Crystalised
I know it's old news since the days of yore (what, a year ago?) when they were the hype with the all the jaunty Camden kids and eventually music journos, but I just think this song and video are so hauntingly beautiful. A band I'm now gutted I've never seen, and it doesn't look likely that wish will be fulfilled any time soon, as it seems they're only doing one UK date this summer. Shockingly, not in the North East.
I was also impressed how well their music transferred to acoustic unplugged- as per the second video down. It proves how simple and classically-formed the layers of a lot of today's electro-based stuff is. Not to say that The XX are standard modern indie/electro. Their music has a subtle edge on the others, a hushed and modest sincerity. Romy and Oliver's voices drift, effortlessly pure alongside eachother in the most relaxed way. Like a chilling Sonny and Cher, citing late 80s pop throughout.
One small single reason I wish I hadn't watched the video- now I've noticed that Romy has a speech impediment, and now I can't not notice it...
It's like Matt Bellamy and the really noisy way he inhales after he every line he sings. It's particularly bad on New Born and I literally can't listen to that song anymore!
ReplyDeletelive they did a version of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArOvLieo0gw&feature=related
ReplyDeleteI adore this acoustic version as much as I adore them. They're just too cool. Hope you don't mind me pinching this for my own blog (will reference you!) x
ReplyDeleteHaha it's fine! I spotted Oliver a few feet away from me at a festival in Shoreditch a couple of weeks ago, wanted to go and talk to him but i got awfully shy! Regret it now, would have been awesome to meet him.
ReplyDeleteJo I wanted to comment on your blog but it wouldn't let me!