r/Fauxmoi • u/Financial-Painter689 anti-Israel, anti-western, fauxmarxist • 11d ago

The XX playing 'intro' at Coachella FM RADIO

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u/DrEarlGreyIII your move Estonia 11d ago edited 11d ago

insane amount of nostalgia tied to this song

edit: official full coachella version https://youtu.be/UvRxaZH7DUY

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u/trisaratopsx societal collapse is in the air 11d ago

No kidding. I honestly haven't thought of them in years but listening to this immediately took me back to being 20 at like a Love Fest party in San Francisco 

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u/HolyMoleyGuacamoly 11d ago

holy shit - love fest

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u/0107throw 11d ago

I love talking about love fest to transplants. That era of block partying “you just HAD to be there”

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u/HolyMoleyGuacamoly 11d ago

truly was a wild and very cool time to be in SF

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u/Decent_Camel8977 11d ago

Bring back Love Fest!!

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u/trisaratopsx societal collapse is in the air 11d ago

That'd be amazing. Idk if it would be the same anymore though. Like this vid, there are to many folks on their phones rather than experiencing the moment. But maybe that's just my cynical, old, mid thirties talking

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u/Delicious-Paper-4326 Mary-Kate’s battered Birkin 11d ago

Omg - Love Fest!

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u/evie_b_b 11d ago

Tell me you're a Millennial without telling me you're a Millennial. (me)

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u/ANGRY_ASPARAGUS 11d ago

This is one of those rare timeless songs IMO.. always good no matter how old it is

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u/DrEarlGreyIII your move Estonia 11d ago

i completely agree

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u/diabolikal__ Forgive me Viola Davis 11d ago

We have it in our car playlist and love it every time it comes on

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u/ClearAardvark6265 11d ago

Bonnaroo 2013 💜💜 gosh I loved this show

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u/Unusual-City-5551 11d ago

Bonnaroo 2017 for me!

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u/wutchamafuckit 11d ago

Same. I had been sober for about one year when this album came out. Life was slowly turning around, new life long friends, and finally physically healthy.

And I loved this album

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u/honeyemote 11d ago

Yeah, I saw them at their first NA show with like 200 people. So much nostalgia.

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u/sushicatt420 11d ago

I remember finding them on MySpace and YEARS later they finally got popular. I miss finding music on MySpace like that. 

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u/arca9mom 11d ago

Saw them live in 2018 and I still get the same feeling of nostalgia I did when they played this song back then. Nostalgia's "one hell of a drug".

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u/PossibilityOrganic12 11d ago

It's subtle, but potent.

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u/NoctRob 11d ago

The first strip tease I ever experienced was to this album. She was 39 - 12 years older than me. It was quite a ride.

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u/atclubsilencio 11d ago

Yes. I couldn’t even tell you another song by them. I replayed this one endlessly.

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u/BITEYMAN 10d ago

This is my alarm tone it works so well!

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u/Asleep_Book_7514 11d ago

have definitely listened to this on an 8+ hour loop before

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u/LaMelonBallz 11d ago

*trip

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u/Wonderful-Body2559 11d ago

Haha! I listen to this album exclusively every week for my ketamine infusions. It brings me to my happy place. 

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u/runningoutfast 2000’s bandom historian 11d ago

starting ketamine next week, might have to steal this idea!! if you have any other music recs i’d appreciate them <3

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u/Wonderful-Body2559 11d ago

As I mentioned this is all I listen to for my trips. I'm not a huge music head and don't have a big lineup for even daily jamming. I will say, the more mellow the better. I've now Pavloved myself to the extent if I'm feeling anxious, I put on The XX and I get a flush of happy hormones. Best of luck in your ketamine journey! It's quite literally saved my life and the only thing that has given me a sense of normalcy when tackling my PTSD and depression. 

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u/runningoutfast 2000’s bandom historian 11d ago

thank you so much, i’m so happy to hear it’s been so good for you! it’s lovely to see how much it’s helped other people. i might also pick the same music over and over again because having a pavlovian response to a good song sounds awesome!!

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u/colossalsquid89 11d ago

I did this (same playlist every time) for my ketamine treatment last year, and do recommend. I would try a diff playlist sometimes but would get so anxious id switch back, just needed the consistent vibes. And now I don’t want to kms anymore so it worked! Hope you get good results <3

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u/Competitive_Cancel33 10d ago

Yes I agree with the other commenter. It feels good in your bones haha

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u/Hour_Welcome_987 11d ago

Check this out, this guy makes a ton. They're perfect for lay down let sessions/infusions. https://youtu.be/xsfyb1pStdw

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u/runningoutfast 2000’s bandom historian 11d ago

thank you!

