Tag Of The Day: The xx ‘Intro’
2009 was an amazing year for London based band The xx. Their debut album ‘xx’ was met with almost universal acclaim, finishing high on many critics’ end of year lists. The xx’s morose mix of The Cure and Chris Isaak style guitar riffs has given the group a highly distinctive sound; something the folks at NBC seem to have picked up on after using their music as the theme for their coverage of the Winter Olympics.
The track NBC has used is ‘Intro’; the instrumental opener to the band’s debut album. As you would expect, the group’s presence on the TV is showcasing The xx to a whole new and more mainstream audience – something that’s likely to do the band no harm before their upcoming tour of the States.
On another note, the band have also been recently remixed by techno maven Matthew Dear AKA Audion. Check the video below to listen to his proto-disco rework of one of the band’s breakthrough tracks, ‘VCR’.
For more info on The xx and tour dates head to their myspace
