10. The xx - The xx (2009)
The idea sounds so simple at first. How has this never been done before? It's not that simple though. The xx sound so settled without being too cosy. If this album were upholstery, it would be a nice hard bed. It's like pure, pure water but won't mug you by costing as much as a beer in a corporate titty bar in the city. 'The xx' is like 'Blue Lines' that Massive Attack debuted at the top of the 1990's in that it creates a duvet kind of ambiance without being too fluffy like Jamiroquai or a soft bed. The male and female vocalists work together with such classic duality; as great individual voices bound by opposing forces attracting one-another. The production is minimal. Guitars twang quality(er, do you mean quietly? - ed) Little beats slip around into one-another. The tone belongs to London, much like Burial's 'Untrue'; lonely; alienated; let's stick together. Confusion. Clarity. Lovely. There are many different sensations you can get from this accomplished piece of work and I haven't got half of them yet.
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