If you listen to the debut of The xx, you will not suspect that the band members are big R&B fans. Especially the repertoire of knows how to fascinate these melancholic musicians without boundaries. So much so that they covered Hot Like Fire on the B-side of their debut single Crystalized. Furthermore, any comparison with r & b is lost, because, as said, The xx specializes in making very
… melancholic music. The band can be compared to and in their early days. The fan base of these musicians, who are just under their twenties at the release of this debut, consists largely of thirties. They spent their childhood at London's Elliot School also performing acts like , and . The soft Valium vocals of Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim have an extremely calming effect and are absolutely unsuitable for people who suffer from depression. (AD)more