A trio whose minimalist sound turned introversion into anthems.
If you need a place to start, 'Crystalised' has that signature tension, and 'Stars' feels like staring at the ceiling at 3 a.m. They're both right there.
They made sparse, late-night music feel huge, with songs like 'Crystalised' and 'Night Time' defining a certain 2010s mood. Their debut album in 2009 landed softly but stuck around, and Jamie xx's production gave their whispers a pulse. It's the kind of band you discover in a dorm room and still play when the city gets quiet.
They started in Oxford in 2005, releasing their self-titled debut in 2009 and following with 'Coexist' and 'I See You'. Later, Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim put out solo albums, while Jamie Smith kept shaping the sound from within and on his own.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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