The XX

i like the length

yeah, me too, the length is not a problem.
It's one of the rare albums that I don't find too long !
But I don't know, there's something unsatisfactory about it.

Oh no no -- I want short albums, the shorter the better

anywhere ~30 mins for my drive to and from work is good for me haha

ah yeah, I think my ideal album would be around 10 tracks and 40min !

when I see something with 17 tracks over 80min, I cringe.
The 90s were a nightmare for me !

Number None my apologies, I stuck out as much of Brave for You as I could stand and agree it's lifting from Beach House. RMS's voice is so unsuited to the form though.

Great remix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eIYIqcqtqw

i totally forgot this album came out already

Best album too.

not many summer jamz on it tho

"I Dare You," "Replica."

I'd include "Dangerous" too

summer jam mileage may vary

seeing them in ~1 month at Roskilde Festival, curious aabt what mood they'll inspire

I Dare You is such an arena banger

They were incredible in Montréal last night. The warm evening outdoors setting suited them perfectly. They seemed to really be enjoying themselves too. Highlights for me were a Pornography'd version of "Crystalised", Romy doing "Performance" solo, a dance remix of "Shelter", and "Loud Places" from Jamie's album.

'I Dare You' is such a fantastic song. It's buried in the album's sequence, but it's probably the highlight of the record for me.

Saw pictures of Romy on Instagram wearing a jacket that said "Romantic for So Long" on the back and it gave me just a hint of goosebumps.

Good stuff.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BUnNLJnAgSn/

ok yeah, now that i'm coming back to this, this is pretty damn good. seconding everyone who mentioned "I Dare You," what a track.

I Dare You lovers, rejoice http://www.spin.com/2017/06/the-xx-i-dare-you-video-millie-bobby-brown/

i thought this was pretty incredible
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p055ysv6/glastonbury-2017-the-xx#group=p056kg71

They just played Roskilde as well. Absolutely amazing, and I don't get how they do it, and why nobody else just does the same... It looks so simple.

i see the XX are playing next week here in Los Angeles. i want to go but seeing Spoon with the Shins this weekend. anyone going?

Glastonbury show is here for anyone who didn't catch it on the bbc

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5rw4wb

properly excellent.

This album is settling in and really is one of my favorites of the year, despite feeling lukewarm-at-best about "On Hold" and "Say Something Loving".

Their live show is pretty spot on right now; enjoy it if you go

Yeah the album and your has turned out to be a real victory lap for them.

seeing them tomorrow. have very fond memories of seeing them w/ phantogram at the wiltern in 2010. I am very excited.

their live performance is what really sold me on the new songs, esp On Hold

Dear god perfume genius is amazing

xp went into this thinking album 1 was still my favorite, but you are right - the new songs were excellent, maybe better, live.

bit unfortunate that drunk person behind us sang awfully during the quiet moments of the show closing angels, then presumably got embarrassed, and so doubled down by moaning for the entire back half of the song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZRnk971u4M&

can't say i saw her going full on new order pastiche, but i'm not upset about it either. song's decent, i suppose.

so-so. I love her voice but this isn't a particularly good vehicle for it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPqUcVbAbzw

oliver solo single, produced by jamie. it's not great

wonder if that romy solo album is ever going to turn up, let alone a new album from them as a band

Yeah, this isn't amazing but I like it a lot more than her single from a couple years ago.

Was really hoping this revive would be news about a new record but oh well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r4I6tz72Q4

this one's very good, feat. jimmy sommerville from bronski beat

sim solo album out in september

Wow, that's beautiful.

yeah, this is fairly epic. definitely unexpected and better than than the one from a while back.

here's "fruit" from a bit ago, which i missed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6xflB8Vv60

it's alright.

wow so it's FIVE YEARS since their third?

was 5 years between 2nd and 3rd but it doesn't sound like a 4th is on the way anytime soon

happy that oliver is getting this out. i recall being very excited about romy's album, which purportedly existed (i'm sure there was even a big guardian interview where she talked in detail about it) but we're approaching 2 years since she released "lifetime" and nothing else has materialised

oliver's album is pretty forgettable unfortunately, "hideous" is the only real highlight. jamie's production is just not that good outside the constraints of the xx's sound

i checked & while romy did say that an album was planned for 2021 when "lifetime" was released, she also said it wasn't finished yet with a lot more work planned, so i guess she still hasn't finished it yet for whatever reason. there' s an interview from last year where she said she's been learning how to produce for herself.

Oliver Sim has cancelled his solo tour. While I don't love the album, a few songs have grown on me.

I like "Never Here"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aFF09jjZwk

another track from romy at last