NME - Festivals — Festival season 2012 has come to a close, and what a way to end things. It was a (rare) weekend of sunshine that saw the likes of Stevie Wonder, New Order, Florence And The Machine and The xx on Bestival's Main Stage - and for the first time ever, yo... more info

Guardian Music — Shepherd's Bush Empire, LondonDry ice billows across the stage, shrouding it in almost impenetrable fog. With each flash of the strobe lights, black-clad figures are briefly illuminated, no more distinct than silhouettes. The reticence of the xx is a... more info

Topix — The London trio that first wowed fans and critics with its self-titled 2009 debut pares its lean, mesmerizing sound further on this ethereal return. more info

Nialler9 — Albums of interest to stream this week: David Byrne & St. Vincent – Love This Giant The pair’s album with brass at its core is contrasting enough from their own material to mark it out as a singular project. An … Read More... → The post Lis... more info

Prefix — During their first performance at the Isle of Wight's Bestival music festival in 2010, The xx brought the ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/watch-the-xx-perform-angels-at-bestival-2012/68874/ more info

Consequence of Sound — Becoming their better halves. more info

Nialler9 — I’m still digesting The xx’s Coexist as an album so I haven’t got a fully formed opinion on it yet but it’s creeping into my pores (‘Swept Away’ and ‘Fiction’ in particular). Their live set conveys the minimal atmospheres of … Read ... more info

Guardian Music — Robin Hill Country Park, Isle of WightBestival is, the lead singer of Django Django robustly notes, "the first festival we've played in Britain this year where it isn't pissing down". As is so often the case, the weather seems to have affected the wh... more info

Guardian Music — The xx, On tourA lot of groups talk about going back to basics, but the achievement of this London band was to purge their sound of superfluous elements before they recorded a note. The vocals are allowed to morosely intone tales of emotional drama a... more info

Guardian Music — We're at Bestival to bring you news, reviews and much more. Join us for updates through the weekend more info