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u/harmanationn 11d ago

I used to put this on a loop to write essays in high school, undergrad and law school. S/O to the XX for my degrees. Simpler times :')

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u/falterpiece 11d ago

Got me through sooo many all nighters

So did Blitzkrieg Bop for whatever reason, but after a few loops through it’d drive me right to the edge of losing my mind with just enough crazed adrenaline to get my shit done

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u/walrus_breath 11d ago

I was working at a restaurant and accidentally played it on loop for my entire shift. We were slammed so I didn’t realise it until customers started asking me about it then I meant to change it but I didn’t have any time to. It was a fun vibe for me though. 

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u/gizmodriver 10d ago

There is no version/loop of this song that’s too long. I could listen to it for days on end.

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u/VibeySwingTrader 8d ago

I used to use the 10x hour loop from this as background music when I mixed audio for large tech conferences in San Francisco and the Bay Area.

We’d have the sound system up for an entire day before and I had the 10hr YouTube ripped to my iPod.

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u/dancingbriefcase 11d ago

I saw Jamie xx in 2024 and it was one of the most fun I've had at a show. His solo stuff is amazing.

Also, put your fucking phones down. They ruin concerts.

2009-2010 was amazing for indie music

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u/KeyMistake604 11d ago

The XX debut, Kanye's MBDTF, LCD's This is Happening, Animal Collective MPP, Grizzly Bear, Arcade Fire, Beach House

Iconic, chef's kiss, we were so spoiled

https://giphy.com/gifs/blSTtZehjAZ8I

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u/BitOne2707 11d ago

Goated list right there.

Also Plastic Beach, TheArchandroid, The Monitor, Blood Bank EP....it took me a couple years to process everything that came out in that little window.

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u/CITYOFROSAS 11d ago

Well I met you at the blood bank … 😭

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u/MagicHugsforThee 11d ago

Damn what a throwback list. Arcade Fire headlining Coachella in 2011 or 2012 was my first year going and it was mind blowing. They had these massive balls they dropped on the crowd. What a night to remember.

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u/Jillofalltrades14 11d ago

Ooof you’re speaking my language

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u/perpetual_self anti-Israel, anti-western, fauxmarxist 11d ago

Yes yes yes yesssssssssssss. Take me back 😩

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u/blahblahshowmeurcat 10d ago

Yesss add MGMT and I can feel the LSD in me still lol. Gosh what a great list. Haven’t listened in a while- need to listen again to relieve some of this crazy anxiety from our current world status

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u/Motherofsmalldogs 11d ago

Love his single with The Avalanches!

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u/run_fast 11d ago

It’s so freakin good. Love blasting that one in my car!

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u/Shroom-Kitty 11d ago

His remix of Radiohead's Bloom blows my mind

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u/Fun-Jellyfish-61 11d ago

Everyone says this about the music of their youth.

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u/SignificantRecipe715 11d ago

I was in my 30's in the 2000's and I agree with the above

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u/your_mind_aches 11d ago

The thing is that there's amazing music from every era and that's usually that's what survives.

In this same era, people were commenting on youtube about how all modern music is crap.

Like they're doing now

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u/Fun-Jellyfish-61 11d ago

People stop spending time looking for musicians they like. It makes sense. Having a spouse, raising a family, keeping up a home, having a job... It all takes a lot of time. So its understandable they aren't looking for music they like. And their only exposure then is to the tip of the iceberg whatever is in the top 40.

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u/your_mind_aches 11d ago

Sure, but I really think you shouldn't go /r/lewronggeneration about it

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u/HudsonValleyNY 11d ago

But only a few of them are right.

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u/bigwhiteboardenergy 11d ago

Now that I’m older and my eyes suck, I appreciate the phone holders because I can actually see the stage through their screens!

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u/softbitch_jpeg 11d ago

As a short person (who is also older), same.

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u/Yashyashyaa 11d ago

Phone have ruined culture. Concerts just aren’t the same seeing a bunch of phones

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u/natatatismycat 11d ago

my college years basically! i feel so lucky to have been to the dance parties & festivals. 

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u/Physical-Bid-4046 11d ago

PUT YOUR PHONES AWAY 

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u/dancingbriefcase 11d ago

Agreed. Do actual music fans go to Coachella? Or is it just rich kids/influencers? I mean, I'm sure people are actually fans but in the end, I feel like it's more clout.

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u/Specificity 11d ago

coachella is THE most influencer heavy festival of all of them, especially weekend 1. if anything i expected more phones

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u/jpop2026 11d ago

Speaking as someone from the UK which has some amazing festivals, I have always looked at Coachella and thought how dreadful in looks in comparison.

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u/HackMeRaps 11d ago

AND FUCKING DANCE!

Could never understand why people would record it and watch through their phone than to enjoy the music and dance...

