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Nov 27, 2020 · Fri 27 Nov 2020 01.00 EST. T he problem with being an introvert writing dance music is that eventually you will have to dance in front of other people. “I’m definitely quite a shy dancer,” says...
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The band members met while studying at Elliott School, the same school attended by Hot Chip, Burial, Four Tet, actor Pierce Brosnan and singer Matt Monro. The group has downplayed the influence of the school on its career: "A teacher from Elliott who had never even taught us said how great we were. It's a bit annoying. We were left alone, more than...
The xx's debut album xx was released on 14 August 2009 through the British independent record label Young Turks,and was met with critical acclaim. The album ranked on best of the year lists, ranking ninth on the Rolling Stone list and second for NME. In the 2009 NME The Future 50 list, the xx was positioned at number six, and in October 2009, it wa...
In December 2011, Smith revealed that he wanted to release the xx's second album ahead of its festival appearances the following year, and that it was inspired by "club music". "The majority of stuff I'm working on now is the xx stuff. We're just about to start recording. Hopefully we'll get it done in time for most festivals next year, because tha...
In 2013, the xx held a series of three festival-style concerts, called "Night+Day", in Berlin, Lisbon, and London. The festivals featured performances and DJ sets curated by the band, including Kindness and Mount Kimbie. Each festival culminated in a nighttime concert by the band. The band was nominated for a Brit Award for Best British Group, even...
Sep 6, 2023 · Romy Madley Croft Is (Finally) Dancing on Her Own The final member of the xx to release a solo album reveals her love of the pop club music of her teenage years, and her wife, on “Mid Air ...
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Aug 31, 2023 · Expertly produced with Jamie xx, Fred Again and Stuart Price, Romy Madley Croft’s debut solo album tops off vivid house and trance tunes with pop smarts and personal lyrics. Alexis...
Sep 8, 2023 · By Henry Wong Published: 08 September 2023. At a festival last year, Romy Madley Croft was performing “Strong” — a trance collaboration with the DJ Fred Again, from her debut album Mid Air ...
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Sep 11, 2023 · On “Mid Air,” Madley Croft, who is thirty-four and performs under the name Romy, also has the world of the club in mind, and the result is one of the most confident dance records of recent...
Sep 13, 2023 · Romy Madley-Croft, Oliver Sim, and Jamie Smith perform as The xx. Getty Images. “Literally, yes,” she nods. Though Romy partly attributes this to both of them being queer, being vague about...
