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
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
Stereogum — The xx have announced that their Night + Day festival will be heading to Iceland in July after stints in Lisbon, Berlin, and Brixton. It'll take place at a waterfall called Skogafoss that's two hours away from Reykjavik, and it'll feature (of course)... more info
KEXP Seattle — “I feel like all 4,000 people in this room should hug right now,” the mid-30s woman beside me says to me as the house lights go on after The xx show last Monday night. I nod my head in approval. I understand what she means – not hugs of comfort... more info
Chicago Tribune — British trio The xx played Coachella a few weeks back, on the same night Radiohead's headlining set was plagued by technical difficulties. "I felt bad for them," says Jamie xx (born James Smith), the band's producer and multi-instrumentalist. "I was ... more info
XLR8R — Kieran Hebden (a.k.a. Four Tet) recently shared a remix of "A Violent Noise," a cut taken from The xx's latest album. The eight-minute rework surfaced on the London artist's Soundcloud page and is streamable in full below. more info