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  The xx Plan to Release Clubby Album by 2012 Festival Season

  December 7, 2011 – The xx have started preparing a follow-up to the London electronic pop outfit's Mercury Prize-winning self-titled debut, with an eye on an early 2012 release. "The majority of the stuff that I'm working now is the xx stuff," producer Jamie xx says in a newly posted video interview with the Creators Project, a joint media effort by Vice and Intel. "We're just about to start recording. …
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  Hear Radiohead's Three Bonus 'King of Limbs' Remixes

  November 18, 2011 – Every move Radiohead makes, we'll be blogging about them, argues an essay about the group published today on Slate. …
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  LISTEN: Cool Mixes From Jamie xx

  September 13, 2011 – Jamie xx has put his stamp on enough new music in the past few weeks to take up most of your morning. On August 27, the xx producer/percussionist and Gil Scott-Heron remixer spun a two-hour BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix, which you can check out here. This week, he's back with a 30-minute mix of house and garage for FACT magazine, which you can download here. Did we say "morning"? …
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  The Biggest Twitter Feuds of All Time!

  February 4, 2011 –  …
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  Winehouse Preps New Songs, Kills Finish LP + more

  January 6, 2011 – Amy Winehouse will debut new material onstage this month at her comeback gigs in South America, her backup singer has revealed. "Band rehearsing for Brazil tour! Get ready! New songs," singer Zalon posted on his Twitter. The shows, which will be Winehouse's first since 2008, kick off January 8. [NME] The Kills have wrapped up recording their fourth album, which is slated for release this year. …
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  WATCH IT: Gorillaz Cover the xx

  November 22, 2010 – Damon Albarn and the Gorillaz stopped by BBC Radio 1 to perform a three-song set, including their new single "Doncamatic" and "On Melancholy Hill." But the highlight of their appearance was a gorgeous, acoustic cover of the xx's "Crystalised." Watch it below. The xx's original was already a spare song, but Albarn and his band manage to strip it back even further, performing the track with nothing more than acoustic guitar, piano, and x …
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  The xx's Jamie Smith Goes Solo

  September 29, 2010 – Jamie Smith, the non-singing member of Brit indie buzz band the xx, responsible for their atmospheric sounds and rhythms via digital samplers and drum machines, is going solo. The Londoner is preparing a single titled "Far Nearer" for release in the coming month via Glasgow electronic label Numbers Records. …
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  The xx Win Britain's Mercury Prize

  September 8, 2010 – The winner of Britain's esteemed Barclaycard Mercury Prize was unveiled Tuesday night during a London ceremony, and the award went to electronic goth-pop trio the xx for their self-titled debut album! The band beat 11 other shortlisted acts, including bookies' favorites Paul Weller, singer Corinne Bailey Rae, and past winner Dizzee Rascal, to nab the $30,000 prize. Frontman Oliver Sim was surprised by the xx's victory: "I don't know w …
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  Mercury Prize Shortlist: The xx, Dizzee Rascal & More

  July 20, 2010 – The shortlist for the 2010 Mercury Prize, the prestigious U.K. music honor, has been announced with nominations going to some of the nation's hottest exports this year, like the xx, Foals, and Mumford & Sons, as well as more seasoned musicians like Paul Weller and Corinne Bailey Rae. …
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  Best of Sasquatch Fest: MGMT, Pavement, Vampire Weekend & 11 More!

  June 2, 2010 –  …
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