The xx sound really terrifically British. Which, I guess they should, since they are from London, but they've got this cool, languid phraseology that just sounds decidedly anglo. Their music is all about the quiet spaces, and pregnant pauses in between notes. Bass is spare, guitar is one-track, vocals are whispery and sleepy. It's hard, almost, to say exactly why this works as well as it does. But it does.
The debut album will be released by Rough Trade overseas on Monday. For now, limited copies of the single "Basic Space" are available on 7" & 12". A video for the song reveals the female vocalist to sport one of my favorite facial features - an adorable little underbite. I had a boyfriend with one of those once. He looked like a little Irish street brawler. In reality he was actually a very self-satisfied guitar player. But I still liked the underbite.
http://www.myspace.com/thexx
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