- pop, indie pop, indie, electronic
- 39 min
- 11 tracks
- Young
xx is the debut studio album by the English indie pop band the xx. It was released on 14 August 2009 by Young Turks, then an imprint label of XL Recordings, and recorded from December 2008 to February 2009 at the label's in-house studio in London.
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Character
Character-led, grave, intimate and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
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Metacritic 87/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 8.1/10
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubA
- The Daily Telegraph4/5 ★
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- The Irish Times4/5 ★
- MSN Music (Consumer Guide)A
- NME8/10
- Pitchfork8.7/10
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Sunday Times4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Intro2:08
- 2VCR2:57
- 3Crystalised3:22
- 4Islands2:41
- 5Heart Skipped a Beat4:02
- 6Fantasy2:38
- 7Shelter4:30
- 8Basic Space3:08
- 9Infinity5:13
- 10Night Time3:37
- 11Stars4:23
11 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The xx
- Label
- Young
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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