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Watch The xx and Jessie Ware Cover Stardust And Modjo

Posted 5-22-13 by

Tags: Jessie Ware, The xx

The xx's Night + Day summer festival is underway in Europe, an event curated by the trio that doesn't simply include bands and DJs, but is structured as a fully immersive experience with emphasis on local markets, food and a unique locale. During their show in Berlin on Saturday, The xx brought out tourmate Jessie Ware for a mashup of Modjo's "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" and Stardust's "Music Sounds Better With You." The side-of-the-stage video isn't the best, but it's such a cool cover (and Ware impressively handles the Stardust track with aplomb), it's worth watching.

Bonnaroo 2013 Boasts Björk, The xx, Foals, The National, Wu-Tang Clan And More

Posted 2-19-13 by

Tags: Björk, Foals, Grizzly Bear, Local Natives, Passion Pit, The National, The xx, Wild Nothing

After much fanfare and "Weird Al" Yankovic teases, Bonnaroo 2013 finally announced its lineup on Tueday for its June extravanza which takes place in pastoral Tennessee. Along with TAS faves like Björk (a headliner), Wu-Tang Clan, Beach House, The xx, Passion Pit, The National, Foals, Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear, Tame Impala, Local Natives and Wild Nothing, the music festival has also tapped Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers as headliners. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, February 23 at 12 p.m. ET.

Sasquatch! 2013 Lineup Includes The Postal Service, Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend

Posted 2-5-13 by

Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Mumford & Sons, Sigur Rós, The Postal Service, The xx, Vampire Weekend

It's February ... and the lineups for spring and summer festivals are being released at a fast and furious rate. The Sasquatch! Music Festival 2013, which takes place May 24-27 in Gorge, Washgton, has tapped The Postal Service, Mumford & Sons, The xx, Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Sigur Rós and more for the four-day event. Festival passes go on sale Saturday, February 9, at 10 a.m. PST (1 p.m. EST).

Stone Roses, Blur, Phoenix, Red Hot Chili Peppers Headlining Coachella 2013 Lineup

Posted 1-25-13 by

Tags: Blur, Phoenix, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stone Roses, The xx, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Just called Indio, California "Little Britain" this spring. Coachella's 2013 lineup has a heavy influx of UK bands like the Stone Roses — that band's first Stateside gigs since reforming last year — Blur, New Order, the xx, Hot Chip, Franz Ferdinand, Jessie Ware, Foals, James Blake, Johnny Marr, Two Door Cinema Club and more. Plenty of non-Brits are also on board, with Phoenix, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Wu-Tang Clan, Modest Mouse, Postal Service, Grizzly Bear, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Sigur Rós, Tame Impala and more also slated for two consecutive weekends, April 12-14 and 19-21.

The xx To Curate 'Night + Day' Festival Series In 2013

Posted 12-11-12 by

Tags: The xx

The xx, currently touring the UK, announced an intimate residency at the Manchester International Festival earlier this year, but the trio will also expand that idea to a series of music festivals — with good food — that they'll be curating in the summer of 2013. The pre-sale for the events, which will feature The xx headlining, begins on Thursday, December 13. The xx will be touring the States this winter, playing New York's Hammerstein Ballroom on January 24 and 25.

Ticket Giveaway For The xx At Paradise Theater On October 28

Posted 10-1-12 by

Tags: The xx

The xx's stunning sophomore album, Coexist, finds the trio again exploring the boundaries of intimacy, silence and space. Despite the hushed nature of the music, the band knows how to translate those spare songs to live performance. The Alternate Side is giving away tickets to see the xx play the Bronx's majestic Paradise Theater on October 28. Opening is the always-terrific Chairlift, also adept at writing pretty, lovelorn pop songs.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending September 30

Posted 9-25-12 by

Tags: Alt-J, Bob Mould, Cat Power, Dinosaur Jr., Divine Fits, Grizzly Bear, Stars, The Mountain Goats, The xx, Two Door Cinema Club, Yeasayer

The Mountain Goats gambol onto the TAS Top 20 while Grizzly Bear still roams the peak of this week's album chart.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending September 23

Posted 9-18-12 by

Tags: Alt-J, Bob Mould, Cat Power, Divine Fits, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, The xx, Two Door Cinema Club, Yeasayer

Bob Mould and Two Door Cinema Club segue onto the TAS Top 20 while Divine Fits shadow Cat Power's Sun and climb to the peak of the chart.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending September 16

Posted 9-11-12 by

Tags: Animal Collective, Cat Power, DIIV, Dinosaur Jr., Divine Fits, Passion Pit, Purity Ring, Stars. Grizzly Bear, The xx, Yeasayer

Stars shine and Animal Collective measure the frequency on the TAS Top 20 while Grizzly Bear lumber to peak of the album chart.

