Today, through no marketing intervention, the band’s new music is now being heard all around the world. (They have since posted a link on their Facebook page to stream the album.) While other bands ...

A few days ago, The xx shared some studio photos on Instagram, writing, “Last week, in the studio.” The band hasn’t announced a new album, but their next LP would be their first in a very long time, ...

Read any coverage of The xx around their debut and you’ll quickly learn that critics, media, and fans alike truly believed the soft-spoken then-four-piece to be Britain’s greatest export since ...

From the opening seconds of their 2009 debut album, The xx hinted that they would reveal little about themselves. The wordless “Intro” set the stage for a characteristic vagueness from the London trio ...