The xx - Songs

Songs

The xx are an English band formed in 2005 in Wandsworth, London. The group released its debut album, xx, in August 2009. The album was a commercial and critical success and was ranked highly on many best of 2009 lists, including number one on the list compiled by The Guardian and second for NME. In 2010, the band won the Mercury Prize for its debut album. Their second album, Coexist, was released on 10 September 2012. The band's third studio album, I See You, will be released on 13 January 2017.

- VCR

- Crystalised

- Islands

- Heart Skipped A Beat

- Fantasy

- Shelter

- Basic Space

- Infinity

- Night Time

- Stars

- Teardrops

- Do You Mind

- Hot Like Fire

- Blood Red Moon

- Insects

- Angels

- Chained

- Fiction

- Try

- Reunion

- Sunset

- Missing

- Tides

- Unfold

- Swept Away

- Our Song

- Reconsider

- On Hold

- I Dare You

- Together

The band members met while studying at Elliott School, the same school that produced Hot Chip, Burial, Four Tet, and Pierce Brosnan. The group has however downplayed the influence of the school on its career: "A teacher from Elliott who had never even taught us said how great we were. It's a bit annoying. We were left alone, more than anything – although I'm sure that helped us in its own way." Oliver Sim and Romy Madley Croft started the band as a duo when they were 15. Guitarist Baria Qureshi joined once it began performing in 2005, with Jamie Smith joining a year after.