XX ndi gulu lachingelezi la indie pop lomwe linapangidwa mu 2005 ku Wandsworth, London. Gululo linatulutsa chimbale chawo choyamba XX mu Ogasiti 2009. Chimbalecho chinafika pa khumi apamwamba a 2009, chikufika pa nambala 1 pamndandanda wa The Guardian ndi nambala 2 pa NME.
Mu 2010, gululi lidapambana Mphotho ya Mercury Music chifukwa cha chimbale chawo choyambirira. Nyimbo yawo yachiwiri ya Coexist idatulutsidwa pa Seputembara 10, 2012, ndipo chimbale chawo chachitatu I See You adawona dziko patatha zaka 5 pa Januware 13, 2017.
2005-2009: Kupanga The XX
Mamembala onse anayi adakumana ku Elliott School ku London. Mwa njira, sukuluyi imadziwika kuti imabala ojambula ambiri ndi oimba padziko lonse lapansi, monga: Kuikidwa m'manda, Tet Four ndi Hot Chip.
Oliver Sim ndi Romy Madeley-Croft adapanga gululi ngati awiri ali ndi zaka pafupifupi 15. Gitala Bariya Qureshi adalowa nawo mu 2005 ndipo patatha chaka chimodzi Jamie Smith adalowa nawo gululo.
Koma Baria atachoka mu 2009, adatsala atatu okha a gulu la pop - awa ndi Oliver, Romy ndi Jamie.
Malipoti oyambilira akuti zidachitika chifukwa chotopa, koma Oliver Sim adavomereza pambuyo pake kuti anyamatawo adapanga chisankho okha:
"Ndikufuna kutsutsa mphekesera zina ... ambiri amanena kuti iye mwini adachoka m'gululo. Koma sichoncho. Chinali chosankha chimene ine, Romy ndi Jamie tinapanga. Ndipo zinayenera kuchitika. "
Pambuyo pake Madeley-Croft anayerekezera "kugawanika" kumeneku ndi kusudzulana kwa banja.
2009-2011: XX
Chimbale choyambirira cha gulu la XX chidalandiridwa ndi chiyamikiro chovuta ndipo chidalandira "mbiri yapadziko lonse" pa Metacritic.
Nyimboyi idakweranso pa nambala wani pamndandanda wamagulu apamwamba kwambiri pachaka, ndikuyika nambala 9 pamndandanda wa Rolling Stone ndi nambala yachiwiri pa NME.
Pa mndandanda wa 50 wa NME The Future 2009, The XX anali pa nambala 6, ndipo mu Okutobala 2009 adasankhidwa kukhala amodzi mwamagulu 10 apamwamba a MTV Iggyc Buzz (pa CMJ Music Marathon 2009).
Nyimbo yawo idatulutsidwa pa label yaku UK Young Turks pa Ogasiti 17, 2009. Ngakhale kuti gululi lidagwirapo kale ntchito ndi opanga Diplo ndi Kwes, adaganiza zopanga okha. Malingana ndi ojambula okha, album ya XX inalembedwa mu garaja yaing'ono yomwe inali mbali ya studio ya XL Recordings.
Chifukwa chiyani? Kukhalabe wapadera maganizo ndi dziko. Izi nthawi zambiri zinkakhala usiku, zomwe zinapangitsa kuti albumyi ikhale yochepa.
Mu Ogasiti 2009, gululi lidalengeza zaulendo wawo wamoyo. The XX inayendera ndi ojambula monga Friendly Fires, The Big Pink ndi Micachu.
Ndipo kupambana kwawo koyamba kunali chifukwa cha Crystalized single. Ndi iye amene adagunda iTunes (UK) ngati "sabata imodzi", kuyambira pa Ogasiti 18, 2009.
Nyimbo zochokera mu chimbalecho zawonetsedwa kwambiri pawailesi yakanema ndi zoulutsira mawu monga: 24/7, Munthu Wokondweretsedwa, nkhani za NBC za Masewera a Olimpiki Ozizira a 2010; komanso panthawi ya Cold Case, Suti, Mercy, Next Top Model, Bedlam, Hung, 90210.
Kuphatikiza apo, adatoleredwa ku malonda a E4 mu Marichi 2010 a 90210, Misfits, Karl Lagerfeld Fall/Winter 2011 show, Waterloo Road komanso mu kanema I Am Number Four.
Mu Januwale 2010, Matt Groening adasankha gulu kuti liziyimba pa Chikondwerero cha Maphwando Onse a Mawa, chomwe adachikonza ku Minehead, England.
Kuphatikiza apo, gululi lasewera zikondwerero zisanu zodziwika kwambiri ku North America: Coachella, Sasquatch, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza ndi Austin City Limits.
M'mwezi wa May 2010, BBC idagwiritsa ntchito intro track kuti iwonetsere chisankho cha 2010. Izi zidapangitsa kuti gululi liyimbe nyimboyi pagawo la Newsnight.
Nyimboyi idatengedwanso mu Drunk on Love ya Rihanna kuchokera mu chimbale chake cha Talk That Talk. Idagwiritsidwanso ntchito pomaliza mufilimu ya 2012 Project X, ndipo idaseweredwanso masewera a UEFA Euro 2012 asanachitike m'mabwalo aku Poland ndi Ukraine.
