| THE XX CD THE XX MERCURY WINNER 2010 ! 11 TRACK ALBUM This is the 2010 UK SEALED CD. DIGI-PACK DIE-CUT OUTER 'X' Sleeve SEALED + STICKER THE XX ARE FOUR
PRECOCIOUS 19 YEAR OLDS FROM SOUTH WEST LONDON WHO
PROVIDE THE HUSHED MINIMAL STROKES OF YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS
AND EARLY CURE BUT THROUGH THE MINDS OF A YOUNG ACT
OBSESSED WITH THE R&B TURNS OF CIARA AND AALIYAH,
HAVING GONE SO FAR AS TO COVER THE LATTER'S 'HOT LIKE
FIRE' AS THE B-SIDE FOR THEIR FIRST SINGLE,
'CRYSTALISED' AND HAVING FIRST BEEN PICKED UP AFTER RECORDING A
SENSATIONAL VERSION OF WOMACK AND WOMACK'S
'TEARDROPS'. HAVING SIGNED TO XL SUB-LABEL YOUNG TURKS EARLIER
IN THE YEAR THE BAND BEGAN TO RECORD WITH A HOST
OF THE FINEST PRODUCERS GOING, INCLUDING BRAZILIAN
GIANT DIPLO AND UP-AND-COMING HOTSHOT KWES THE
FOUR EVENTUALLY SETTLED WITH THE OPTION OF RECORDING
AT XL'S IN-HOUSE STUDIO, WITH 'XX' EVENTUALLY PRODUCED
BY THE BAND THEMSELVES. THIS IS AN INSPIRED, BROKEN AND
UPLIFTING RECORD, PACKED WITH MELANCHOLIC CHARMS
THAT RECALLS THE SUBURBAN DISILLUSION OF THE
PREVIOUS BURIAL RECORDS AND PORTISHEAD'S
'DUMMY'. THIS IS A REMARKABLE DEBUT RECORD FROM A REMARKABLE
NEW ACT. Tracks - 1. Intro 2. VCR 3. Crystalised 4. Islands 5. Heart
Skipped A Beat 6. Fantasy 7. Shelter 9. Infinity 10. Night
Time 11. Stars Date – 2010 Condition - NEW (SEALED) Combine items to save on postage. ADD any additional single CD - 50p in the UK
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