The XX

Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx – “NY is Killing Me”

Between recording sessions — both solo and with his the xx bandmates — and dates from a world tour, Jamie xx has kept pretty busy. Most recently, it has been…

Gorillaz – “Crystalised” (The xx Cover)

For BBC’s Radio 1, Gorillaz turned in a set of tunes from 2010’s Plastic Beach and a piano-heavy, swooning cover of the xx’s 2009 single “Crystallized.”

MP3: Nosaj Thing – “Fog” (Jamie xx Remix)

Jamie Smith, head beatmaker for UK minimalists the xx, pays back LA-based “musical moderator” Nosaj Thing for his remix of the XX’s “Islands” with this spacey, dubsteppy reworking of “Fog.”…

Shakira – “Islands” (The xx Cover)

It’s always interesting when some of the world’s biggest pop stars love the same bands you do; I still remember the helter skelter rush of emotions I experienced when I…

WEDNESDAY

NEW: Daft Punk – “The Game Has Changed” (From Tron Legacy Soundtrack) The French House Gods may have pushed back their Tron Legacy Soundtrack by two weeks to a December…

THURSDAY/FRIDAY

WATCH: Rye Rye – “Sunshine” f/ M.I.A. Music Video Interestingly enough, this video is exactly what I saw in my head the first time I heard Rye Rye and M.I.A.‘s…

The xx – “Show Me Love” (Robin S Cover)

At their show last Saturday in New York City, after a brooding performance of “Shelter,” the xx performed an shoegaze-y rendition of Robin S’ 90′s No. 1 smash, “Show Me…

The xx – VCR (Four Tet Remix)

Kieran Hebden aka Four Tet, a master of emotional electronic music, has remixed one of the xx’s most immediate and beloved songs, “VCR”. The 9-minute epic — full of snipped,…

MONDAY

NEW SINGLE: Rye Rye – “Sunshine” f/ M.I.A. M.I.A. protege and signed NEET Recordings MC, Rye Rye has been blowing up everyone’s radar for well over two years now. The…

Jamie xx (of The xx) – “Far Nearer”

The xx‘s incredibly talented beatmaker, Jamie xx will be releasing a solo 12″ single in “about a month or so”, called “Far Nearer” on Numbers Records, though he might decide…

Warpaint – “Undertow”

Your next obsession, Warpaint haven’t even released a proper album and they’ve already scored a supporting spot on the xx‘s upcoming tour. Following 2009′s immense Exquisite Corpse EP, Warpaint will…

The xx – “Shelter” (Tiga Remix)

I’m not always fond of remixes of the xx. They tend to not do the music any justice at all, or worse, they strip the songs of everything that made…

SUNDAY

PMA x Brainbheats: Mixcloud’s Celebration of Curation We asked our multi-talented homie, Brainbheats (producer/pianist/composer/member of our favorite new band The Pass) to put together a killer mix for Mixcloud’s first…

LISTEN: Gossip Girl Covers The xx and Rihanna, Simultaneously

Taylor Momsen, who plays lovable, annoying bitch-twat Jenny Humphrey in The Greatest Show Of Our Time, Gossip Girl, took the time to record this acoustic cover/mash of the xx’s “Islands”…

ON DECK

DOWNLOAD: Hump Day Playlist Vol. I An extension to our regular PMACAST, we will have short weekly Hump Day Playlists to help get over the usually crappy first few days…

The xx – Jamie XX’s Mix For Colette

The xx beatmaker and remix-maestro, Jamie XX was commissioned by Parian fashion uber-boutique, Colette, to assemble and present an hour long mix of tunes their patrons can spend $465 on…

On Deck: The xx, Kele, The National

The xx – Jamie XX’s Mix For Colette The xx beatmaker and remix-maestro, Jamie XX was commissioned by Parian fashion uber-boutique, Colette, to assemble and present an hour long mix…

YACHT – “The Afterlife” (The xx Remix)

Today marks the release of YACHT’s newest single, “The Afterlife”. The single is accompanied by remixes from the likes of DAT Politics, Andrew WK and The xx. The latter is…

The xx – “Islands” (Music Video)

The Antlers – VCR (The xx Cover)

The Antlers stopped by WPGU to perform “Kettering” and “Bear” from their lauded Hospice LP, as well as a cover from another highly regarded 2009 LP. The Antlers covering the…

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