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.
Now, that X clearly marked the spot. In August 2009 a record arrived that is already considered a modern masterpiece. Only now we realize how much it influenced one generation on multiple levels. Time for a reflective walk down memory lane.
As this decade is approaching its end it is time for a little reflection on all the great music we experienced over the course of it. Of course, this is NOT an ultimate and universal Top 100 list. It simply can't be but these are the songs you should definitely give a spin before the decade is over. The Top 25 tunes include classics by Tame Impala, Bon Iver, Robyn, M83, Lorde, James Blake and more.
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.