The xx's "Intro," the moody yet hopeful instrumental that opened their debut album xx (2009), appears to have been the model for fashion brand Hugo Boss' shady new sunglasses ad—watch and wince below ...

The xx are the only band I’ve ever seen that can make a festival crowd sing along with a wordless song. That song is “Intro,” the first track from their self-titled first album, and it’s about as ...

A pair of massive, V-shaped, inward-folding dual screens went black when the xx took the stage at Panorama. Coming out to their electronic hit, “Intro,” the xx members took the stage en force. Jamie ...

In 2009, shortly before the release of the xx’s self-titled debut album, its management called the band in for a chat. It was a conversation aimed at preparing the painfully shy, strikingly young ...