In Colour Turns 10

You can only see Jamie Smith’s face for about one second in the “Crystalised” video. The xx’s debut single arrived in 2009 with a clip as simple and understated as the song: A crew of South London 20-year-olds wielding their instruments in a plain room, illuminated by the soft, distorted glow of a projector. Singer/songwriters Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim look into the light as they exchange sultry verses in a vaguely-stoned lilt. To their far right is Smith — the producer and D...

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