The XX

Album review

Coexist

added: 14 Sep 2012 // release date: 10 Sep 2012 // label: Young Turks
reviewer: Jeremy Laks

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London indie group the XX in the most part, have kept a very similar style and sound in which produced them success from their first album. However, they have offered a delicacy in sound on a couple of songs which includes their first single and track 1 �Angels�.

Angels, probably the softest song from Coexist, is filled with personal intimacy or heartbreak which is emphasised in Romy Madley Croft�s voice.

One of the highlights of the album is the crossover in vocals between (Oliver) Sim and Madley Croft. They almost take turns to share their past experience on a tragic moment that has overcome them. The 2 different voices work in tandem to great effect which is complimented so fruitfully by the soft tone entering your mind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nW5AF0m9Zw

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