Stereogum — The xx's new "I Dare You" video is a star-studded affair on both sides of the camera. Directed by Alasdair McLellan in partnership with Calvin Klein's Chief Creative Officer Raf Simons (who, if you are fashion-ignorant like myself, you may still know... more info

Stereogum — The festival economy is indeed going bust, with several large-scale music events including Canada's Pemberton and (quite notoriously) Fyre Fest abruptly cancelling in recent months. The latest casualty is Night + Day, an event curated by the xx that ... more info

Core News — “Annie has the official start to the weekend, live from Glastonbury with help from The xx, Goldie, Jackmaster, Little Dragon, Joe Goddard and more…” Check out other Annie Mac shows in the archive and subscribe to the feed to get good music in t... more info

Stereogum — The xx have shared official audio for "Naive," their I See You vinyl bonus track that samples Drake's "Doing It Wrong." They also released a video featuring the stripped-down "Marfa Demo Version" of album track "Brave For You." Check out both songs... more info

Chorus.fm — The xx have put together a photo book zine called It Could Be Love. It’ll be available for purchase next week. We made a photo book zine with Alasdair McLellan, it's called ‘It Could Be Love’ and will be available next week! pic.twitter.com... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — It’s been a while since I last saw The xx perform live. There was their set at Governors Ball in 2013, but the last real full set I took from the London trio was back in 2012 at the Paradise Theater up in the Bronx (do they still have shows there?)... more info

Chorus.fm — The xx performed “I Dare You” on Colbert last night. more info

Stereogum — On the off day in between their tour dates in Philadelphia and New York, the xx stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to perform a track off their third album, I See You , which came out at the beginning of this year. For this performance, t... more info

Chorus.fm — Notable artists on your television this week include: Weezer (Fallon; 5/15), Fall Out Boy (Fallon; 5/16), Brendon Urie (Fallon; 5/17), Metallica (Colbert; 5/15), The xx (Colbert; 5/18), and Harry Styles (Corden; 5/16-18). more info

Chorus.fm — The xx have announced some new tour dates. more info