Tagged: The xx
The XX, “Shelter (John Talabot Remix)” MP3
Do you think The XX listen to all the remixes of their music and go, “Oh shit if only we had been born in a country that really liked soca maybe those breakup songs would … read more »
Video: Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie XX, “New York is Killing Me”
Earlier this year, after four years of planning and pruning, Gil Scott-Heron released I’m New Here, his first album in over a decade. Produced by Richard Russell, owner of XL Recordings, who also released the … read more »
Video: Tyler, The Creator Covers Ciara + Bonus XX Content
This is probably feeding fuel to an actually sort of awesome fire made out of tweets, Noz blogs and internet popularity graphs that look like hockey sticks, but, uh it’s pretty rad/weird that Tyler is … read more »
Interview: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Producer Fantastic Mr Fox, a Manchester-based recent university graduate and all around dude, returned home this month from a three week mega-tour of our beloved USA. As a DJ (with Ableton!), he opened for The … read more »
Video: The XX, “Islands” Live on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight
Does George Stroumboulopoulos looks a lot like a Steve-O? Joint Canadian TV watchers/FADER readers, let us know. Anyway, The XX performed Shakira‘s favorite song “Islands” on his show two nights ago and, just in case … read more »
Premiere Stream: Shakira, “Islands” (The XX Cover)
We’ve heard bits of this, seen a live cover and now we are happy to present the full version of “Islands” (previously reworked/retitled as “Explore.”) Playing this in our office, the art department just said … read more »
Video: The XX, “Crystalised” (Live on Jimmy Kimmel)
Before they take an infinity long break from touring and being really good at making post-teenagers feel feelings, The XX stopped by Jimmy Kimmel’s show. Which is of course where you go before you put … read more »
Video: The XX, “Show Me Love” (Robin S Cover)
As if to pay retribution for crummy mainstream co-opting (sorta no offense to Shakira. Or Jenny from Gossip Girl), The XX have coopted a bit of the mainstream themselves, adding new cover of the vocal … read more »
Stream: The xx, “VCR” (Four Tet Remix)
Thank you Four Tet for being in tune with our deepest thoughts. If there’s one thing we find ourselves thinking about more than we should (aka more than how we’re going to pay our rent), … read more »
Stream: Jamie XX, “Far Nearer”
Jamie XX is the quiet one in the back. His solo debut, a track called “Far Nearer,” for an upcoming 12-inch on Numbers, is warm and wonderful, exactly how we expect the future of music … read more »
