The xx

As promised, the listing of musicians performing at this year’s Bonnaroo is up: Dave Matthews Band • Kings of Leon • Stevie Wonder • Jay-Z • Tenacious D • Weezer • The Flaming Lips with Stardeath and White Dwarfs perform “Dark Side of the Moon” • The Dead Weather • Damian Marley & Nas • [...]

I realize I am putting this out really late. I always put this off until winter break, thinking I’ll have tons of time to listen to the albums, but always underestimate how much I actually need to listen to. But honestly, that isn’t a bad thing. I think we are living in a time where [...]

Electronic/dubstep duo Mount Kimbie add their own backdrop to one of the xx’s slower, more simple tunes “Basic Space”. You’d almost think this was a publicity stunt or something because of the success of the xx, but it works a lot better than you might expect, creating a sort of parallel listening experience. The core [...]

The xx finally made their US television debut on Last Call with Carson Daly last night. If you haven’t heard of this group, you haven’t heard one of the best albums of the year. Rolling Stone has hilariously described their sound as “booty-call music for the indie-rock set”. This coming from a group that just [...]