First Listen: The xx, 'Coexist'

Posted 9-4-12 by

Tags: The xx

The Mercury Prize winners' songs play like introductions to longer pieces that will eventually explode into bludgeoning catharsis — and yet instead merely whisper, shimmer and seethe some more. The xx lets its songs billow out softly and quietly, with only pretty guitar lines to lessen the tension. Listen to the xx's new album Coexist here, courtesy of WFUV and NPR Music, prior to its September 11 release.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending September 9

Posted 9-4-12 by

Tags: Cat Power, Dinosaur Jr., Dirty Projectors, Divine Fits, Grizzly Bear, Icky Blossoms, Passion Pit, Purity Ring, The xx, Yeasayer

Dinosaur Jr. thunders onto the TAS Top 20 while Cat Power suns herself at the very pinnacle of the chart.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending August 26

Posted 8-21-12 by

Tags: Alt-J, Cat Power, Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, Japandroids, Passon Pit, Purity Ring, The Raveonettes, The xx, Yeasayer

The Raveonettes slip onto the TAS Top 20 with Observator while Yeasayer are smelling sweet at No. 1 with Fragrant World.

The TAS Top 20 For The Week Ending August 19

Posted 8-14-12 by

Tags: 2:54, Alt-J, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Beach House, DIIV, Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, Japandroids, Purity Ring, The xx, Yeasayer

Grizzly Bear roars and The xx whispers onto the TAS Top 20 while Alt-J continues to be awesome at Number 1 on the album chart.

Listen To 'Chained' From The xx

Posted 8-7-12 by

Tags: The xx

Another track from The xx's forthcoming album Coexist, the skittering sultry "Chained," has been revealed. Coexist will be released September 11 in the States and September 10 internationally via Young Turks. After the jump, check out The xx's really lovely new song.

Ticket Giveaway For The xx At Terminal 5 On August 2

Posted 7-9-12 by

Tags: The xx

The xx will release a sophomore album, Coexist, on September 11 in the States (the day earlier in the UK), and will introduce its new batch of hushed, haunted songs this summer on a short tour through the States and via the UK/EU festival circuit. Yes, the trio's Terminal 5 show on August 2 sold out fast, but The Alternate Side has snagged a handful of tickets to give away to some lucky fans.

The xx Will Release New Album This September

Posted 6-1-12 by

Tags: The xx

The xx will release its second album, Coexist, on September 10 (September 11 in the States) via Young Turks. As TAS reported earlier, the band has already announced tour dates, including a stop at New York's Terminal 5 on August 2.

The xx Announce North American Tour Dates

Posted 5-22-12 by

Tags: The xx

The xx, on the brink of releasing its yet-to-be-titled second album, has announced additional tour dates that takes the trio to North America, including a stop at New York's Terminal 5 on August 2.

Villagers, Foals, Everything Everything, the xx Earn Ivor Novello Nods

Posted 4-19-11 by

Tags: Bombay Bicycle Club, Everything Everything, Foals, Plan B, The xx, Tinie Tempah, Villagers

Villagers' Conor O'Brien, Oxford rockers Foals, Manchester's gleefully verbose Everything Everything and Mercury Prize winners the xx are among the excellent nominees for the 2011 Ivor Novello Awards, the UK's most prestigious songwriting award.

New Gil Scott-Heron Remix From the xx's Jamie Smith

Posted 1-7-11 by

Tags: Gil Scott-Heron, Jamie Smith, The xx

The remix collaboration between the xx's Jamie Smith and Gil Scott-Heron, We're New Here, a reconfiguration of Scott-Heron's 2010 album I'm New Here, doesn't drop until February 22 in the States and February 23 in the UK, but another track from it has surfaced on Scott-Heron's website.

Damon Albarn and Gorillaz Record the xx's "Crystalised"

Posted 11-23-10 by

Tags: Damon Albarn, Gorillaz, The xx

Damon Albarn in his Gorillaz guise joined singer Daley for a BBC Live Lounge radio session over the weekend and the duo tackled a handsome, melancholy cover of the xx's "Crystalised" (video). Plus, what surprising collaborator nearly showed up on Plastic Beach?

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