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The xx exist in a time and space of their own making. In 2009 the south London trios debut album XX, quietly made at night over the course of two years, bled steadily into the public consciousness to become shorthand for newly refined ideas of teenage desire and anxiety. Articulated with a maturity beyond their years, it's hallmarks were restraint and ambiguity. In the age of the over-share, XX was pop with it's privacy settings on max. Three years later, Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and Jamie Smith are back with a new album, COEXIST, and a new perspective. Where xx lent in close to whisper in your ear, COEXIST gazes warmly in your eyes. Much has happened to lead to this point: most pertinently, they've grown up. Review: More of the same, and that's a good thing. - I just picked up their first CD a couple of months ago. I read an amazing review in Rolling Stone, so I listened to the song samples and had to get it. I've listened to the CD (previous album) a few times now, and it's great, really great. It's perfect background music, and sounds amazing in headphones. So, of course I had to pick up Coexist. The best thing I can say about the new album is it's "more of the same". 11 more songs that sounds like part 2 of the debut album. They kept what works, what makes the first one so good, the calm lyrics and hushed tones, the easy, brooding music, and made more of it. If you like the first album, you'll like Coexist just as much. And vice/versa, if this is your first time hearing XX. Review: Unique - It's intriguing, I don't usually like this style of music; however, The xx portrays it in such a way that I cannot let it pass unnoticed. My friend told me about this group, I loved their first album. He showed me a stream they had set up to showcase their new album. I was in awe, absolute awe. Coexist brings something new to the music industry. While some insist that Coexist isn't as good as their first album, I'd beg to differ. Overall, this is a great album by an amazing band. Definitely worth the price.














S**E
More of the same, and that's a good thing.
I just picked up their first CD a couple of months ago. I read an amazing review in Rolling Stone, so I listened to the song samples and had to get it. I've listened to the CD (previous album) a few times now, and it's great, really great. It's perfect background music, and sounds amazing in headphones. So, of course I had to pick up Coexist. The best thing I can say about the new album is it's "more of the same". 11 more songs that sounds like part 2 of the debut album. They kept what works, what makes the first one so good, the calm lyrics and hushed tones, the easy, brooding music, and made more of it. If you like the first album, you'll like Coexist just as much. And vice/versa, if this is your first time hearing XX.
T**M
Unique
It's intriguing, I don't usually like this style of music; however, The xx portrays it in such a way that I cannot let it pass unnoticed. My friend told me about this group, I loved their first album. He showed me a stream they had set up to showcase their new album. I was in awe, absolute awe. Coexist brings something new to the music industry. While some insist that Coexist isn't as good as their first album, I'd beg to differ. Overall, this is a great album by an amazing band. Definitely worth the price.
B**A
My favorite album this year
An amazing followup to The Xx, Coexist invokes a subtle meditation. I listened to the pre-release stream while working to familiarize myself with the songs, and although I left it at a background volume level, I found the hooks getting stuck in my head (in a good way, not an obnoxious Top 40 way.) It's hypnotic to say the least, I'm not sure what people were hoping for in a second album, but this is exactly what I wanted. I can't read a review without wanting to put my headphone on and zone out for a little while. Great for long drives, work music, background music during dinner, impromptu late light listening parties, and any other time you want to de-stress.
A**P
CD
It arrived perfectly
K**S
Love the music but....
I will admit the music is excellent! I love it, there are people that say that The XX's 2nd album sucks but I love it, the only problem with the vinyl I got is that it got to much surface noise, I can hear the songs clearly but the surface noise is kind of loud plus I bought it from Wiremill Products, I should of bought it from Amazon instead.... Anyways get it from Amazon, ever since I started buying vinyls straight from "Amazon.com LLC" I never had 1 bad vinyl!
J**R
The XX continues with fantastic music.
This album does everything but disappoint. With the group only have releasing one prior album, one can only wonder how their talent will grow with another studio release. It is quite apparent that stardom hasn't caused these musicians to give in to autotuners and terrible featured artists or something terrible. This is like a continuation of the self titled album with just as much quality and talent. This just leaves you wanting more, hopefully we can all see another album from The XX in the future as well.
