the xx

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We premiered Pariah's flawless remix of the xx's "Basic Space" only a few days ago, and an enterprising fan has already put together this unofficial video, using oddly appropriate images of Anna Karina's iconic performance in Godard's Vivre Sa vie: mp3: ********* In other news, Pariah's "Detroit Falls" will see a proper vinyl release soon (b/w the equally great "Orpheus&qu

London youngsters the xx are set to release their ethereal, dream-like minimalist pop debut next month in the UK on Young Turks. On this remix of album standout "Basic Space," UK producer Pariah taps into the same brooding, haunted/hopeful glow and early-morning-rain atmospherics that elevated Burial's transcendent Untrue: mp3: The xx's debut full-length is out August 17 in the UK on Yo

Our friends at Beggars recently sent over some extremely promising new demos from four 19-year-olds from South London called The xx. The group recently signed to Beggars imprint Young Turks, and these wistful slow-jams are basically the exact opposite of all the noisy lo-fi stuff I've been posting lately...