xx
by The xx
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 426 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 377 out of 426
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 426
  3. Negative: 23 out of 426

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  1. CharlesW.
    Oct 6, 2009
    10
    Soothing, refreshing & simple.
  2. JeffC
    Aug 28, 2009
    10
    Best album I've heard all year. Totally infectious. Has been on repeat for over a week. Love it.
  3. RG
    Sep 7, 2009
    10
    Simply great!
  4. Mike
    Jan 20, 2010
    10
    This is one of the best albums i have ever heard, not trying to recreate just another popular sound. This is in my opinion a groundbreaking album, and a huge breath of fresh air in what seems to be a fastly genre merging music market.
  5. MichalA.
    Mar 8, 2010
    10
    My favorite album of 2009. Sexy, addicting, energetic!
  6. GregT
    Nov 19, 2009
    10
    An extraordinary debut...seamless and seemingly effortless.
  7. JanJ.
    Oct 7, 2009
    10
    Well build up songs, great basslines and super darkish atmosphere!
  8. chris
    Oct 7, 2009
    10
    Amazing, simply amazing.
  9. AlvaroS
    Oct 9, 2009
    10
    The Best album of 2009. And even more brilliant debut than the pains of being pure ate heart also this year¡¡¡¡¡.
  10. JenT
    Oct 9, 2009
    10
    This album is a game-changer. Period.
  11. CarlosD
    Aug 18, 2009
    10
    It's unique, it's elegant and it's just freaking incredible. It's baby making music for people with $300 headphones. The XX's debut stuns on the first listen and just keeps getting better.
  12. KeithW.
    Aug 28, 2009
    10
    Great album, with absolutely no filler at all. Atmospheric and sparse, achieved without being pretentious or unnatural. The duet works extremely well, and the band's music and lyrics reflects its maturity considering their age and their probable experience with music. Amazing.
  13. Pete
    Sep 27, 2009
    10
    Great album, can't stop listening.
  14. WK.
    Sep 3, 2009
    10
    It's amazing! The Best album 2009!
  15. NickV.
    Jan 20, 2010
    10
    Music these days is in essence utter shit. This is different.
  16. ACyborg
    Oct 1, 2009
    10
    Strongest impression!!
  17. BarbaraP
    Dec 1, 2009
    10
    I dare to say that this album is the best of 2009. sexy voices by Romy and Oliver, paused and minimal instruments with a r&b beat. Beautiful!
  18. Bman
    Oct 30, 2009
    10
    One of my favorite albums this year. There's never been anything quite like it. The mesh of voices over sparse guitars and drum machines creates a dreamy soundscape that keeps you riveted to the closing track. My favorite songs are Intro, Crystallised and Heart Skipped A Beat. Best British debut since Arctic Monkeys.
  19. DevonA.
    Oct 6, 2009
    10
    This is Real Music And Nothing Fake Made Buy Sell Outs, and Absolute Perfection.
  20. GregM
    Aug 18, 2009
    10
    I'm in love with this band! Only heard about them last week and have been playing the album EVERY day since!
  21. billyb
    Aug 31, 2009
    10
    Stunning Best album of the year so far.
  22. IdaR.
    Sep 2, 2009
    10
    One of the best albums I have heard all year. Every song is great and they all flow together very well.
  23. PaulT.
    Sep 2, 2009
    10
    Amazing!
  24. RogerA
    Sep 6, 2009
    10
    A stunning album, fills a niche no other has and is unlikely to be usurped or tired of for the foreseeable future.
  25. TroyP.
    Feb 14, 2010
    10
    I played this record non-stop for weeks after I bought it, and liked it more every time. After a while, it got displaced by new and possibly interesting new releases. But, I keep coming back to xx again and again. Intimate and free-flowing, The XX have made a nearly flawless album, and I can only hope that they have at least one more in them. In any case, this was the record of 2009, hands down.
  26. MikeM
    Oct 13, 2009
    10
    Best debut of the year. Indie classic.
  27. AndyL
    Nov 5, 2009
    10
    For me, the "For Emma, Forever Ago" of 2009. Gorgeous album.
  28. MichaelR.
    Sep 22, 2009
    10
    I have a rule when it comes to buying a bands album. I have to enjoy more than four of thier songs. I was in a frenzy throughout the whole album.
  29. JonathanA
    Sep 24, 2009
    10
    Really surprised by this one. Dark, sensual indierock for the midnight hour. Four, five listens in, and I'm addicted to it. Best debut of 09, and one of the best of the year.
  30. DmitryS.
    Nov 12, 2009
    10
    Best album of 2009, no question about it!
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Metascore
87

Universal acclaim - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. MSN Consumer Guide (Robert Christgau)
    Mar 4, 2011
    100
    It's hard to imagine their music getting much better. But it's not hard to imagine their lives getting much better. Which may be all their music needs.
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  2. Lost At Sea
    82
    The XX is for lovers and non-lovers alike, though even its surefire appeal I wouldn't call this a pop album. I would deem it sensual, musical in-out.
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  3. cokemachineglow
    86
    The album's explication of its own interest in contrast and conversation is perhaps its greatest virtue.
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