HQ - THE xx Islands live on TV BBC Later with Jools Holland

[residentpragmatist]

This band is clearly better suited to be played on my turntable than to expose itself to my ears while on a stage.

[rockandgrunge]

shit i thought the singer was a man..

[littleowlfish]

I think she sounds good. o_o She sounds different, yes, but most people do when singing live.

[lawrencebywater]

I'm working on a few songs, figured i'm pretty safe to assume that people listening to this song have good music taste, so was wondering if I could get your input. If you like tell people, if you dont tell people you think might like. I have a family to feed.....haha. Search Lawrence Bywater at SoundCloud

[FayeLouiseKehoe]

is she falling asleep? wow she's auto-tuned a lot!

[deathtrack15]

JAMIE XX!

[forrest42]

weak...

[Haplo123]

Nice les paul

[jackbmx21]

Cheer up.

[smbUP]

i love the synths at the end of the song in this version

[osidan]

Los quiero cañón

[limeTD03]

jamie is a babe <3

[percyswatchingyou]

Shame the bassist is wearing shorts.

[funkadelik69]

I love Jamie's beats

[francaisemusique]

i love jools' enthusiasm :)

[LongableTV]

@francaisemusique haha, same!

[francaisemusique]

@LongableTV haha the way he almost shouts XD

[francaisemusique]

romi and olivers voice are beautiful

[FiringOnAllCylinders]

Jamie is a sick producer 

[demolitionpunxx]

aaaah the freshness

[skoty9999n]

いいね

[itsKemisTree]

They are like the new Smashing Pumpkins right?

[SamiaLOLZ]

mm....jamie

[soundsystemdub]

I love how none of the xx fans know that jamie is like the biggest upcoming producer right now..

[joe29392]

@soundsystemdub shut yo mouth

[samster92]

The girl on the right seems completely redundant in the band.

[SicAltusIsVulnero]

@samster92 i think she's left the band now

[mappsy91]

@samster92 she's not in the band anymore :P So i guess you were right

[chellywuzhere636]

@Animoution i wumbo you wumbo

[eduardpd]

los amo

[asesinox4]

i prefer the album version!!

[themamaslapper]

i thought OH CRAP!!! i found the jools holland vid!!....buying in 5min.

[mrtictac94]

Personally... Not that great, I'll stick to the album version.

[donshaeherron]

The bass is sick...

[redwhitestudio]

@KINGSTON9226 lol!



[importedmusic]

this band is shit

[austinv785]

@importedmusic pfffffff!! XD

[elizabethjmail]

you must be deaf this band is epic

[BSATheReApEr]

her voice sounds much better in the live acoustic version

[fearless317]

i bet the beats guy is really good at Tap Tap

[NoahAndABadger]

@fearless317 aha :'D

[instantkarma519]

@fearless317 lol its called a drum machine, he could just play the drums on a loop, but he chose to press the pads

[N30N94]

@fearless317 You mean Jamie xx? Youtube his remixes before you mock.

[likespinningcreeps]

Does anyone know what synth Baria is using? And is that two Akai 500 MPC's being used for the drums?

Cheers

[ustwoinpc]

At last a band not freakin screamin at me. wonderful soulful band

[jerkyace25]

Is the other chick in the band like MEG

no one cares about her?

[allyscott56]

@jerkyace25 haha

[kingtimma15]

wow she usually sounds so much better... :(

[siobhanebarrett]

@kingtimma15 She was probably super nervous... this was ages ago!

[19791979ist]

@kingtimma15 yeah i know.....my teacher told me she was really bad live he went to go see them and he said he was really disapointed

[pumasxv]

@kingtimma15 You're right, i think there was something about her voice by then, but the sound it's not great overall, so maybe something with the mics.

Btw, they're 3 now

[Kennedyinc3]

Jamie xx the guy on the MPC is also a talented remixer...

Check out Rolling in the Deep (Jamie xx remix)

You wont regret it

[tigerplayr]

1:45 the filmography is AMAZING

[muzboz]

Cool to see them playing it live. Great sparkly goldtop Les Paul. Cool to see the MPC beats live too. :-)

[ohhhhcheese]

She has one of those big mouths! love this band though (:

[xdaxlex]

well.. the song is nice but their voices made me sleep

[hellohome]

my gawwdddd their voices are just sooo soo nice.

[FarrellMusic]

Is it just me or does she sound a little sick in this performance? Regardless this is a great version :)

[ShatteredSlowly]

Love them :)

[stevegee58]

I miss Baria

[fishflow200]

i like this band, but i feel like theres no passion in their performances. They always seems like they dont care.

[HoobtheNoob]

@fishflow200 I know it's cliche to say you don't get it, but it's supposed to be like that in a way.. I don't know i guess it's interpretable but I see it as purely that they don't want to overplay it because the music speaks for itself and it's so beautifully open but subtle at the same time

[iluvnikekicks]

in the last 3 xx vids i have looked at people have constently commented about how the guy looks like eminem, people having an eargasm and now being gay for wearing an earing in your left ear. There are some random, disturbing and wierd people around.

[TheBirdworks]

Right ear is gay. Left is straight.

[Tr1ploid]

@TheBirdworks Funny, where I come from, to be called gay you usually have to f***/be f***ed by someone up the *ss.

[jackie4244]

god oliver is so damn sexy.

[clokverkorange]

This is a really badass song.

[betuskaaa]

Earing in left ear means guy is gay ???

[JacobEmily1]

@betuskaaa right ear-.-

[betuskaaa]

Earing in left ear means guy is gay ???

[betuskaaa]

Earing in left ear means guy is gay ???

[iammortgoldman]

Jamie is the don!

[tupastroke]

que poca madre tienes estos chicos! ♥

[JousterinJudge]

1:21 WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH OLIVERS HEAD.

