The XX - Crystallised

Despite being only 20, The XX are the band who everyone is talking about. They're the best new 'best new band' around and I suppose that means that we should have a listen to them. To be honest we had been put off this band before partly just because they have been so built up but also due to their use of a drum machine rather than a real drummer, nooooooooooooo!

However, despite all these reasons that I should dislike them, they're frustratingly good. I'm not sure if its the effortlessness in which they seem to be nonchalantly creating music which sounds like nothing else or the refreshingly clean sound of the guitars against the droning lyrics but there is something about The XX which makes them likeable.

Crystallised is their most recent single having been released on the 18th August, only a fortnight after their debut single. It features a fairly characteristically sharp, repetitive melody with Oliver and Romy's joint vocals slowly progressing over the top. Its very simple and stripped down music but it works and I think that everyone should at least give them a try. The XX are an exciting new band who have a truly unique sound. That's something which doesn't happen very often at the moment and perhaps why they've attracted so much attention. They're not the best band you'll ever hear but they're definitely original and worth a listen.

You can hear the single Crystallised HERE