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The xx are a three-piece band from Wandsworth, south west London, England, formed in 2005.[1] The four original band members met at Elliott School, notable for alumni including Hot Chip, Burial and Four Tet.[2] Originally a four-piece band, keyboardist Baria Qureshi left the group citing exhaustion as the reason.[3]

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Spiritualized confirmed for Groening's ATP
Spiritualized are performing Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space in May at Butlins, as part of the Matt Groening curated ATP weekend.  It’s a reprise of the production that saw them sell out 4 nights at the Barbican. Also featured in the new line up announcement are The Fresh and Onlys and Cold Cave. Full press release after the break. <!--break-->...
Is The XX a ‘marketing gimmick’ for Dos Equis?
Photo by Chris La Putt Yall might recognize this bro as the bro from the popular 2k9 indie blogpitchfork buzz band ‘The XX.’ He seems chill, like he is just a bro playing ambient minimalist spacey earnest dark guitar rock. I couldn’t help but notice his soda can tab earring. I went to the store to buy a 6 pack of sodas so that I could make my own [via weekend arts+...
Top 100 Records of 2009: 40-21
Those Darlins Here’s the next batch of our favourite albums, singles and downloads of 2009. We’re hurtling towards the top 20, as today we give you our selections from 40-21. <!--break-->   40: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It’s blitz New York trio’s guitarless innovations strike just the right kind of chord on their third LP. Check out the Yeah...
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An open plea to buy the debut of the year
Hi, I’m David West; I’m 19 years old, I’m a student and I’ve spent the last year of my life pissing away my Gran’s inheritance on alcohol and Pizza. Above are The Xx, they’re 19 years old and have spent the last year making one of the most important debut albums of the last couple of years. Considering they’re not a lo-fi punk band with not a single...
Buzzworthy??? Or Not??? - The XX
Who: The xx Location: London, UK elbo.ws Ranking: #6 Thoughts: After listening to The xx’s poorly titled debut record XX the only word that truly comes to mind is monotonous. As in this shit is so monotonous that you can’t tell where one song ends and another begins. Everything sounds like what came before it, and if you were lured in by the allure of the first single, the pretty...
DOWNLOAD: Florence And The Machine - You've Got The Love (The xx Remix)
Sometimes hooks are so mangled from their original form that singing along becomes impossible. As if that would prevent us from trying. To little success, we tried arching our lungs over the cut-up voice of Florence Welch here, though even met with failure it’s still lodged in our brains. The xx resung the rest of the tune for their 2-steppy sorta cover/remix, where xylophone and harp seem...
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    Legendary rock photographer Steve Gullick has a retrospective at Manchester’s KRAAK Gallery running from March 12th til March 27th, featuring shots taken for NME and Melody Maker as well as his...

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  • In Pictures: Worst Record Covers of the Year

    We have collected some truly heinous examples of recent album covers, from Empire Of The Sun’s Star Wars travesty to the banal evil that is Razorlight’s Slipway Fire. Discretionary...

  • In Pictures: Best record covers 2009

    Album art in this gallery was selected based on several simple traits: strong concept, fine graphics including creative typography and general lushness. The first three of ‘The Best Record...

  • In Pictures: Placebo

    Placebo pictures: just in - some photos of Placebo and Brian Molko from last week’s gig at the Glasgow SECC. Also check out the review here

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  • the Dirty Dishes - In the Clouds EP

    Ahhhh. I love this. When Jenny Tuite of the Dirty Dishes emailed us at Artrocker.com, there was no extended press drivel or desperate pleadings for promotion, just a simple "Hey there!...

  • Turning Japanese

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  • Mondrian, Cakes, Pastries and Mille-Feuille

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  • EXCLUSIVE NEW DOWNLOAD: Egyptian Hip Hop - Round Pot (This is Horseflesh's Rad Pitt Reincarnation)

    According to This is Horseflesh (the nom de guerre of Egyptian Hip Hop drummer Alex Pierce) this fantastic ‘reincarnation’ of the band’s own "Rad Pitt" was written to...

  • Bromheads: Dedicated mp3

    Bromheads are continuing their free monthly download singles with a genius reworking of ‘Dedicated to the One I Love’, a song made famous by the Shirelles.  Unsubtle mix tape...

  • Japanese Voyeurs new single, track giveaway

    If Wyldman’s recent live review has picqued your interest in Japanese Voyeurs, then you might be interested in their free download track ‘Dumb’.  They’re biffing it out...

  • Sissy And The Blisters, and The Folly Of Rock And Roll Adoration

    Forming a rock ‘n’ roll band is one of the more deceptive and fickle actions a group of young men (and it’s almost always young men) can take. It seems so easy: get a self-...

  • 2hot2sweat host Pet Sounds, give away awesome mp3

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  • RCRD OF THE DAY: Hot Chip - Take It In

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  • Fan Death: New EP

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