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POSTED 25.06.09
THE XX - FIRST EVER LONDON HEADLINE SHOW
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Eat Your Own Ears presents
The xx
Plus special guests
Hoxton Hall, 130 Hoxton Street, London N1 6SH 020 7684 0060
August 16 and 17 2009
Doors 7pm
THE XX play their first ever headline show in a tiny venue, with no guest list!
The London quartet, featuring the dual lead vocals of Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim (who also play lead guitar and bass guitar respectively), Baria Qureshi (keyboards and guitar) and Jamie Smith (beats, MPC sampler).
These four nineteen and twenty year olds are childhood friends who formed while attending south west London’s Elliot School – the comp whose alumni also includes such acclaimed boundary-pushers as Burial, Four Tet and Hot Chip.
Bonding over a shared love of dark, emotive 80s guitar sounds and the high-end sheen of American R&B, The xx’s unique sound befits a band whose wide range of influences include everything from Aaliyaah to Cocorosie, Rhianna to The Cure, Missy Elliot to The Chromatics and Mariah Carey to The Pixies.
These influences combine via beautiful, hushed vocal duets and a brilliantly inventive use of samples and low-end frequencies to produce a stark, sweet melancholic pop.
The band’s debut album is due for release on the show day on XL Recordings imprint Young Turks.
Tickets £9.50 from
www.ticketweb.co.uk
08444771000
www.seetickets.com
0870 264 3333