Mu Seputembala 2010, chimbale choyambirira cha gululi chidapambana Mphotho ya Barclaycard Mercury, ndikupambana Album ya Britain ndi Irish ya Chaka.
Kutsatira kuwulutsa kwamwambowu, chimbalecho chinakwera kuchoka pa nambala 16 kufika pa nambala 3 pa ma chart a nyimbo, zomwe zinapangitsa kuti malonda achuluke kawiri.
Kampeni yotsatsa ya XL idakula kwambiri kutsatira kupambana kwakukuluku. Chifukwa cha kutchuka, XL Recordings idatulutsa ma CD opitilira 40 m'masiku otsatira a Mercury Awards.
XL Managing Director Ben Beardsworth anafotokoza, "Ndi Mercury kupambana ... zinthu zakhala zikuyenda bwino kwambiri ndipo gululo lidzafikira anthu ambiri ndi nyimbo zawo."
Gululi lidasankhidwa kukhala "Best Briteni Album", "Best Britain Breakthrough" ndi "Best Briteni Gulu" pa 2011 BRIT Awards, yomwe idachitika pa 15 February 2011 ku O2 Arena ku London. Komabe, sanapambane m’magulu alionse.
2011-2013: Kusangalala ndi zikondwerero
Mu Disembala 2011, Smith adalengeza kuti akufuna kutulutsa chimbale chachiwiri. "Zambiri zomwe ndikugwira ntchito pano ndi The XX ndipo tatsala pang'ono kuyamba kujambula. Tikukhulupirira kuti zikondwerero zambiri zidzachitika chaka chamawa chifukwa ziyenera kukhala zabwino kwambiri! "
Iwo anabwerera kuchokera ku ulendo, anapuma pang'ono ndipo anachoka pa zikondwerero. Pofunsidwa, iwo anati: “Pamene tinali ndi zaka 17, tinaphonya mbali imeneyi ya moyo wathu pamene aliyense anali kusangalala. Nyimbo za kilabu zidakhudzadi chimbale chathu chachiwiri. "
Pa June 1, 2012, adalengezedwa kuti chimbale chachiwiri cha Coexist chidzatulutsidwa pa September 10. Pa Julayi 16, 2012, adatulutsa Angels ngati amodzi a Coexist. Mu Ogasiti 2012, The XX idawonetsedwa pachikuto cha #81 cha magazini ya The Fader. Chifukwa cha hype, chimbalecho chinatuluka ngakhale tsiku lomaliza lomwe adakhazikitsa lisanakwane. Kale pa Seputembara 3, mogwirizana ndi Internet Explorer The XX, nyimbo yachiwiri yathunthu idatulutsidwa.
Gululo linapitirizabe kuimba pa zikondwerero. Ndipo pa September 9, 2012, pamaso pa anthu ochuluka zedi, gululo linalengeza kuti likachititsa ulendo wawo woyamba wa ku North America, umene udzayamba pa October 5 ku Vancouver (Canada).
Mu 2013, The XX anachita mndandanda wa zoimbaimba atatu mu kalembedwe chikondwerero "Night + Day" mu Berlin, Lisbon ndi London. Zikondwerero zawonetsa zisudzo ndi ma seti a DJ opangidwa ndi gululo, kuphatikiza Kindness ndi Mount Kimbie.
Chikondwerero chilichonse chinatha ndi konsati yausiku ndi gulu. Komanso chaka chimenecho, The XX adasankhidwa kukhala Brit Awards for Best British Band, ngakhale adataya Mumford & Sons.
Mu April 2013, The XX inali ndi nyimbo ya Together pa soundtrack yovomerezeka ya The Great Gatsby. Ndipo Fox Broadcasting adagwiritsa ntchito nyimbo yawo Yoyambira kuphimba World Series.
2014-2017: Gwirani ntchito Ndikuwonani
Mu Meyi 2014, gululi adalengeza kuti adzagwira ntchito pa chimbale chachitatu. Adzathandizidwa pa izi ndi wopanga Rodaid McDonald ku Marfa Recording Studios ku Texas.
Mu May 2015, Jamie adanena kuti mbiriyo idzakhala ndi "lingaliro losiyana kwambiri" kuposa ma Album awo akale. M'chaka chonse cha 2015, gululi linapitiriza ntchito yawo ndipo linakonzekera kuti chimbalecho chidzatulutsidwa kumapeto kwa 2016. Koma, kuti chilichonse chikhale chapamwamba, adachenjeza anthu kuti akufunika nthawi yambiri.
Mu Novembala 2016, The XX idalengeza kuti chimbale chawo chachitatu, I See You, chidzatulutsidwa pa Januware 13, 2017. Nthawi yomweyo adatulutsa nyimbo ya On Hold. Pa Novembara 19, 2016, The XX idawoneka ngati mlendo woimba pa Saturday Night Live. Anaimba nyimbo za On Hold and I Dare You. Pa Januware 2, 2017, gululi lidatulutsa nyimbo yachiwiri yotsogola, Say Something Loving.
Gululi limakondanso kwambiri mpaka lero. Chaka chilichonse sichimachepa muzowerengera, koma chimangowonjezera.
