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Artist: The xx
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The xx
The xx burst onto the UK music scene thanks to the unexpected hype behind their debut album xx. Over the course of xx and their follow up Coexist the group firmly established a
Jamie xx
Jamie xx is one third of the mysterious Indie pop band, The xx. He is a producer and DJ, and released a collaborative album with Gil Scott-Heron, We’re New Here in 2011, a remix
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xx by The xx
xx is the debut album by The xx, recorded at XL Recordings’ in-house studio and released in August 2009 by XL’s imprint label Young Turks. The album, which has gone platinum in UK
In Colour by Jamie xx
Sweeping and full of dance, electronica, pop, and disco, In Colour is the kaleidoscopic debut from The xx’s Jamie xx. Widely ranged, stuttering electropop can be sensed in both “
Coexist by The xx
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I See You by The xx
4 years after the release of sophomore album Coexist, English trio The xx return to the indie pop atmosphere with a record akin to their creative instrumental roots. The band
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The xx lyrics - 42 song lyrics sorted by album, including "Crystalised", "I Dare You", "Brave For You".
Jamie xx Lyrics
Jamie xx lyrics - 10 song lyrics sorted by album, including "It's So Good", "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)", "Idontknow".
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Genius English Translations – G-Dragon - 그 XX (That XX) (English Translation)
In “그 XX (That XX),” G-Dragon secretly crushes on a girl who’s in a relationship with a guy that cheated on her. The girl is blinded by love, so she refuses to believe the truth
The xx – Intro
“Intro”, a simple, two minute instrumental song is easily The xx’s most popular song. As of August 2017, it’s their most streamed song on Spotify, racking up over 200 million
Genius Romanizations – G-Dragon - 그 XX (That XX) (Romanized)
In “그 XX (That XX),” G-Dragon secretly crushes on a girl who’s in a relationship with a guy that cheated on her. The girl is blinded by love, so she refuses to believe the truth
The xx – Angels
“Angels” opens with a restrained style and soft-spoken verses about the idea of being in love. Croft’s lyrics compare the premature end of an relationship to “dreaming of angels
The xx – Unfold
[Verse 1: Oliver Sim] / Am I blind? / You move your hand away from mine / And I don't take it as a sign / That you're any less than mine / [Chorus 1: Oliver Sim, Romy Madley Croft
The xx – Say Something Loving
Airy and open, “Say Something Loving” uses echoed guitars, a matching bassline, varied percussion and programming as well as orchestration to express the feeling of feeling
The xx – On Hold
“On Hold” is about trying to extend an already broken relationship. When you keep someone on hold during a phone call, they don’t know if they should wait for the call to resume or
The xx – Shelter
“Shelter” is the kind of track that launched the xx into a global phenomenon. Romy’s lyrical longing to right her perceived “wrong” is heart-wrenching. When it’s set to the stark
The xx – Missing
[Chorus: Oliver Sim] / My heart is beating / In a different way / Been gone such a long time / I don't feel the same / My heart is beating / In a different way / Been gone such a
The xx – Replica
Driven by Oliver Sim’s looping bassline, Romy’s haunting guitar hooks and mellow keyboards and a stripped-down piano melody from Jamie, “Replica” evolves the intimate, mid-tempo
The xx – Fantasy
Mysterious in composition and with hushed vocals by Sim, “Fantasy” opens up with overlaid synths, the ends with a distorted bassline, Romy’s guitar hooks and fluttering samples
The xx – Infinity
Starting with the music itself screams nostalgia, the echoing of the guitar, everything is really slow with the reverb. And this perfectly mimics the kind of emotions that are
The xx – Performance
[Verse 1: Romy Madley Croft] / If I scream at the top of my lungs / Will you hear what I don't say? / If I dance like I'm on a stage / Will you see I seem out of place? / If I put
The xx – Try
The song tells the story of a break up in which the character is still madly in love with their now ex-partner.
