The XX

By vocalising the words to the songs at the same time as the people on stage, I’ll warrant

that's...that's insane

What's the consensus on the dude's voice? I mean obv it's not good in any conventional sense, but still I quite like it. He makes me think of a reedier version of the Junior Boys dude - another non-traditional "good voice"

I think it works really well with the songs.

this is the weirdest album to be massively popular in some time, to me.

The music itself isn't weird, though. And it's not too odd that their knack for the simple + subtle would catch on right now.

I don't really think it's THAT weird; what's funny is the disconnect between the sheer amount of critical adulation and the lukewarm hemming and hawing that happens whenever any of these critics try to explain what exactly they like about it.

It's the cleanness of the arrangements. This band uses musical space better than any other popular band out there at the moment. Also they are excellent at fitting lyrics into their framework; tracks like "Shelter" are really stunning because of both the simplicity in musical arrangement and that fucking soul-crushing chorus.

Sometimes I wish both of them were stronger singers but the dangers I'd that bigger, more assured voices might overbalance the backing music and not have the same tense interplay.

Grr stupid phone

danger is

i love their voices. for me it's a large part of the appeal.

sim's voice is pretty bad and without compensation in terms of 'endearingly amateurish' or such apologetics

romy's voice is alright tho

didn't know about this...COLD innit, wonder what was the reason;

Second guitarist and keyboardist Qureshi is now absent from the group. Some reports claimed exhaustion was the culprit, but Sim said he doesn't know where those rumors came from.

"It was a decision that the three of us [Sim, Croft and Smith] made; it wasn't a decision that Baria made," he said. "I think, like a divorce, you need a period where you just kind of let each other breathe."

How old is this kid that knows about divorce?

parents?

or maybe she's seen kramer versus kramer

lots of kids know about divorce. my biological folks were done pretty much as early as I remember.

that said, there's a lot that's subtly nonsensical about that excerpt.

Trotsky is now absent from the group. Some reports claimed exhaustion was the culprit, but Zinoviev said he doesn't know where those rumors came from.

"It was a decision that the three of us [Zinoviev, Stalin and Kamenev] made; it wasn't a decision that Leon made," he said. "I think, like a divorce, you need a period where you just kind of let each other breathe."

http://twitter.com/bariaq/status/11287942484

kicked out by txt? you mean they just texted her and said 'you are too pretty to be in XX'?

kids today

u r 2 priT 2 b in xx

xxx
the xx

lol

The XX and OOIOO should play together. I would buy the poster.

Getting X'ed from XX, that's quite funny. There is a reason why there are only two X in XX, don't you think?

The XX and OOIOO should play together. I would buy the poster.

Ideally a cover of XXXO.

The XX and OOIOO present Elliott Smith's XO at the OX in Philly

o_0

HI DERE otm. the negative space, the spaciousness. love how huge the drums / handclaps sound on the intro track, for example.

I mean, I would pick this 100/100 over sleigh bells.

me 2

when i initially heard the album i appreciated these guys for their simple, elegant and subtly involving music, but the hype has just been a bit silly and contorting. that said, i can definitely see why they have a fairly broad appeal. once the early birds had their fill, there was something in there for coffee shop owners and dinner part aficionados alike.

coooooooooold

dang

dirty partY aficionados.

haha yeah cold maybe. but i still like them, so it's kind of an arms-length cold.

dirty party??? what's going on with me?

feel ashamed for playing them at my latest dinner party held in a coffee shop that I own : (

a dirty party is probably the only situation where playing this music is remotely acceptable IMO

hahah

and maybe i'm just bitter cuz i never get invited to those kind of exclusive dinner parties (x-post)

this is the only album ever where i've experienced the dinner party cliche in actual reality

r1o is your dn a reference to a spicy chinese paste

haha yeah i'm kinda addicted

I served some at the aforementioned dinner party...I'll invite you next time

I tried listening to them once but I didn't get it and I didn't hear the supposed "r&b influence"... even their Aaliyah cover was totally lifeless... I'd definitely pick sleigh bells over them

I should probably try listening again tho it usually takes me a while with this sort of stuff

throw a dinner party man, you'll get it immediately

I mean, I would pick this 100/100 over sleigh bells.

I cannot cosign this enough.

i'm in the same boat. i don't like the Sleigh Bells at all, heard that album twice and that was all.

how the hell are you guys even comparing the two? one is an apple, the other a loud orange.

it's sort of an arbitrary comparison, but still

lol "the Sleigh Bells"