The XX Are The Sex

The xx are fast becoming one of my favourite bands of all time. As soon as i heard Crystalised, i fell heard over heels in love with them. I thought they would be one of those bands, where you hear the first song and think 'this is epic, I'm not even going to give their other songs a chance, because it simply can't get better than this'. But The xx are an addiction.

Their first album was released in 2009, and was a massive success and they received the Mercury Prize for Album of the Year in 2010. Heart Skipped a Beat is a beautiful song, and brings all these emotions out in me. Although it reminds me of bad times, i can't help but to carry on listening it it, and enjoying it.


The majority of their songs are personally moving and quite slow, but some have this beat that just makes you want to move. Numerous remixes of their songs have been created by other artists, including the Gorillaz and Shakira. The most famous remix The xx have created is 'You've got the love' by The Source/Florence & the Machine. I feel this remix is far better than the original, check out the video below, where Florence welch joins them on stage at Glastonbury 2010.

They are based in London, and are currently working on their new album which should be released this year. I have high hopes that it will be another huge success, perhaps not as much as their first, but they have the potential to make one of the top albums of 2012 in my opinion. They currently haven't got any tours planned, however, if you are as egar as me to see them, they are playing at Bestival on the Isle of Wight in September. Give Islands, Intro, Shelter and Basic Space a good listen, if you haven't listened to them before, you are guaranteed to become an XX addict.