Altsounds — The xx have launched a new blog and have announced that they are recording a second album. "We have started recording our second album! We have also started this blog where we will post our inspirations + pictures + favourite songs. We hope you e... more info

Chorus.fm — *The xx* (http://xx-xx.co.uk) have entered the studio to record their new album. Follow their progress on their new blog (http://xx-xx.co.uk). Submitted by Holly HoX! more info

Stereogum — Today the xx announced (via @youngturks) that not only has the group begun work on a new album, but they’ve also established a new website/blog on which they’ll be documenting their inspirations and their thoughts. Rad. So what’s the line on ho... more info

NME — Band also start a new blog to document the recording process more info

Gigwise — The band reveal in blog... more info

Stereogum — The xx’s music is fertile ground for imaginative covers, thanks to the space that the band creates and maintains within its own songs. Inspired by yesterday’s Everything But The Girl cover of “Night Time,” we’ve collected nine more of the b... more info

Stereogum — Everything But The Girl principal members Tracy Thorn and Ben Watt reunited recently to record a cover of the xx’s “Night Time” that the xx had commissioned for a compilation. Though that compilation never turned out, the cover surfaced today a... more info

NME — 'Birdy' will also see interpretations of tracks by Phoenix and The Postal Service more info

Stereogum — The last time out, we had a rip-off that tread into a bit of a gray area thanks to a key change, but this recent Nokia ad is way more of an open-and-shut case. This is totally the same song. “VCR” by the the xx. I hope they have the best lawyers ... more info

Guardian Music — For the xx and for Elbow, the Mercury prize boosted album sales tremendously – but for Speech Debelle it was less effectiveJudges of the Mercury prize often cite their desire to bring interesting, but sometimes little-known, music to a broader audi... more info