[SuperiFox]

@JousterinJudge ?

[brittanyyyy2]

@JousterinJudge Romy cuts it. Looks like she went a bit overboard.

[soraLOshakiriano]

MA QUANTO SONO STONATI????? O.O NON SI POSSONO SENTIRE!!!!!!

[BONEHEADBROTHERS]

Wanted to check a live performance of this to know whether it was a guy or a girl singing. I still don't know.

[IsuckYoungBlood]

@BONEHEADBROTHERS she's a girl you dick

[dj2thek]

anyone know what synth she's using?

[MARCOKIKO65]

Sensacional!

[GhostAdvocate13]

Beautiful.Cant stop listening.Best band ive found in a while.

[LG141602]

@GhostAdvocate13 hey check shakira's version I like both

[GhostAdvocate13]

@LG141602 It´s got flavor but nah,Ill stick to this one thanks.

[LG141602]

@GhostAdvocate13 did you check the studio version?

[LGSPTJ]

@LG141602 I like her's a lot. It's more emotion and enjoyable. This one is more relaxed and you can chill to.

[davidgk100]

the bassist doesnt really look like eminem!!! wow!

[eduardpd]

THE XX !

[thejojoshabadoo]

sounds like the nerves got to her :(

[callanan7111]

Why did the other girl leave?

[LegoRevolt]

not a bad song on the  album

[Theartofjamming]

good song. the vocalist does not have to voice to blow me away though.

[CloudPL]

the bassist looks kinda like eminem ;d

[g07148]

oliver has the sexiest voice i have ever heard

[Acidfaery8]

@g07148 after we saw him at shephards bush, he came out and spoke to us! he has got the sexiest voice ever even when he's not speaking x

[Acidfaery8]

i meant singing!

[g07148]

@Acidfaery8 hahah aww you are so lucky! x

[Acidfaery8]

@g07148 he's a lovely guy! he came out and thanked everyone for coming and supported them, he was so unpretentious and really values all his fans! x

[g07148]

@Acidfaery8 :) i'd love to meet him! x

[sakigirl87]

oliver is effable

[0RckNRoll0]

love the part at 1:00 .. sounds epic

[FillePelt]

RAW! LOVE IT.

[JordanS154]

I love this song. and @ mattmo2007 fuck off 

[mattmo2007]

am I the only one who thinks the main girl's vocals are really awful? the bass is amazing though!

[FushiOsaka]

@mattmo2007 It's certainly not the greatest; I really enjoy the xx but you're right, her voice is very...affected? It sounds at times like she's trying to make it sound like that, like her speaking voice would sound totally different, but idk.

[LexxLizz1]

If Oliver keeps singing at me like that I'm going to have to act upon it...

I think I need to change my underwear... :D

[j3suscaz]

Uh! agradable..

[wreck93]

1.10 = eyeball fucking like crazy

[cambodia95]

ha i've just bought that light box from ebay for $978!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mz9393mz]

LOVE that bass lick.

[CrookzDJ]

what a band, what a tune. Love it.

[beverlee329]

they sound rushed. and actually, i think oliver looks a bit like brandon boyd from incubus (who is hot btw)

[aemypops]

@beverlee329 he wishes...

[purpletoesocks11]

oliver has a voice tunned for vaginas

[KINGSTON9226]

if eminem and alex turner(arctic mokeys) had a kid thats the bass player

[myprodigyovernight]

i do agree her vocals are not the best here, but on a radio show, when they came in live and on the radio one livelounge (ithink) its way better

i love them to bits <3

[june18th1988]

I love the album version, but her voice here just sounds... ehh. He sounds great! Reminds me of Tricky... deep and chill :)

[SWJLCVP]

so powerful

[supertony110]

reminds me - like crystalised - pretty much on the great band YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS!

like both very much!

[brookscurly]

His voice is so chill... dang. This is good.

[FanMadeProductions]

So amazing live.

[theokiedokietree]

props to the drummer

[Scimu]

Vocals sound poor live

[3chuchichae3]

parecen timidos, siento que los reflectores y las camaras no van con ellos, son totalmente música

[carldes]

reminds me of lazy eye by silversun pickups

[ReadBelowHere]

i wanna give that girl some Red Bull

[Officer107]

gOOD TUNE

[eclaireurspatial]

Marvelous!!

[vususn]

There sound is like a good picture! The clue is not to do to much!

[deejayhart]

Cos she looks like Tracey Thorn. The glowering dynamics are attempted for but this is just shite.

Why are "the xx" so critically lauded? I have given their album quite a bit of time, and it seems like re-heated Joy Division basslines with the most lacklustre

vocals. It's like draining all the life out of Mazzy Star - well-nigh impossible, but they manage it - I don't get it.

[somambo]

why do i hear tracey thorn and massive attack... love it.

[untomatchi]

i am yours now.....beautifully put.

[cavmusicnyc]

into it for sure......

[TheThingThatThinged]

I love these guys, their whole album is great, not just Islands and Crystalized.

[PeteyLoops320]

@TheThingThatThinged Have you seen them live, i got some good videos when i seen them at lollapalooza

[myredallstar]

@TheThingThatThinged totally agree. best album i've heard in a long time!

[verkpunk]

You only go see a band like this if they are opening for someone who is actually fun to watch or you want to go to sleep early on a friday night. Great CD, but who actually pays money to see a band like this.

[everythingisday]

1.00 :) love

[neeknitsuj1]

lackluster performance

[zilvinasd]

Great song, but only on CD.

NO VOICES at all !!!!

[strangie69]

you should see them live...that would change your mind

[Returnoftheking82]

Excellent version

[harrywhoyou]

@Returnoftheking82 version? is this a cover?