Guardian Music — Want the xx in the palm of your hand? There's an app for that, finds Chris SalmonAt the beginning of this year, the xx teamed up with music video director Saam Farahmand to create xx: A Sculpture of the Album. The idea was to create a "3D physical in... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin Night fell down on Austin Town and it figured it'd be a busy night. And with The xx and Temper Trap setting the table for LCD Soundsystem, Gogol Bordello, Monsters of Folk, Deadmau5, Matt & Kim,... more info
Stereogum — The xx brought the “Crystalised” to Kimmel, keeping their whispered cool on his Bud Light-sponsored stage. The logos behind them are cheesy, but the band do look great bathed in black and blue:
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Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin The xx @ Austin City Limits 2010 "Let's put it this way. If you ever want to get into someone's pants, there's no need for red roses or pick-up-lines. Totally unnecessary. All you really need to... more info
Idolator — Shakira debuted her upbeat cover of The xx’s “Islands” at Glastonbury — now listen to the full studio recording, which will find a home on the Colombian singer’s upcoming album, Sale El Sol. Compared to the flashy Latin-flavored “Loca... more info
VH1 Blog — With 130 bands performing over three sunny days, we couldn’t possibly catch all the action at this year’s Austin City Limits music fest. So we asked you to contribute to VH1’s Top 20 Moments from ACL by tweeting pictures using #ACLtop20 — and... more info