Best New Bands » the xx http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Artist of the Week: The xx http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-the-xx/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-the-xx/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:58:49 +0000 In four years, The xx have gone from indie darlings to international buzz band. Their brand of indie pop won them fans across the globe, even winning the prestigious Mercury Prize in their native England, which took the hype surrounding the band to new heights. Though they’ve technically only been on the scene since 2008,

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