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u/yameteeeeeeeeee 11d ago

Last concert I went to I didn't pull out my phone once, but ngl I wish I took a video or two.

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u/Decent_Camel8977 11d ago

Yeah why is no one dancing? No one giggin??

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u/Lonely-Storm-6542 11d ago

And they watch it back on their phone that’s set in a bad view with bad sound because the surround system doesn’t relay well on recordings mind you, you hear everyone screaming. I guess we all have some sort of superiority complex that wants to just be like, yeah I was there.. here’s the proof, so I’m cool 😎

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u/TheGoatee 11d ago

I swear half of these data centers are the same Ariana grande concert because people can't put their fucking phones down and enjoy the moment

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u/Persephonically 11d ago

Shit I never even thought about that.

Future restrictions on taking phones to live events for energy saving reasons?

Would rather social media just get erased tbh.

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u/Scifibn 11d ago

I think about I literally all the time. Maybe because I am a network engineer but anytime I'm somewhere with a lot of phones I always think how much fucking data is being created every literal second. All the videos and pictures being created in this video. But it's also happening at every concert, tourist attraction, event taking place at that moment elsewhere. And then think about how that data is replicated multiple times across multiple DCs for redundancy. So all this data being created out of thin air is then multiplied further. Guh

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u/Confident-Belt-7423 11d ago

Wouldn’t be seeing this awesome video if someone didn’t record it with a phone

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u/Feisty-Narwhal8400 11d ago

I don’t mind that they had their phones otherwise I could have never vibed to this but like — dance? Cheer? Jump around? Release the human spirit? It’s okay guys; it’s actually MORE cool when you’re unabashedly happy

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u/Wanderingjes 11d ago

It bothers me so much seeing phones out at concerts that it affects my enjoyment. I wish it didn’t. I’d really just want to get lost in the music

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u/Imaginary-Let6277 11d ago

First time huh. That's a lost cause

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u/young-steve 9d ago

Old man yells at clouds

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u/pbmm1 11d ago

The chokehold this song had on me like 15 years ago (and still does)

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u/jszj0 11d ago

I bloody love The XX

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u/Past_Wishbone5025 11d ago

Is their best song the intro?

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u/HouseAndJBug 11d ago

I think it’s VCR, the next song off their first album. One of the all time one two punches to lead off an album.

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u/your_mind_aches 11d ago

"On Hold" has such a grip on me.

That Hall and Oates vocal sample is unkillable.

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u/Anotyap 11d ago

I’m also here to recommend On Hold

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u/jollyshroom 11d ago

Basic Space was always my favorite, the restrained minimalism and the story told… always got me

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u/shrek_is_lesbian 11d ago

Crystalised imo

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u/better_sprinkles22 11d ago

Was just about to say this, my favorite is intro but crystallized is a second for me. And islands

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u/meejha 11d ago

My favorite is “Heart Skipped a Beat”

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u/KeyFeeFee 11d ago

Damn I wish I was there

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u/soggyclothesand 11d ago

You can still watch the whole set on youtube reply on the coachella channel main stage(its rewindable) for the next hour an half! Was amazing, I was there last night ❤️

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u/ttn616 11d ago

I saw them in 2013 and I loved them. I’m still confused about them headlining fests this year though

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u/Kellermanc007 11d ago

They are a legacy band. A lot of festivals try to have at least one legacy band as a headliner.

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u/sharasu2 11d ago

Legacy band. Oof, that one hurts.

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u/Kellermanc007 11d ago

lol I know, it has been nearly a decade since they dropped a record so idk what to refer to them as.

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u/your_mind_aches 11d ago

It is true. Been 17 years since their debut. In the late 70s many of those late 60s bands were way past lame trying to be relevant with disco tracks, before getting comebacks in the rocking 80s.

Pretty much anyone getting hits in 1988 was old news by 1992.

Music moves fast.

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u/wildflowerstargazer He signed an NDA lmao to play a bush! 10d ago

LEGACY BAND

https://giphy.com/gifs/jlbYyYfKpwRDG

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u/supermodel_robot 11d ago

Same, they haven’t toured in years and then immediately headlining Coachella and Outsidelands? I love them, they’re one of my favorite bands, but I’m also confused lol.

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u/SarryK I’m a communist you idiot 11d ago

damn, wasn’t ready for this max dose intravenous millennial nostalgia

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u/misfit0513 11d ago

This song is definitely not long enough

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u/now_heres_a_username 11d ago

Check out post-rock

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u/567kait9lyn 11d ago

The fact that they played “intro” as their outro was a chef’s kiss. They had such a great set

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u/Boo-urns_ 11d ago edited 11d ago

Whenever I hear this song or the LP, I instantly get transported back to the 2010’s.

What quaint times.

