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The xx is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of No Scrubs, Chromatics, Nick Zinner, Stardust and Mount Kimbie. Those roots explain a lot about how The xx arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lykke Li, The Whitest Boy Alive, alt-J, Foals and Chromatics, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Antlers, Somebody That I Used to Know, Hands to Myself, Sale el sol and Rhye, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 66 connections around The xx, reaching back through No Scrubs and forward to The Antlers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The xx are an English indie rock band from Wandsworth, London, formed in 2005. The band consists of Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim, and Jamie Smith, also known as Jamie xx. They are known for their distinctive minimalist sound blending indie rock, indie electronic, indie pop, dream pop and electro-rock and the dual-vocalist set-up of Madley Croft and Sim. Their music employs soft echoed guitar, prominent bass, light electronic beats and ambient soundscape backgrounds.
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The xx connections
The xx grew out of No Scrubs, Chromatics, Nick Zinner and Stardust, shares an orbit with Lykke Li, The Whitest Boy Alive, alt-J and Foals, went on to shape The Antlers, Somebody That I Used to Know, Hands to Myself and Sale el sol. 66 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The xx
Sounds and acts that shaped The xx.
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- Chromaticsartist
- Nick Zinnerartist
- Stardustartist
- Mount Kimbieartist
- Deloreanartist
- Magic Wandsartist
- Pionalartist
- Benjamin Diamondartist
- Jon Hopkinsartist
- Siouxsie and the Bansheesartist
- The Cureartist
- Aaliyahartist
- CocoRosieartist
- The Killsartist
- Electrelaneartist
- Cocteau Twinsartist
- Beyoncéartist
- Jimi Hendrixartist
- The Slitsartist
- Joy Divisionartist
- Yazooartist
- Eurythmicsartist
- New Orderartist
- Mariah Careyartist
- Âmeartist
- Floating Pointsartist
- Tigaartist
- Warpaintartist
- Hundred Watersartist
- XL Recordingsartist
Artists similar to The xx
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The xx.
Bands The xx shaped
Where the influence of The xx travelled next.
- The Antlersartist
- Somebody That I Used to Knowartist
- Hands to Myselfartist
- Sale el solartist
- Rhyeartist
- Samphaartist
- Emikaartist
- Diana Vickersartist
- Dimitri Vegas & Like Mikeartist
- Rihannaartist
- Låpsleyartist
- Up Dharma Downartist
- Elizaartist
- Emotional Orangesartist
- Ella Eyreartist
- No Clear Mindartist
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