The 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

Romy review – a masterclass in bittersweet feeling

Showcasing her debut solo album, last year’s Mid Air, the xx frontwoman escapes the elegant restraint of her band with a set full of euphoric rhythms and unambiguous hymns to her wife

Kitty Empire

13, Apr, 2024 @1:00 PM

Best things to do in Australia this weekend: what to watch, read and cook

In a new weekly column, the team behind pop culture newsletter Saved for Later recommend their latest and/or forthcoming obsessions

Steph Harmon, Alyx Gorman and Sian Cain

08, Sep, 2023 @3:00 PM

Romy: Mid Air review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

Expertly produced with Jamie xx, Fred Again and Stuart Price, Romy Madley Croft’s debut solo album tops off vivid house and trance tunes with pop smarts and personal lyrics

Alexis Petridis

31, Aug, 2023 @11:00 AM

On my radar: Romy’s cultural highlights

The xx singer-songwriter and guitarist on the film that reminds her of holidays with her dad, reliving the Lionesses’ big win and her housework listening

Kathryn Bromwich

20, May, 2023 @2:00 PM

The 50 best albums of 2022

In an unprecedented year of change in music, albums of all genres confounded expectations – from vulnerable rap to pop with gravitas. Listen your way to our No 1 album of the year

Safi Bugel, Shaad D'Souza and Laura Snapes

23, Dec, 2022 @9:59 AM

Oliver Sim: Hideous Bastard review – raw frankness on xx singer’s solo debut

Though he struggles to match the devastating lead single, Sim reveals new emotional range

Damien Morris

04, Sep, 2022 @2:00 PM

Oliver Sim: ‘The way I dealt with shame in the past hasn’t worked at all’

Prior to his first solo album, the xx’s musician opens up about queerness, his love for horror baddies, and why he is finally a believer in sharing – in real life and in music

Interview by Shaad D'Souza

24, Aug, 2022 @11:00 AM

The xx's Romy: 'I can now write about loving a woman and not feel afraid'

Her forthcoming solo album is a love letter to formative years of queer clubbing and 00s Euro-dance, as the singer swaps black clothes and bleak moods for Technicolor euphoria

Aimee Cliff

27, Nov, 2020 @6:00 AM

The 100 best albums of the 21st century

We polled 45 music writers to rank the definitive LPs of the 21st century so far. Read our countdown of passionate pop, electrifying rock and anthemic rap – and see if you agree

Ben Beaumont-Thomas (1-50); Laura Snapes and April Curtin (51-100)

13, Sep, 2019 @8:00 AM

Every Mercury prize-winning album – ranked!

Following the announcement of this year’s nominees, we run the rule over the 26 albums that have earned the crown, from Klaxons and James Blake to M People and Talvin Singh

Dave Simpson

26, Jul, 2018 @10:45 AM