http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/10/video-the-xx-basic-space-album-stream/ The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:36:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/10/video-the-xx-basic-space-album-stream/comment-page-1/#comment-1039 Music News, IOmusic.net » The xx played Bruar Falls, Monkeytown, Pianos, Music Hall… playing Mercury Lounge (again) & Webster w/ Friendly Fires Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:58:41 +0000 http://www.thefader.com/?p=11746#comment-1039 [...] The xx @ South Street Seaport on 8/14 (more by Chris La Putt) “The XX played 972 shows in NYC this weekend but the one we saw at Mercury Lounge after they played [Mark] Ronson’s Authentic Shit on [East Village Radio] was mangled by bad sound until Ronson himself handed singer/guitarist Romy Croft a new guitar and the band played one more song. Their mics worked the whole time though, along with the drum machine for the most part, so aside from some light picking, not much was missed. In fact, their eerie spareness was enhanced, and for the first time in recent memory, the people in the back stopped talking to hear what was going on.” [FADER] [...] [...] The xx @ South Street Seaport on 8/14 (more by Chris La Putt) “The XX played 972 shows in NYC this weekend but the one we saw at Mercury Lounge after they played [Mark] Ronson’s Authentic Shit on [East Village Radio] was mangled by bad sound until Ronson himself handed singer/guitarist Romy Croft a new guitar and the band played one more song. Their mics worked the whole time though, along with the drum machine for the most part, so aside from some light picking, not much was missed. In fact, their eerie spareness was enhanced, and for the first time in recent memory, the people in the back stopped talking to hear what was going on.” [FADER] [...]

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