The xx: 'It's abnormal for bands to share so much'

Since their stunning 2009 debut, the xx have kept their lives out of the spotlight. But for how much longer? With a hotly tipped new album imminent, Tom Lamont joins them on tour in LARomy Madley Croft doesn't leave proper fingerprints, and what whorls and ridges the 23-year-old has on the tips of her fingers are so fine they can't be detected by the special machines at US border control. It means that having landed at Los Angeles airport with Oliver Sim and Jamie Smith – this trio of Londoner...

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23:05 on September 1 2012

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Guardian Music — The Observer goes behind the scenes with the xx as the elusive Londoners bring their world tour to Los Angeles more info

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23:04 on September 1 2012

The xx: 'It's abnormal for bands to share so much'

Guardian Music — Since their stunning 2009 debut, the xx have kept their lives out of the spotlight. But for how much longer? With a hotly tipped new album imminent, Tom Lamont joins them... more info

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