United KingdomThe xx is the #6,210 most-subscribed YouTube channel worldwide and #452 in United Kingdom, with 1.2M subscribers and 711.3M total views across 161 videos.
Biography
The xx are an English indie rock band from Wandsworth, London, formed in 2005. The band consists of Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim, and Jamie Smith, also known as Jamie xx. They are known for their distinctive minimalist sound blending indie rock, indie electronic, indie pop, dream pop and electro-rock and the dual-vocalist set-up of Madley Croft and Sim. Their music employs soft echoed guitar, prominent bass, light electronic beats and ambient soundscape backgrounds.
Channel description
When The xx unveiled their breathy bedroom ballads in 2009, they sounded like no one else. Their silky blend of sultry trip-hop, dream-pop, and dubstep stimulates in its restraint. Just out of school, the group—Romy, Oliver Sim, Baria Qureshi, and Jamie xx—were still learning their instruments and wanted the tracks to sound exactly as they would live. That simplicity shaped their Mercury Prize-winning debut and signature sound. After Qureshi's departure, the trio kept their understated appeal. Romy and Sim’s hushed harmonies still feel like lovers' confessions on wispy tracks like “Angels,” while Jamie’s evolving beats brought hypnotic singles like “On Hold.” Their atmospheric sound has seeped into indie, pop, and hip-hop and seduced stars like Rihanna and Drake. Still, no one can replicate what The xx do best—stripping down intimacy to heart-throbbing beats and echoes of all the ineffable spaces in between.
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Frequently asked
- How many subscribers does The xx have?
- 1.2M subscribers — #6,210 worldwide, #452 in United Kingdom.
- When did The xx start on YouTube?
- The channel was created in Nov 2015.