Stream: Jamie xx, “Girl”

The xx producer conjures up spring fever in sonic form on new single.

April 22, 2014



You're the most beautiful girl in Hackney, y'know? Jamie xx may be a man of few words but the opening sample of "Girl", the flip to "Sleep Sound" from his double A-side single due on Young Turks on May 5th, says it all. Where previous solo work "Far Nearer" found him in a wistful carnival mood back in 2011, there's only one thing on his mind with "Girl." It rolls and yawns longingly, like a sonic manifestation of spring fever.

Stream: Jamie xx, “Girl”