The xx – Islands
“Islands” is about fully committing oneself to one person in that relationship. Although the narrator has had other relationships and casual flings, the relationship they find in
The xx – Heart Skipped a Beat
Oliver and Romy trades lines detailing the difficulties and emotions felt after a break-up. This track is one of the stand-out cuts off The xx’s critically acclaimed debut album
The xx – Dangerous
Kicking it off with an ensemble of brass instruments, “Dangerous” starts off I See You with a more livelier sound and aesthetic than Coexist and xx, while still retaining the
The xx – Fiction
[Verse 1] / Fiction when we're not together / Mistaken for a vision, something of my own creation / I wake up alone, with only daylight between us / Last night the world was
The xx – Reconsider
iTunes bonus track from Coexist
The xx – VCR
“VCR” is about simple, nostalgic, and cute love. VCRs, or videocassette recorders, were used throughout the 1980s and 1990s to watch and record video until the DVD was invented in
The xx – Seasons Run
Although I See You as a whole is a departure from the previous The xx albums, “Seasons Run” is a unique track in and of itself. Beginning with an upbeat, jingling tune, the
The xx – Test Me
Like “Our Song” on Coexist, the final track off of I See You is about the dynamics between the members of The xx. After the release of Coexist, their relationships were strained
The xx – Sunset
The 6th track off The xx’s sophomore effort, Coexist features typically minimal but intriguing production. This song was also featured in the season 2 finale of popular US legal
The xx – I Dare You
“I Dare You” is the second premiered song from The xx’s third album I See You. It premiered on Saturday Night Live on November 20th, 2016 and explains the feelings of dealing with
Marc E. Bassy – XX
[Intro] / Maybe we get high, just so we can come back down to earth / Maybe we'll get by / That's all that matters / Baby when I'm alone, I'm never really alone / Just pretending
The xx – Tides
Tides Lyrics: You leave with the tide / And I can't stop you leaving / I can see it in your eyes / Some things have lost their meaning / Devote to me ...
The xx – Together
From the soundtrack for the 2013 film version of The Great Gatsby.
The xx – A Violent Noise
Oliver previously addressed his disenchantment with the partying lifestyle on “Stranger In a Room” from Jamie’s solo album In Colour. He explores it further here, and more directly
The xx – Reunion
The song explores the idea of getting back together after a break up.
The xx – On Hold (Jamie xx Remix)
[Verse: Oliver Sim] / I th– / I th– / It could be love, be love / I thought / I th– / I th– / I thought / I th– / I thought that you, you'd come back to me / I thought that you
The xx – Naive
[Intro: Drake] / That's the wrong thing / That's the wrong thing to / That's the wrong thing to do / That's the wrong thing / That's the wrong thing to / That's the wrong thing to
The xx – Brave for You
“Brave for You” is the first time Romy Madley Croft has written a song about her parents' deaths. Her mother died when she was 11, and her father died while she was touring xx at
The xx – Reunion & Sunset (Live)
[Part I: Reunion] / [Verse 1: Oliver Sim] / Revisit a life we both left behind / We don't know the harm / Move to the ever moving / All blazing, we go over and over / Over and over
The xx – Teardrops
This is a cover of the 1988 Womack & Womack song, Teardrops. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8AOAap6_k4
Jamie xx (Ft. Oliver Sim) – Stranger in a Room
This song features vocals from Oliver Sim, a fellow member of The xx. The calm ambient strings in the background of this song are very reminiscent of the band’s typical sound.
The xx – Missing (Round Remix)
My heart is beating in a different way / Been gone such a long time / I don't feel the same / My heart is beating in a different way / Been gone such a long time / Will you miss me
Jamie xx (Ft. Romy) – SeeSaw
“SeeSaw” is the third track on Jamie xx’s solo debut In Colour, featuring bandmate Romy Croft from The xx.
The xx – Night Time
‘Night Time’ is the second to last track on The xx’s debut album ‘xx’. The song holds a very eerie aura to it and explores the troubles in a relationship based solely around sex
The xx – Crystalised
“Crystalised” is about a complicated relationship, and ultimately uses crystallization as a metaphor for love. It’s the lead single from The xx’s eponymous debut album. Romy and
Yungg S – The XX Intro
[Intro] / Yeah / Reality / Behind my eyelids / One minute, one second / [Verse 1] / Yo, it was only yesterday when I woke up / From this dream, vivid visions / When everything
The xx – Swept Away
[Verse 1: Oliver Sim & Romy Madley Croft] / I get swept away / When I think of you / Take me to that place / Where it's control I lose / I'm soothed by you, you take it all away
The xx – Reconsider (Jamie xx Edit)
Remember me, I'm the one that's back from / Over / Time's gone by and I'm still so far from / Over / You reappeared like you had never been gone / I lose composure / You're
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