The xx

music 28 April 2009 :: posted by Travis

The xx – “Crystalised”

The xx have certainly reached critical mass. All I have for “Crystalised” is hyperboles so I’ll save you the rhetoric. But I will say the boy/girl minimalist touch is very welcoming.

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The xx – “Crystalised” (mp3 via Fader — check their interview)

7-inch out now — backed by a cover of Aaliyah’s “Hot Like Fire.”

7 Comments:

1. hyperboles or not, kept my attention…I give it a thumbs up!



2. circlzero April 29th, 2009 at 6.50 pm Reply

3. love it. very Kills/Magic Wands but a lot more modern rather than retro. really looking forward to more.



4. Dom April 29th, 2009 at 8.29 pm Reply

5. where can I buy their album? They sound amazing. Haven’t heard anything like this in quite a while.



6. aigarcia29 May 1st, 2009 at 9.20 pm Reply

   • album is not out yet (not sure it’s even finished).

   

   • Travis May 2nd, 2009 at 8.07 am Reply

7. lame



8. NAME May 2nd, 2009 at 6.36 pm Reply

9. Really boring and mostly bad unispired mpc drum sounds.

   GTFO on this one guys.

   peace.



10. sketchypete` May 3rd, 2009 at 4.14 pm Reply

11. Oh man, I really, really dig these guys! Thanks for the heads up!



12. Mister 1-2-3-4 May 9th, 2009 at 2.36 pm Reply