D**D
Expectations: Exceeded!
Some years back I got The XX on a recommendation from Amazon. It quickly became one of my favorite albums, to the extent of putting it on random and listening to the 12 songs in loop for 7 hours straight. When I heard they were splitting up due to personal differences, I was heartbroken. When I saw the pre-order for the NEW ALBUM (!!) Coexist, I did squee with delight. Coexist did not disappoint. When I first listened, I was dismayed at what could have been an inferior product. I realized quickly, though, that it was just a matter of not being as familiar with the new songs as I was with the old favorites. And I was right. In less than a week, I was appreciating the poignancy of Angels, the insistence of Fiction or the sweetness of Tides. I have a playlist of the first 2 albums and can happily listen to them all day. Coexist is much more produced than XX was. It lost some of the raw emotional impact of the first album in the slickness. Also, the conversational back and forth of the two lead singers is not as prevalent in Coexist, but when they do, the chemistry is still there. Closing with Our Song, the story of the turmoil of Coexist is brought full circle, where the two singers return to a state of, well, coexistence.
L**.
Sophomore Slump?
On paper, this should have been the perfect follow-up to the amazing 2009 debut. The music feels more lush while still maintaining its minimalistic profile. There are moments where producer Jamie blends his more recent club-friendly production style with the signature XX sound ("Chained," "Sunset," "Swept Away"), and it feels like a natural progression for the band's direction. It has to be said that I can't get over the feeling that this is a bit of a sophomore slump for them. Maybe it's a bit easy to feel disappointed, given their previous efforts, but I couldn't get into this album the way I did with the first, and that hasn't changed with the passage of time. It's still worth a look, but I'd recommend the 1st album over it.
N**Y
あまりに静謐で知的な音世界
誤解を恐れず言えば1980年代初頭の英国のニューウェイヴ、ラフトレードや4ADレーベルのアーティストたちを思わせる余りに静謐で知的なクールネス。ヘッドフォンで聴いていると美しく沈殿するようなダンスビートと男女のヴォーカルの囁きに時代感覚さえ無くしてしまいそうになる。
M**O
Oben bleiben
War’s die Angst, war’s die Aufregung? Man kann sich jedenfalls getrost den Schweiß von der Stirn wischen, sich zurücklehnen und endlich, endlich wieder durchatmen. Ähnlich wird es den dreien gehen, jetzt, da sie den Nachfolger zum genialen Debüt draußen haben, jetzt, da die Arbeit gemacht und der Kampf gekämpft ist, da sich die ins Übermächtige gesteigerten Erwartungen nunmehr am fertigen Produkt messen können, Antworten erwartet werden auf die Fragen: Bleibt es spannend? Bleibt es gut? Wird es vielleicht sogar besser? Bevor hier ein lautes, ein dreifaches ‘Ja!’ geschmettert werden soll, darf kurz noch darüber räsoniert werden, wann sich eigentlich eine Plattenfirma dafür entscheidet, vor dem Veröffentlichungstermin mit dem kostenlosen Stream ins Netz zu gehen. Dann, wenn man mehr Personal als die normale Promo dazu einsetzen muss, um die Leaks, die Löcher zu stopfen (dass ein Netz naturgemäß nur aus Löchern besteht, kann da wohl kaum beruhigen)? Dann, wenn man befürchten muß, die Anzahl der illegalen Downloads könnte die der legalen Einkäufe übertreffen? Das Tamtam jedenfalls, was um die zweite Platte der recht bald zum Trio geschrumpften Londoner Band veranstaltet wurde, war fraglos aberwitzig, gemessen am Echo ihres Erstlings aber vielleicht auch verständlich – Top Of All Lists, Mercury Prize, die Branche braucht dringend Hoffnungsträger und The XX werden sie, das lässt sich jetzt sagen, nicht enttäuschen. Dabei sind die Veränderungen, die sie ihrem Sound verpaßt haben, gar nicht so riesig, wie von vielen behauptet – gottlob bleibt die geheimnisvolle, sinistre Grundstimmung der Stücke unangetastet, der intime