July Music Review
The xx I See You (2017) I get chills Heart's rate multiplies I'm on a different kind of high A rush of blood is not enough I need my feelings set on fire I had a review of this album mostly composed in my head six weeks ago. It was going to be about how I wasn't that impressed, how the brilliance of The xx may have faded in inverse proportion to their age and maturity. I was going to say that the album's only gem "Replica" was a bit ironic, given that the album was failing after all to replicate the success of Coexist and xx . And then I listened one more time. And then another and one after that, and concluded this is an outstanding piece of work. It's at once more profound and more reserved than the earlier work. I've heard people say I See You is a transition from indie electronic to a more mainstream indie pop, but I don't buy it. Pop music doesn't revolve around lyrics this subtle and haunting. Check out the very awkward perfor