The xx

The Top 5 Albums of 2012

Mark Matousek | Music Critic

Album Review: “Coexist” The xx

When The xx, a British trio comprised of Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and Jamie xx, debuted its first album, it captured the modern state of heartbreak so incredibly that the trio became instant members of the indie canon. Not everyone was a fan, but The xx seems to have doubled down on the criticism being “too quiet” of a band as very little has changed from its 2009 debut. Even the album art is just a different version of the “X” from their debut. The most surprising thing about the album is that it has a song longer than three minutes.

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