by Canyon
If I had to use a single word to describe UK buzz band The xx’s music, I would have to pick intimate. Lead singer Romy Madley Croft’s soft halcyon voice married up to bassist Oliver Sims’ flat emotion deprived vocals create an intriguing sensual effect. Listening to this newbie indie act’s first record feels like eavesdropping on lovers having a hushed pillow talk. Check out Crystalised or Basic Space where the duo vox effect is at its best. Seductive and atmospheric, the South Londoners are located dead center on the happy-sad meter, their songs being neither sorrowful or particularly uplifting; rather they are of the soothing, relaxing type. Some of the key moments are derived from the breathing room they leave throughout, where silence speaks the loudest. The xx have just wrapped up a US & Canadian tour opening for Friendly Fires, and are currently scheduled to tour Europe until March 2010.
Genre: Pop
Latest Album: xx
For Fans Of: Stars, Peter Bjorn and John, Belle & Sebastian
Listen To: The xx
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