Following their global stardom, the three members of The xx started venturing into exciting solo activities in the early 2020s. Romy Madley-Croft's journey is a truly personal story of biographic emancipation told in musical form – including massive trance pads, pumping beats and the familiar sensitive songwriting. In the new edition of “Electronic Empathy” Norman Fleischer discusses these themes with the artist.
One of the most promising songwriters off the Canadian soil, Andy Shauf returns these days with “Norm”, a meticulously crafted interlay of stories revolving around the central, eponymous figure. NBHAP editor Andreas sat down with the artist to talk about the record, discussing the craft of storytelling as such, and the lack of imagination that characterises present-day folk music.
Although this decade isn't entirely over yet we still like to already take a look back on its musical highlight. And especially the independent music scene seems to fully freed itself from any limitations and boundaries during these ten years, resulting in quite some memorable musical moments we'd like to share with you.
All hyped wave trio THE XX reports back with a new video for Fiction. Just a couple of days ago the band released a grooving remix of the track, done by electronic producer MAYA JANE COLES. The original is – of course – taken from last year’s successful sophomore album Coexist. The music video was directed by Young Replicant and it prominently features THE XX frontman Oliver Sim. He’s wandering through a beautiful black and white landscape at night. Perfect match for the song, we think. Watch it right here.