I See You
I See You, the third album by the xx, attempts to incorporate everyone’s talents into a new version of their sound, one true to their roots but richer and more varied.
For The xx’s existence, co-leads Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim have shared the spotlight, no matter how smoky and dim that spotlight has been. The band’s third member, Jamie Smith, occupied the background, offering the textures, beats, and occasional steel drums as a canvas. But both live and on record, it’s the…
Read our review of The XX's third 2017 album 'I See You' featuring singles 'Say Something Loving' and 'On Hold'.
I See You sees tThe xx step out of the darkness and into the light, reflecting life’s lessons with a radical new sound that works to varying effect.
The exquisite stillness of the xx's music was so distinctive and influential that, by the time of Coexist, it felt dangerously close to confining them instead of defining them.
The xx take a confident and assertive step forward on third album I See You, but run into a few growing pains along the way.
The xx waste no time demonstrating they're a changed band on their third full-length, I See You; from the opening, filtered horn blasts of "...
And with I See You, The xx may or may not have had New Order in mind, but the album seems to reflect such a blossoming transformation.
Five years since their sophomore album Coexist, The xx has taken their sound in a new direction.
The xx have always been focussed on control – black-clad and minimalist, they’re the ice on the surface while endless water rushes past
The xx have come out of their shell for their least insular album yet – but don’t expect Justin Bieber
London trio The xx return with third album 'I See You' - an LP that's more confident, hopeful and upbeat, but still atmospheric.
I See You finds the xx illustrating the challenges of love and heartache through a vibrant new sonic palette.
Adam Williams reviews 'I See You', the new album from The xx, set for release on January 13 via Young Turks. The xx tour this spring in support of the LP.
Their last album carried the sense of a band unsure where to go after the success of their debut, but now they seem to have cracked that problem
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