Familiar to some, but totally new to others, The Xxs are the next band from across the pond that you need to be checking for. The band was formed in 2005, but they have been making noise and gathering critical acclaim from everyone for their debut album, XX, which was released in August of 2009.
The group’s debut album, xx, was met with critical acclaim, achieving a rating of “Universal acclaim” on Metacritic.[4] Furthermore the album ranked well on “best of the year” lists, placing at #9 and #2 with Rolling Stone and NME respectively.[5][6] The band placed at #6 in the 2009 NME The Future 50 list and in October 2009, they were named one of MTV Iggy’s “Top 10 Bands with Buzz” (at the CMJ Music Marathon 2009) [source]
Their music has already been featured on shows such as Cold Case, Law & Order, 91210, Lie To Me & Grey’s Anatomy in addition to last years Winter Olympic games in Vancouver. They are currently on a small US tour, so if you dig good live Rock, you can see them at a town near you over HERE.
For more info, visit their website.
Good call!
I just discovered this band a few weeks ago, and love their song “Islands”.