Nialler9 — Sterogum’s 40 best new bands of 2016. The xx have been sharing short snippets of tracks on Spotify in the past week. more info

DJmag — Could this be from their third album... more info

The Quietus — Trio share mysterious uncredited clip; listen below more info

Consequence of Sound — Quite possibly our first preview of the band's long-awaited new album. more info

Stereogum — Last month, the xx said that they were in the studio recording the follow-up to their 2012 album, Coexist. At the time, they shared a Spotify playlist of songs that have been inspiring the new album, and they’ve continued to update it over the last... more info

NME — The band will be making their return next month more info

Chorus.fm — The xx have announced some new tour dates, their first in three years, in London and South America. You can find those below. 11/28 – Zagreb, HR @ Bocarski Dom 11/29 – Prague, CZ @ Forum Karlin 11/30 – Poznan, PL @ Hala Nr 2 MTP 12/01 – Warsa... more info

Stereogum — It’s been four years and some change since the xx dropped Coexist. Though Jamie xx released the excellent In Colour last year, we’ve waited Obama’s whole second term for a followup from the full trio. They know this, and they wanted to let ever... more info

Consequence of Sound — London outfit will be previewing new material from their upcoming third album. more info

Idolator — The band has also released a playlist of songs that they’ve been “listening to in the studio.” more info