DrownedInSound — Eluvium are one of those special acts that somehow ends up in your life, and you presume everyone else must have already been hip to them, as music this gorgeous surely is as big as Sigur Ros and The xx and you just happened to miss all the fuss? Not... more info

78s — Die braucht ihr heute für einen guten Sonntag. Azealia Banks – Harlem Shake Remix She’s got hair. Ich verzichte jetzt auf das Internet-Phänomen “Harlem Shake” einzugehen. Wenn ihr nicht versteht, worum es hier geht, hier entlang. The xx –... more info

Prefix — The xx released a live video of them performing Beyonce's "I Miss You," giving the song a perfectly haunting, heartfelt ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/the-xx-cover-beyonces-i-miss-you/72938/ more info

Consequence of Sound — It's not a proper Valentine's Day until The xx sings. more info

Chorus.fm — Head to the replies to watch *The xx* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/the xx/) cover *Beyoncé* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/tags/beyonce/)'s track "I Miss You" for Valentine's Day. more info

Consequence of Sound — It's the perfect summer night for fragile broken hearts. more info

Chorus.fm — *The xx* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/thexx) and *Grizzly Bear* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/grizzlybear) will be heading out on tour together this June. Hit the replies to check out the dates. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Guardian lists the 50 most influential books by women. The xx plays a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR Music. io9 lists 23 science books so exciting, they read like genre fiction. Bryan Ferry talks songwriting and guest DJs at... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - SASQUATCH! MUSIC FESTIVAL 2013 announces lineup for this Memorial Day Weekend (May 24 thru 27, 2013) at the Gorge. ___ Mumford & Sons, The Postal Service, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Sigur Ros, Vampire Weekend, The xx, The... more info

XLR8R — 2013 started out on XLR8R much like every year and every month does: with a whole hell of a lot of free downloads. Among the 80 or so tracks we give away each month, a handful of them get a bit more attention than the others. Maybe it's because ... more info