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Universal acclaim- based on 426 Ratings
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Positive: 377 out of 426
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Mixed: 26 out of 426
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Negative: 23 out of 426
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RGSep 7, 2009Simply great!
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JeffCAug 28, 2009Best album I've heard all year. Totally infectious. Has been on repeat for over a week. Love it.
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Nov 27, 2011Even though the music feels simple and could be boring, this. vocally driven album cuts deep.
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NickV.Jan 20, 2010Music these days is in essence utter shit. This is different.
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SteveL.Feb 11, 2010
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TeaL.Aug 28, 2009Good, simple, but overrated. We can expect great things from The XX in the future.
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Jul 30, 2012
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CharlesW.Oct 6, 2009Soothing, refreshing & simple.
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EpitaOct 20, 2009It often sounds as though Croft's really having to fight herself not to sound like a more polished sort of singer. Normally I like this less contrived approach but the album as a whole left me unimpressed. I've heard this sort of thing done before and done better.
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NicholasDAug 30, 2009I really liked this album a lot the first time i listened to it, unfortunately the more I listen to it the more frustrated I get. Kinda like Nouvelle Vague without the excellent covers which leaves you with great voices but nothing earth shatteringly new or spectacular. Coming soon to a coffee or candle shop near you. 10 bucks says my ex-girlfriend is listening to this right now.
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SamuelV.Mar 15, 2010Really boring album. I like only two songs here - 'Intro and' 'Islands'
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MikeM.Aug 18, 2009BORING.
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LukeAug 24, 2009This is nonsense.
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JonathanASep 24, 2009Really 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.
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DmitryS.Nov 12, 2009Best album of 2009, no question about it!
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KolT.Dec 15, 2009My album of the year. Love every song on this record.
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Aug 12, 2010A really excellent album spoiled by the female vocalist needing to be FAR less contrived, pretentious, and FORCED. Horribly over breathy and "choked up" to the point of extremely annoying. Otherwise, Hugo Largo & Tom Verlaine influences are lovely and sound fresh. A real pity about the terribly overcooked female vocals.
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Apr 25, 2012
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Aug 9, 20168.0 z
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MikeJan 20, 2010This 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.
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NickJan 4, 2010Putting it simply about this album is all you can do - just a simple, great indie album.
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MichalA.Mar 8, 2010My favorite album of 2009. Sexy, addicting, energetic!
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GregTNov 19, 2009An extraordinary debut...seamless and seemingly effortless.
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ZaneSNov 4, 2009
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ScottOct 22, 2009When your sound is this sparse and open, the focus goes to the lyrics. while these lyrics aren't bad, I think they could and should be the center piece of the album. in stead I think they hold it back a bit. that being said, I still enjoyed the album and it's among one of the best debut albums I've heard recently.
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TobyHOct 27, 2009Brilliant most of the time, though it does fade away a little at the end, like most albums this year (apart from Lungs and It's Blitz!). The gloomy and bleak arrangements remind me of Joy Division, but the beats and crazily overused bass give the songs a very modern feel. Indie meets r'n'b! Especially like Islands, Crystalised and Shelter.
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JanJ.Oct 7, 2009Well build up songs, great basslines and super darkish atmosphere!
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chrisOct 7, 2009Amazing, simply amazing.
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PherOct 8, 2009Beautiful record!
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AlvaroSOct 9, 2009The Best album of 2009. And even more brilliant debut than the pains of being pure ate heart also this year¡¡¡¡¡.
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Awards & Rankings
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Mar 4, 2011It'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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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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The album's explication of its own interest in contrast and conversation is perhaps its greatest virtue.