Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Internet connection is slow as hell tonight so let's keep it brief.Jamie from The XX has remixed the new Jack Penate single here (MP3)Whilst Friendly Fires have lent there samba loving, hip shaking thing to the new Phoenix single here (MP3)There will... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Squeezing the last blood from the Summer festival stone is London’s Offset, a two day event with one of the best alternative line-ups of the whole season. Forcing the Shoreditch glitterati up against hardcore bands such as Rolo Tomassi and mor... more info

Nialler9 — A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. ~ Leopold Stokowski No other quote sums up The XX’s critically-acclaimed (and deservedly so) debut album. If you don’t have, get it right now. Sometimes, the... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — It is not uncommon for bands to get over hyped with the way music gets around these days. It’s literally impossible to try everything. Most of the time I will give them a listen, and wonder why they are getting so much undeserved hype. The XX are a... more info

Totally Fuzzy — ish said...Rare dance promo single:Donna Summer, "Love's About To Change My Heart" incl Clivilles & Cole remix, 1989http://ileoxumare.blogspot.comMr Moodswings said...Folk/Psychedelic:JUSTINE "JUSTINE"Progressive Rock:RUSH "COUNTERPARTS" (Remaster)Ha... more info

411 Mania — Thoughts on the Tyondai Braxton and The XX albums, Deerhunter and Oneida live. Plus, news on the new Built To Spill record, new Atlas Sound music, a new R.E.M. live collection, Patrick Wolf apologies, a new album from Do Make Say Think, a gigantic M... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis The Seaport Music Festival may have had it's last show of the season when School of Seven Bells and The XX played last Friday, but there's one more Seaport Music show happening: famously cantankerous rock legend John... more info

8/1 — best new actMP3: The XX - Crystalised more info

Guardian Music — The ghosts of pop stars past and present can be heard in this week's brilliant batch of tunesCalvin Harris – Ready for the WeekendThe adoration of the Bebo generation seems to have gone to this usually self-deprecating singer's head. Having dr... more info

Stereogum — The hotly tipped, self-titled debut from London rockers the XX is out next week on Rough Trade, but you can stream it in full now on NME.com. more info