DFTD’s Top Albums of 2009: The XX - XX
I knew nothing about this London based band until a friend of mine in NYC gave me the heads up a few weeks back. The first spin had me somewhat interested. The 2nd and 3rd, I was hooked. As a debut album, this is surprisingly refreshing and tightly knit. So well put together that I still find it hard to believe it’s their debut. We’re talking about four 20-year olds pretty much straight out of puberty, people. You remember puberty? Yah, I wasn’t exactly on my way to making a badass album either. Sigh.
As with Veckatamist, I’m having a difficult time placing it in a genre to help you understand how this album plays out. I read that most of the songs were put together in, more or less, a garage at late hours of the night… contributing to the “sleek, whispery nature of the album…” a description that can be used to describe the track “Night Time” that comes along with this post.
Sadly, the best I can do in describing this first release of tracks is to say its awesomeness seems effortless. This is the kind of music you want to stumble upon in a quiet, hidden gem of a lounge in the heart of a crowded city. With a bottle of whiskey and maybe a joint or two.
Of tobacco. Obvi.
