Idolator — The pop electronica outfit preview its upcoming third album, I See You. more info

Stereogum — The xx are returning in the new year with new album I See You, and last night, they guested on Saturday Night Live to play a few songs. After an introduction from host Kristen Wiig, they performed disco-tinged lead single “On Hold” and debuted a ... more info

Stereogum — The xx are performing on Saturday Night Live this weekend with host Kristen Wiig, and the teaser promos for the episode have just been released. The trio don’t do much besides stand there and look awkward, and when Wiig and Aidy Bryant both say the... more info

Idolator — Hopefully this means that US dates are coming out soon, too? more info

Consequence of Sound — The return of the British trio continues with a full tour schedule. more info

Core News — “Annie’s Hottest Record comes from rising star Jorja Smith, she relives her exclusive gig from The xx last week, plus unwind with the Power Down Playlist.” Check out other Annie Mac shows in the archive and subscribe to the feed to get good mus... more info

Nialler9 — The xx were sending out invites to random fans to their upcoming tour this week after announcing their new album I See You and their new Hall And Oates-sampling ‘On Hold’. This morning, The xx announced those European tour dates for Februar... more info

Stereogum — The past four weeks have been especially ripe with xx hype. For those out of the loop, the subtle-pop trio just released a busy new track in preparation for a new album and a series of spread-out tour dates. Thanks to NME, we’ve learned that the ba... more info

Yahoo! Music — Our guide to this week's (and last week's) album releases also features the week's top new music videos from artists like The Chemical Brothers, The Flaming Lips, and Cloud Nothings, plus brand new streaming music from The xx, Run the ... more info

Stereogum — The xx finally officially announced their new album, I See You, after adding some sneaky snippets of new music to their “In The Studio” playlist. They’ve also given us the lead single “On Hold.” The song samples Hall & Oates, which caught t... more info