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:
- The plunky bass break at 0:11? You better believe that’s a songpart.
- Cute girl on the right only gets cuter when you put giant headphones on her. There’s a Radiolab episode in there somewhere.
- 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.
Holy shit one more thing I just learned from Wikipedia:
- They produced this album themselves.
And one last thing because my penis always has to have the last word:
- Lead singer girl makes underbites sexy.
Live drumpad: ballsy.
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Ahhhhhh. Love so hard. I REALLY hope they reunite by December…
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drumpad: ballsy.
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great rundown also nice...band…not as i expected
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