitars and have been likened to Hot Chip and Four Tet. The whispering vocal delivery also reminds me of Massive Attack.
Last year they supported the likes of The Big Pink but 2010 looks like it’s going to be their year as they set off in March to headline their first UK Tour.
Concert tickets for The XX tour are now on sale. The dates include Brighton, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and Edinburgh.
1 March
Komedia Theatre
Brighton
2 March
Shepherds Bush Empire
London
3 March
Shepherds Bush Empire
London
5 March
O2 Academy
Birmingham
6 March
Manchester Academy 2
Manchester
8 March
The Cockpit
Leeds
9 March
Studio 24
Edinburgh
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