A friendship between two bandmates eventually lead to this group sweeping the blogosphere, only to become indie darlings. Quickly awarded the coveted “best new music” title by Pitchfork as soon as their debut album was released, these relative newcomers appeared as if from nowhere with a burst of fresh energy and entrancing sound. Best friends Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim are joined by Baria Qureshi and Jamie Smith to form The xx.
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