Wechselgesang zwischen Romy Madley Croft und Oliver Sim ebenso, einzig Jamie Smith darf das gewohnte Gefüge aufbrechen und gibt den neuen Stücken in kluger Dosierung zur Beschleunigung die passenden Beats hinzu – das ist es. Und das reicht, um den Gesamteindruck auf höchstem Niveau zu halten. Der blecherne Trommelwirbel zur dumpfen Bassdrum (“Angels”) nur ein Anfang, das Ticken über dunklem Grollen bei “Chained”, dazu die jubilierenden Gitarren, spätestens bei “Fiction” hat man alle Vorbehalte und jedwedes Misstrauen beiseite gelegt und sich dem Zauber ergeben. Wie schon beim Vorgänger greift auch bei “Coexist” maßgenau ein Track in den nächsten, auf das taumelnde, behutsam geloopte “Try” folgen die straffen Hooks von “Reunion” und der feine Beat bei “Sunset”, immer wieder von Pausen unterbrochen, von schillernden Chords ergänzt. “Missing” ist ein ganz großer Wurf, den so zu früheren Zeiten vielleicht nur Adrian Thaws aka. Tricky hinbekommen hätte, dieses schleppende Wummern, begleitet von Sims abgrundtiefem Timbre: “My heart is beating in a diffrenet way, been gone such a long way“ – phänomenal, word. Ebenso groß und einzigartig: „Unfold“ – die Nackenhaare aufgestellt, lauscht man mit Schaudern „Oh, let it unfold, I won't leave it untold, the feeling goes on and on and on…”. “Swept Away” danach ist vielleicht das Stück, was die Hinwendung der drei zu – ansatzweise – tanzbarem Sound am konsequentesten verkörpert, bevor dann “Our Song” den akkustischen Abschied markiert: “Like you do, what I've done you've done too, the walls I hide behind, you walk through…”. Keine Ahnung, welches der vielen Etiketten, die nun das lichte Cover des Albums zieren werden – ob “Klangkunst” oder “Geniestreich” – das treffendste ist, fest steht: Es gibt keinen Grund, mit Lob zu geizen, gerade weil die Fallhöhe für The XX eine beträchtliche war. Ebenso sicher: Es wird in diesem Jahr, zumindest aus dieser Ecke, nicht viel Besseres kommen. mapambulo:blog
E**E
Pargait
Bonne musique
I**C
Increible
Todo perfecto y el cd de lujo y precioso.
J**N
Superbe deuxième album
Effectivement difficile de suivre après 'XX', un premier album tout à fait original et très fort, une totale réussite. Nos jeunes artistes ont réussi sur ce second opus à rester les mêmes tout en évoluant et proposant quelque chose qui tout en étant identifiable (c'est bien du XX) fait évoluer leur alchimie vers de nouveaux sommets. Ils ne se sont ni trahis ni fourvoyés, ils ont su garder les mêmes bases, plus que saines, et sans se répéter, ont creusé le sillon en allant plus loin encore. Et le résultat, musicalement parlant, est une merveilleuse association de pop noire et intimiste, toujours dénudée, mais avec un son plus électro, plus profond. C'est une sorte d'électro danse ralentie (et pas du tout une électro vaporeuse éthérée), comme si vous étiez dans un état second une porte ou deux derrière une piste de danse d'où filtrent essentiellement des basses rythmiques, comme au ralenti, et vous planant, avec vos sentiments, et des voix intérieures qui vous parlent doucement. Ces voix sont toujours celles de ce garçon et de cette fille, sombres, graves mais intimes et douces, presque soul sur certains morceaux, au chant lent. Il y a autant de chaud que de froid, d'amour que de distance, de certitudes que de doutes. Et elles dialoguent sur les lignes de basses. Et nous on est toujours dans cet état second, à suivre cet échange d'amoureux qui s'interrogent, sans tout saisir, mais en ressentant ce chaud-froid passionnant et en étant transporté par cette musique sans réel équivalent ailleurs. Comme avec certains chefs d’œuvres, il faut l'écouter au bon moment, voire persévérer un peu pour l'apprécier dans sa pleine mesure et toute sa cohérence, car l'accès n'est pas forcément immédiat.
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