listen: the xx – “angels”
Listen to the opening track from Coexist, out September 11.
the xx
mp3: Jamie xx – “Far Nearer” + “Beat For”
This one's been floating around in various forms for months, but you can now hear (and purchase) the glorious final version of Jamie xx's steel drum jam "Far Nearer" just in time for summer below. Grab the limited 12" -- which features the also stellar "Beat For" on the flip -- from Numbers:
Jamie xx :: Far Nearer
Jamie xx :: Beat For
Jamie xx – “Far Nearer” (full)
A shoddy, abbreviated radio rip of this one surfaced late last year, but here's Jamie xx's steel-drum island jam "Far Nearer" in all its 8+ minute glory, via post-dubstep.
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mp3: Jamie xx mix for BBC Radio 1
Pinglewood just posted up this stellar, endlessly replayable mix that Jamie xx put together for Benji B's show last night on BBC Radio 1. Featuring tracks from James Blake, Beach House, Mount Kimbie, Cassie, and others, mixed in with some of Jamie's new remixes + originals (including an absolutely perfect "Far Nearer"/"Pass This On" bootleg)...
“NY is Killing Me”
video: Gil Scott-Heron x Jamie xx –
“NY is Killing Me”
“NY is Killing Me”
Directed by Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard. Taken from Gil Scott-Heron + Jamie xx's We're New Here, "which sees Jamie xx remixing thirteen tracks from the original I'm New Here album sessions."
mp3: new jj – “Let Them”
"what can we say that you don't already know?
well, I guess we will have to show"
New jj single, including a T.I. "cover" and a track with an XX sample, courtesy of Sincerely Yours:
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– Live in Dallas
john talabot remixes the xx
The xx :: Shelter (John Talabot Feel it Too remix)
creeping
"Creeping" is a slightly sinister new jam from London sisters Hannah + Collette Thurow, aka 2:54. This one, taken from the group's forthcoming EP, fits nicely alongside the dark, moody atmospheric pop of fellow LDN residents Trailer Trash Tracys and the xx:
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