The xx "xx" Reissues It marks an ambitious step

It marks an ambitious step up for the band as they ditched their home recordings and enlisted audio guru Matt Allison at Atlas Studios (Alkaline Trio

Beam says: “The experiments in this one were more with genre than with form

"I hope it makes people feel like it's okay to feel out of place or twisted or weird

Let it be personal

The xx "xx" Reissues It marks an ambitious stepThis British group released this debut album when they were just in their early twenties a considerable feat, given just how fully formed and polished this album is. Their influences include everything from post punk to dream pop to indie to dubstep to R&B pop, but that doesn't mean any of their songs are scattered: in fact, they're so sleek they're almost sculptural. "Intro" is a long, monochromatic symphony, and it sets the cool, evocative feel The