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31/07/2009

Lauren Laverne sits in for Cerys Matthews and is joined by London band The XX, who play live in the 6 Music Hub.

The XX are a London quartet, featuring the dual lead vocals of Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim (who also play lead guitar and bass guitar respectively), Baria Qureshi (keyboards and guitar) and Jamie Smith (beats, MPC sampler).

Bonding over a shared love of dark, emotive 80s guitar sounds and the high-end sheen of American R&B, The XX's unique sound befits a band whose wide range of influences include everything from Aaliyah to Cocorosie, Rhianna to The Cure, Missy Elliott to The Chromatics and Mariah Carey to The Pixies. These influences combine via beautiful, hushed vocal duets and a brilliantly inventive use of samples and low-end frequencies to produce sweet, melancholic pop. They are currently putting the finishing touches to their debut album.

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Fri 31 Jul 2009 13:00
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Music Played

  • Inspiral Carpets

    Saturn 5

    • Cow Records.

  • Kasabian

    Where Did All The Love Go?

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Mr. Blue Sky

    • ELO - Out Of The Blue.
    • Jet.

  • Richard Swift

    Lady Luck

  • The White Stripes

    Hotel Yorba

    • XL.

  • Major Lazer

    Can't Stop Now (feat. Mr. Vegas & Jovi Rockwell)

    • Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do.
    • COOPERATIVE MUSIC.
    • 3.

  • Bob Dylan

    Subterranean Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔsick Blues

    • CBS.

  • Metric

    Gimme Sympathy

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Metric Productions.
    • 1.

  • Richard Ashcroft

    Music Is Power

  • Bat for Lashes

    Daniel

    • CD SINGLE.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 1.

  • Wilco

    You Never Know

    • CD SINGLE.
    • NONESUCH.
    • 1.

  • Death From Above 1979

    Black History Month

  • David Bowie

    John, I'm Only Dancing

    • EMI.

  • Noah and the Whale

    Blue Skies

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Young & Lost Club.
    • 1.

  • Animal Collective

    My Girls

    • CD SINGLE.
    • DOMINO.
    • 1.

  • I Am Kloot

    Over My Shoulder

    • ECHO.

  • John Cale

    Andalucia

  • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

    • Global Television.

  • Arctic Monkeys

    Crying Lightning

    • CD SINGLE.
    • DOMINO.
    • 1.

  • Eels - Ugly Love

  • Pulp

    A Little Soul

    • Polygram TV.

  • Brendan Benson

    Feel Like Taking You Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

    • CD SINGLE.

  • Marine Girls

    Love To Know

  • R.E.M.

    Imitation of Life

    • Warner Bros.

  • Miike Snow

    Animal

    • CD SINGLE.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 1.

  • Lily Allen

    22

    • CD SINGLE.
    • REGAL.
    • 1.

  • Reverend and the Makers

    Silence Is Talking

    • CD SINGLE.
    • WALL OF SOUND.
    • 1.

  • Rhythms Del Mundo feat. Cat Power

    Satisfaction

  • The Charlatans

    One To Another

    • Beggars Banquet.

  • The Temper Trap

    Sweet Disposition

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Infectious.
    • 1.

  • The Beach Boys

    Feel Flows

  • Midlake (beyond the wizards sleeve remix)

    Roscoe

Broadcast

  • Fri 31 Jul 2009 13:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music