“The XX are four precocious 19 year olds from south west London who provide the hushed minimal strokes of young Marble Giants and early Cure but through the minds of a young act obsessed with the r&b turns of Ciara and Aaliyah, having gone so far as to cover the latter’s ‘hot like fire’ as the b-side for their first single, ‘crystalised’ and having first been picked up after recording a sensational version of Womack and Womack’s ‘teardrops’. Having signed to XL sub-label Young Turks earlier in the year the band begun to record with a host of the finest producers going, including brazilian giant Diplo and up-and-coming hotshot Kwes. Following an appearance by Jamie Smith from the band last year, this time we welcome Romy to LJRs for her dj set.”