Jamie xx

‘Not having a phone is the dream’: Jamie xx on dance music, modern life and getting hooked on surfing
Since nailing the zeitgeist with the xx’s Mercury-winning debut, the DJ-producer has collaborated with everyone from Drake to Wayne McGregor. As his second solo LP drops, he talks about his newfound desire for calm
Dorian Lynskey
22, Sep, 2024 @10:00 AM

Jamie xx: In Waves review – bright, blissful bangers for 3am on big speakers
Filled with guest stars from his xx bandmates to Robyn, this long-gestating second solo album picks up where In Colour left off, and deepens its dancefloor devotion
Alexis Petridis
19, Sep, 2024 @11:07 AM

Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA to headline 2024 Glastonbury festival
Coldplay become act to headline most times with their fifth top slot, while Shania Twain is booked for the Sunday teatime ‘legend’ set as the lineup is announced
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
14, Mar, 2024 @8:00 AM

Oona Doherty: ‘I wasn’t the best dancer in the class. My ego couldn’t handle it’
Kicked out of conservatoire during her hard-partying years, Doherty has gone on to become one of the most exciting choreographers of her generation. Now she’s teaming up with Jamie xx for a dread-filled new work
Lyndsey Winship
07, Oct, 2022 @1:45 PM

Florence + the Machine’s 20 best songs – ranked!
As Florence Welch prepares new album Dance Fever and heads out on tour, we appraise the best of her torrid, maximalist songwriting
Michael Cragg
07, Apr, 2022 @11:25 AM

Liam Gallagher, Skepta and the xx to headline Manchester's Parklife festival
Big-name pop, rap and R&B stars flock to Heaton Park weekender, with Lorde, NERD and J Hus also joining the bill
Laura Snapes
31, Jan, 2018 @9:18 AM

Tree of Codes review – Wayne McGregor's modern ballet fails to find heart
In troubled times art gives us solace, but McGregor’s dazzling collaboration with Jamie xx, Olafur Eliasson and the Paris Opera Ballet lacks warmth
Brigid Delaney
18, Oct, 2017 @11:41 PM

Destruction, daydreams and dystopia: the music videos that summarised 2016
From Grimes’ cyber-goth takeover to Radiohead’s ominous animation, crying supermodels to dictator politicians, music videos this year have mirrored a disruptive world
Harriet Gibsone
20, Dec, 2016 @3:00 PM

Five of the best... rock & pop gigs
Sunfall | Stevie Wonder | Lovebox | Latitude | Pixies
Tim Jonze
08, Jul, 2016 @12:00 PM

Florence + the Machine / Kendrick Lamar at BST review – sublime, riotous clash of heavyweights
US rapper Kendrick Lamar’s rage cuts through Hyde Park’s sound barrier to give headliner Florence Welch a fitting platform for her histrionic pop opera
Ian Gittins
03, Jul, 2016 @12:46 PM

The best albums of 2015 – readers' picks
We’ve had our say – but what did you think were the best albums of 2015? Here’s what you voted for
Guardian music
23, Dec, 2015 @9:00 AM

The best albums of 2015
The Guardian music critics’ favourite albums this year, counting down to reveal 2015’s best release
Tim Jonze and Chris Fenn
02, Dec, 2015 @12:00 PM
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