English indie pop band formed in London in 2005. Core members are Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and Jamie xx. Known for a minimalist, dream‑pop sound; debut album xx released in 2009, Coexist in 2012, I See You in 2017.

Formed in London in 2005. Members include Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and Jamie xx. Debut album xx released in 2009; second album Coexist released in 2012; third studio album I See You released in 2017.

DeBaser reviews celebrate The xx's debut xx (2009) for its minimalist, dream‑pop synthesis and intimate male/female vocal interplay. Critics praise the album's restraint and memorable tracks like Crystalised and Night Time. The follow-up Coexist (2012) divides opinion: some find highlights (Angels, Islands) while others call the record flat or repetitive. Overall the band is presented as a defining minimalist indie act from London.

For:Fans of minimalist, intimate dream‑pop and indie electronic music

 Every track on this album is a gem, and the album itself was at the time a raw diamond that entered the history of the coolest sounds of the new millennium capable of marking an era and an artistic direction for all those who would wear velvet gloves and begin to play a space-time genre out of this world, electric, exclusive.

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 In one word: simplicity.

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 Coexist is all the same, flat and it seems just a faded copy of the debut album.

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 when the students equal and perhaps surpass the masters.

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