“The xx” – the brand new shit from London
“Don’t believe the hype – it’s all the same!! That’s what one is usually thinking when a new and cutting-edge band from London emerges and is recommended by big music magazines, but apart from hype or not, these guys are worth listening to.
The XX are four 19-year-old guys, who do not embody all the hype- and indie-like clichés like wearing Ray Ban glasses and skinny jeans. They are normal young people from a suburb in the south-west of London and have just released their début album. It is their inconspicuousness and aloofness that makes them so special and that has aroused my curiosity.
Their music is 
vulnerable, personal and nostalgic, which arises in the song “Islands”. Right from the start, I loved the composition of the voices of Romy and Oliver, which resonate so perfectly together, with a discreet use of guitars, drums, keyboard and synthesizer sounds. For me, this song, reflects safety, hope and arriving wherever this might be.
I’ve heard the whole album and every single track on this album tells its own unique story. In my opinion, it is a very well produced album.
I made my two crosses at: X audio-licious and X definitely worth listening to.
