The xx Archives - Backseat Mafia

News: Montreal’s Osheaga steps up with a lineup built for summer escape

For Australians eyeing a European summer that’s suddenly drifted out of financial reach, the map doesn’t have to fold shut. It just tilts west. While rising airfares and global tensions…

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News: No Glastonbury, No Problem as Primavera Sound Sets the Tone for 2026

Primavera Sound Barcelona unveiled its 2026 lineup, offering an intergenerational, globally minded programme led by The Cure and spanning pop, experimental music and underground scenes.

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News: Australia Gets Ready to Dance as Jamie xx Announces In Waves Tour

Jamie xx Announces In Waves Tour – Australia’s Ready for the Ride

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Live Gallery: Field Day Festival (I) Romy in Sydney 1.01.2024

Romy dazzles Field Day with a spellbinding performance of her critically acclaimed album 'Mid Air'

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Premiere: Find Ghost Love and stream the new album from the Montreal trio early

With the amount of music released every week, it’s a guarantee that a bunch of records are going to fly under the radar, but the new one from Ghost Love…

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Track: Oliver Sim of The xx announces debut solo album and releases new track and accompanying video

Oliver Sim of The xx releases gorgeous single and video, 'Hideous' off upcoming album 'Hideous Bastard'

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Track / Video

Track: The XX – Say something loving

South London indie wonders The xx have released the second song from their forthcoming album “I See You”, due to be released on 13th January via Young Turks. The highly…

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Album Review: Jamie xx – In Colour

In Colour is a great title for the debut record by producer Jamie xx. It’s crisp, tight, brimming with hues, shapes, and various shades of light. It doesn’t feel like a…

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Track / Video

Track: Jamie XX – Sleep Sound / Girl, plus UK dates

Never one to let things lie, and coming towards the end of a run of 25 intimate shows, playing to just 40 people per night at New York’s world-famous Park…

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See: The XX Night + Day sessions in London, and new Video, Fiction

The XX are one of our favourite bands here on Backseat Mafia. Well, I say that, they’re one of my favourite bands and I’m writing this article. Anyway, I…

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