Gigwise — The band reveal in blog... more info

Stereogum — The xx’s music is fertile ground for imaginative covers, thanks to the space that the band creates and maintains within its own songs. Inspired by yesterday’s Everything But The Girl cover of “Night Time,” we’ve collected nine more of the b... more info

Stereogum — Everything But The Girl principal members Tracy Thorn and Ben Watt reunited recently to record a cover of the xx’s “Night Time” that the xx had commissioned for a compilation. Though that compilation never turned out, the cover surfaced today a... more info

NME — 'Birdy' will also see interpretations of tracks by Phoenix and The Postal Service more info

Stereogum — The last time out, we had a rip-off that tread into a bit of a gray area thanks to a key change, but this recent Nokia ad is way more of an open-and-shut case. This is totally the same song. “VCR” by the the xx. I hope they have the best lawyers ... more info

Guardian Music — For the xx and for Elbow, the Mercury prize boosted album sales tremendously – but for Speech Debelle it was less effectiveJudges of the Mercury prize often cite their desire to bring interesting, but sometimes little-known, music to a broader audi... more info

Guardian Music — The xx won it last year. Elbow won it in 2008. But in-between Speech Debelle picked up the Mercury prize, and what's happened to her?This week Alexis Petridis is joined by Rebecca Nicholson and Ruth Barnes. They look at the odds and try to predict wh... more info

NME — Beyonce's little sister is set to DJ at a pub in the capital more info

Perez Hilton — What splendid timing!!! Our latest musical obsession, 15 year old British pianist/singer Birdy, has JUST released an official music video for her reworking of The XX's Shelter. Check it out (above)!!!! more info

Perez Hilton — It is rare that we recommend a new artist twice in one week for our "Listen To This" recommendation, but Birdy is THAT GOOD! We just can't get enough of the piano-playing 15 year old British ingenue!!! Early this week, we posted her The XX cover, She... more info