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The xx: “Islands,” Live at BBC Radio 1

Every time I listen to this album I love it more. I marvel at how they’re able to create such a rich sound from such sparse instrumentation.

Three more things:

1. The plunky bass break at 0:11? You better believe that’s a songpart.
2. Cute girl on the right only gets cuter when you put giant headphones on her. There’s a Radiolab episode in there somewhere.
3. Watching that guy play drum pads live, I can so easily see him as a kid—not allowed to play the drum kit he so desperately wants—quietly practicing the shit out of a Boss DR-660 in his tiny bedroom.

Wow, one more thing I just learned from Wikipedia:

1. They produced this album themselves.

And one last thing because my penis always has to have the last word:

1. Lead singer girl makes underbites sexy.