The xx recently played their first hometown shows in a while, taking the opportunity to debut a few new songs. And pretty soon, those of us who live in North America -- or, at least, a few select…   Read Story »

Lately, the xx has been out in London playing a short series of intimate gigs, gigs they've used to work out some new material. Friday night, they played London's Battersea Arts Center, and another…   Read Story »

The xx recently returned to the stage for their first few small shows in quite some time, and they took the opportunity to debut some of their long-awaited new material. We already posted video of…   Read Story »

The xx returned to the live arena via three low-key performances in London, the third of which is Friday at Battersea Arts Centre. Last night, at their performance in Homerton, they opened with a new…   Read Story »

At about 49 minutes on the embed below, the xx's sonic architect, Jamie, shares the latest iteration of his by now practically patented steel-drummed/florid-house dance music. There's a disassociated…   Read Story »

Jamie xx is, it would seem, a true perfectionist. The xx's producer has already released two remixes of Radiohead's King Of Limbs track "Bloom," and now there's a third out there. His latest take on…   Read Story »

The xx have started recording a second album and today posted a demo from these sessions on their blog xx-xx.co.uk. The track's called "Open Eyes" and comes with a hazy video. Download and/or watch…   Read Story »

UPDATE: Also below, check out the full version of Rihanna's "Drunk On Love," the new track that samples the xx's "Intro." Rihanna's new album Talk That Talk is imminent, and we've already heard…   Read Story »

Her retro early-'90s-style club banger "We Found Love" has already blown the fuck up, and now we're learning more and more about Rihanna's forthcoming album Talk That Talk. A bunch of clips of album…   Read Story »

Last month, we posted our list of the 10 best xx covers, and it included the Antlers' live version of the xx's "VCR." On their Twitter, the Antlers responded, letting us know that we'd hear the "REAL…   Read Story »