the xxxxxx

The xx (pronounced "the ex ex")[1] are an indie rock band from London, England, United Kingdom, formed in 2005.[2] They met while studying at Elliott School, notable for alumni including Hot Chip, Burial and Four Tet.[3] Despite starting as a four-piece outfit, The xx became a trio when their second guitarist and keyboardist Baria Qureshi left the group in late 2009.[4] In September 2010 they won the Barclaycard Mercury Prize.

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The xx's song "Intro" was extensively used on television: in an AT&T commercial featuring Apolo Anton Ohno; often during NBC's coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada;[14] during the series Cold Case; for the BBC News Newsnight coverage of the 2010 general election;[15], on Mercy ("The Last Thing I Said Was" episode) and also in Law & Order on the Dutch television network Net 5. "VCR" was featured in a Lie to Me episode. In episode 7 of the online BBC EastEnders spin-off E20 their cover of "Teardrops" was used. "Heart Skipped a Beat" was featured in a 2009 episode of 90210, as well as being the feature song for the March 2010 E4 advert for 90210. "Islands" was used in an episode of the Golden Globe-winning medical drama Grey's Anatomy. "Stars" was used in E4's youth drama Misfits in December 2009. "Crystalised" was used during the 13th episode of the 3rd season of The CW's acclaimed Gossip Girl TV show. "Infinity" was used in the 9th episode of the second season of HBO's Hung, and in the final (6th) episode of the first season of BBC's Lip Service. In January 2010, the xx performed in a 11-date sold-out tour in Scandinavia and Germany. A track mix of "VCR", "Shelter", "Intro", and "Crystalised" was also used in the Karl Lagerfeld Fall/Winter 2011 fashion show. Their music is currently being frequently used on school drama, Waterloo Road as well.
Second guitarist and keyboardist Baria Qureshi left the group in 2009. Initial reports stated that this was due to exhaustion, but the band later said they made this decision due to "personal differences".[16][17]