Friday, November 20, 2009

The xx



Brit girl/guy duo muse intimate conversations backed by wandering bass tones and minimalist beats. Sometimes its difficult to discern if they lyrics are internal speculation or an ongoing, external dialague. Basically lots of tenseion fueled by aptly place negative space. The most provocitive aspect of the band I think was pointed out in their debut album review by Pitchfork- "after dozens of listens, it's nearly incomprehensible to think that a group so fresh-faced produced xx...It is so fully formed and thoughtful that it feels like three or four lesser, noisier records should have preceded it."

Wait for the opening female vocals in "Heart Skipped a Beat", I love how they sort of stumble into the song, yet still hold a purposeful tone.





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