Xx XX 2/10/23

Xx XX 2/10/23When the young South London quartet The XX burst onto the U. K. music scene with the 2009 single "Crystalised," it was already evident that the group's sleek, dystopian vision of modern soul greatly belied their still tender age (all four members were in their teens at the time). And despite the group's confident cobbling together of influences as far a field as contemporary and classic R&B (Aaliyah, Bobby Womack), atmospheric post punk (Young Marble

Although he plays guitar and is influenced by Tim McGraw as much as Kanye West

Solo performer: Bruce Springsteen (vocals

gently panoramic arrangement and '60s folk-rock structure

" a collaboration with Pharrell Williams that contains some of the natural ebullience of "Happy

" and the truly lovely ballad "Change" are like melodic cocktails guaranteed to give you a light and breezy buzz with no hangover the next day

PEPPER'S of the brooding Myspace set

the main difference being that this year's model sounds more confident and willing to take risks

BROTHERS ON A HOTEL BED 3

The Rhumb Line

" Descriptors from the band include: bold

wheels up (feat

Hetfield's lyrics are often quite dark