Jamie xx releases his hotly-anticipated second album, In Waves. Final single ‘Waited All Night’ is a piece of 2-step pop perfection that sees Jamie reuniting with his The xx bandmates Oliver Sim and Romy Madley Croft, the three appearing on record for the first time since The xx’s 2017 I See You album. It follows an emotional reunion on stage to perform the track live during Jamie’s set at the...
Romy announces details of her highly-anticipated debut solo album. The UK singer, songwriter and DJ, who previously released three acclaimed albums with her band The xx, will release Mid Air on 8th September via Remote Control. Mid Air is an album about celebration, sanctuary and salvation on the dance floor. It’s an album that deals with love, grief, relationships, identity and sexuality and is a love letter to the queer clubs where Romy found community and connection. To celebrate news of the...
Following the crossover success of her recent single ‘Strong’ – a collaboration with Fred again.. that has become her biggest solo song to date – Romy returns with a new single ‘Enjoy Your Life’. Premiered as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record, ‘Enjoy Your Life’ features the voice of Beverly Glenn-Copeland and is produced by Fred again.., Stuart Price and Jamie xx. ‘Enjoy Your Life’ is inspired by a special evening when pop icon Robyn took Romy to see American-Canadian singer and songwriter Beverly Glenn-Copeland perform in...
Romy — of The xx —unveils a new single, ‘Strong’ featuring Fred again.., alongside a video directed by her wife, the filmmaker and photographer Vic Lentaigne. ‘Strong’ came from a moment in my life when I was processing past grief,” says Romy. “Whilst writing the lyrics I was thinking about my cousin Luis, we both have the shared experience of our mums passing away when we were young. I recognise in him the same trait I have which is to...
Oliver Sim unveils his debut album Hideous Bastard. Produced by bandmate Jamie xx, and featuring lifelong hero Jimmy Somerville. Taking inspiration from his love of horror films and his own life experience – exploring fear, shame, sexuality and masculinity. Music from the album also soundtracks the queer horror short film Hideous, starring Sim and directed by Yann Gonzalez, which made its world premiere as part of the Semaine de la Critique at this year’s...
In September, Romy – Romy Madley-Croft of The xx released her debut solo single, ‘Lifetime’. Combining Romy’s love of yearning, emotional club music and timeless songwriting (having written songs for the likes of Dua Lipa and Mark Ronson in addition to co-writing The xx’s three acclaimed albums), ‘Lifetime’ is an exhilarating piece of warm, club-influenced pop about “being totally lost in the moment and celebrating it”; a timely moment of escapism that hints towards Romy’s love of club classics, Ibiza house and trance. Praise for ‘Lifetime’ has been universal, with i-D...
Bolton-born, Berlin-based artist Planningtorock has made a remix of Romy‘s track ‘Lifetime‘. Taking things even further into the club, it’s a stunning reinterpretation of the track from one of Romy’s favourite artists. Talking about the remix, Jam Rostron aka Planningtorock says: “I’m so proud of this remix I made for my dear friend Romy. Think it’s one of the best I’ve ever made! It was so much fun re pitching...
Romy – Romy Madley-Croft of The xx – releases her debut solo single ‘Lifetime‘. Written and recorded in London during lockdown, ‘Lifetime’ is a song about the dream of being reunited with friends, family and the ones we love, capturing the euphoria of being together again. Carefree and uninhibited, it’s a song that finds Romy giddy on possibility and, in her own words, is about “being totally in the moment...
Ending months of speculation about exactly who’s behind one of the year’s most talked-about and sought after club tracks, Jamie xx has released ‘Idontknow‘. It is Jamie’s first solo artist release since his highly acclaimed BRIT and GRAMMY® nominated 2015 debut album In Colour. Without knowing the artist behind it, people have been raving to ‘Idontknow’ since late autumn 2019 when Jamie first debuted the track. Since then, the track has...
The xx return to Australian shores in January. With the first show at Sidney Myer Music Bowl officially sold out, The xx have announced an encore Melbourne show at The Forum on Sunday 14 January – tickets on sale Thursday 21 December. Details below! Following the support of The xx’s collaboration with PLUS1 for their first round of Australian shows, the proceeds from their Forum show will be split between...
The xx release ‘We See You – Berlin’, a short film supported by and exclusively available on YouTube that celebrates the incredibly close bond between The xx and their fans, affectionately turning the spotlight onto the band’s audience. It’s the first in a series of ‘We See You’ films. Watch it below! Directed by Berlin-based filmmaker Sylvie Weber, the film features live and documentary footage from The xx’s headline set at...
The xx’s very own Jamie xx reveals his first official remix in over four years to ‘On Hold’. It comes accompanied by a ‘remix video’ from Alasdair McLellan, who made the original ‘On Hold’ video and has been a key I See You visual collaborator. Watch the video below! ‘On Hold (Jamie xx Remix)’ is available via all digital services. It will also be available as a limited (to 1000...
Fresh from playing Splendour In The Grass, The xx will return to Australia in 2018 for an East Coast headline tour. Special guests Kelela and Earl Sweatshirt will be supporting The xx at all shows. Further tour details below! The xx have partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 from every ticket purchased will go towards local LGBT+ programs in each city of the tour. Visit plus1.org for more information on the...
The xx release a brand new music video for ‘I Dare You’, directed by Alasdair McLellan in collaboration with The xx and Calvin Klein Chief Creative Officer Raf Simons. Watch it below! The video, filmed in Los Angeles, continues The xx’s longstanding visual collaboration with McLellan, who also directed the band’s ‘On Hold’ and ‘Say Something Loving’ videos, in addition to their collaboration on the It Could Be Love photo...
The xx have released I See You (Deluxe) today. The Deluxe version of the album is available digitally and includes three new tracks: ‘Naïve’, ‘Seasons Run’ and ‘Brave For You (Marfa Demo)’. The xx just performed on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury Festival in the UK, you can tune in to some amazing footage of the show on BBC 2 here, and an interview on Annie Mac’s Hottest Record In The World, where you can check...
To celebrate the release of I See You, The xx appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night. I See You, the long awaited third album from The xx, is out now on Young / Remote Control Records. Watch The xx perform ‘Say Something Loving’ and ‘Lips’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon below. I See You marks a new era for the London trio of Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and...
