The debut full-length from Jamie xx is polite, gleaming and charming – everything that will make it a favorite on year-end lists despite lacking substance.
The inaugural III Points Festival is set for Oct. 3-5 in the heart of Miami’s up-and-coming Wynwood Art District, and the lineup features Jamie xx of the xx, LCD Soundsystem founder James Murphy, DJ Shadow and more.
The xx’s new black-and-white video for ‘Fiction’ follows frontman/bassist Oliver Sim on a pensive journey through a house and outside, where he sings and sways beneath a full moon. The clip was directed by Young Replicant and shot in Palm Springs, Calif., during the band's recent trek through North America.
The xx have contributed an original song to the soundtrack for the forthcoming film 'The Great Gatsby,' alongside the likes of Beyonce and Florence + the Machine. The xx's track, which they wrote for the film, is called 'Together' (listen below), and it clocks in at five-and-a-half minutes.
New, original songs from Lana Del Rey, the xx and Florence + the Machine highlight the just-announced complete tracklisting for the forthcoming 'Great Gatsby' soundtrack, Pitchfork reports. The previously announced Beyoncé and Andre 3000 cover of Amy Winehouse's 'Back to Black' will also appear on the disc, as will tunes from Gotye, British electronica trio Nero, downtempo singer Sia and Jack Whi