{"product_id":"the-xx-xx-2026-repackage","title":"THE XX - XX (2026 REPACKAGE)","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe xx\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere four precocious youngsters from South West London who provided the hushed minimal strokes of\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eYoung Marble Giants\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand early\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCure\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ebut through the minds of a young act obsessed with the R\u0026amp;B turns of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCiara and Aaliyah\u003c\/strong\u003e, having gone so far as to cover the latter's \"\u003cstrong\u003eHot Like Fire\u003c\/strong\u003e\" as the b-side for their first single, \"\u003cstrong\u003eCrystalised\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand having first been picked up after recording a sensational version of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWomack and Womack's \"Teardrops\".\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving signed to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eXL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esub-label\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYoung Turks\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eearlier in the year of their debut's release the band began to record with a host of the finest producers going, including Brazilian giant\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiplo\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand up-and-coming hotshot\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKwes.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe four eventually settled with the option of recording at XL's in-house studio, with the album eventually produced by the band themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an inspired, broken and uplifting record, packed with melancholic charms that recalls the suburban disillusion of the previous\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBurial\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003erecords and\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePortishead's Dummy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack List:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntro\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eVCR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrystalised\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eIslands\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeart Skipped a Beat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eHot Like Fire (Aaliyah Cover)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eFantasy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eShelter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eBasic Space\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eInfinity\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eNight Time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eStars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Volcanic Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53615176155436,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/3947\/9852\/files\/The_XX_-_XX_2026_Repackage_CD.webp?v=1786266031","url":"https:\/\/volcanicvinyl.co.nz\/products\/the-xx-xx-2026-repackage","provider":"Volcanic Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}