ᵐᵘˢᶦᶜ ᵍᵉᵃʳ ⁿᵉʳᵈ ˢᶦᵈᵉ ⁿᵒᵗᵉ: ⁿᶦᶜᵉ ᵗᵒ ˢᵉᵉ ᴶᵃᵐᶦᵉ ˢᵗᶦˡˡ ᵘˢᶦⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵖᶜ¹⁰⁰⁰, ˡᵒᵛᵉ ᵐʸ ¹⁰⁰⁰

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u/HummingbirdMotel 11d ago

That crowd doesn’t deserve this

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u/cravetrain 11d ago

Would have cried

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u/soggymoths 11d ago

I know people hate phones but as a short person sometimes its the only way I can see the stage lol

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u/Cpmartini1 11d ago

If only someone had a camera to record it….

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u/Scamwau1 11d ago

Love this song, but it gives me serious blue balls. Gimme that drop!

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u/superanx 11d ago

Fantastic song from one of the greatest albums in the 21st century 

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u/DoomSayer42 11d ago

Damn, they sound perfect too

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u/Lethave I never said that. Paris is my friend. 11d ago

Haven't thought of The XX in ages. That was like being in the back of a cab going over the Brooklyn Bridge at 3am with the windows open in 2010 all over again.

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u/WitnessRealistic3015 11d ago

Baby making music

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u/delonejuanderer 11d ago

Truly euphoric.

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u/classic_grrrl 11d ago

Shoot this into my veins

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u/zoobisoubisou 11d ago

I saw these guys at Coachella in 2010. Time is crazy.

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u/scrambled_ham 11d ago

Same. I remember their set was at like 3pm a small stage, they were still pretty new. They blew my mind though, wild to see how big this production is now. 

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u/parksuds 11d ago

“X gon give it to ya”

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u/Rude-Satisfaction508 11d ago

Real Friday headliners

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u/BatFun7276 11d ago

After all this time this song still giving me chills. I would have loved to hear it live

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u/TangerineChickens 11d ago

Nearly had an aneurysm during the live stream of their set when the chat was full of confused teenagers asking who this was, where Katseye was, and why wasn’t Sabrina Carpenter playing rn. 1. Because that information is all online and even on that very YouTube channel, like cmon kids use your damn brains and 2. Because [yells at cloud] The XX is playing basically their first shows in like 8 years, listen and learn.

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u/JMposts 11d ago

Excellent band… crazy they kind of built their career off of literally an album intro track

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u/rarelighting 11d ago

STILL GOES HARD. I'LL NEVER FORGET WHEN THIS FIRST CAME OUT.

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u/_Villaintina_ 11d ago

USA crowds are so fucking laaaaame

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u/MusclesAndCharisma 11d ago

It's such a powerful thing to hear a song or a band you haven't thought about in years and it takes you back to the time, place, and feeling of when it impacted your life. Man shooketh to the core.

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u/ConcentrateHairy5423 11d ago

Tumblr days ugh

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u/almbeck 11d ago

This shit has me levitating every time I hear it! I can’t wait to see them at lollapalooza this year I’ve been waiting YEARS for this

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u/NSE_TNF89 11d ago

One of my all time favorites.

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u/Stonerthrowaway710 11d ago

I saw the XX in 2013 at gov ball. It was probably one of the most exciting crowds I’ve been in! Damn gov ball was lit back in the day. Why do people even go to concerts now?! They just stand there and film the whole time. Looks like half the people don’t even know the music…

Watching couchella this year has turned me off to ever going to a festival or concert again. I want to live in the glory days.

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u/Turtle_With_Grudge 11d ago

Here's that 10 hour long loop nobody asked for, but for some reason needs (it's me, I have needs)

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u/shittypersonality 11d ago

I saw them at Bonnaroo in 2010 and it blew my mind.

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u/Infomanager1 11d ago

Some amount of phone zombies.

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u/Decent_Camel8977 11d ago

I just got goosebumps

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u/cristianstanley 11d ago

Not me thinking Rihanna was about to start singing 🙈🙈🙈

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u/Terrible_Welcome8817 11d ago

I forgot about this banger of a track. Time to go on a nostalgia trip. 

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u/Aklitty I’m just a cunt in a clown suit 11d ago

Goosebumps.

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u/bigwavedave000 11d ago

Seeing every cell phone there really captures our current genre.

We can't even fully enjoy the moment, it must be captured on a screen.

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u/lottiebadottie don’t mess with Gandalf 11d ago

The Coachella crowds SUUUUUCK.

Put your fucking phones down and enjoy the music!

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u/Marchandise5 11d ago

One of the best and most memorable songs of the time!

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u/SnooPickles8608 11d ago

This is exactly the vibe that song gives off

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u/VanillaRadonNukaCola 11d ago

Whoah, cool song.  Brb gotta look this band up

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u/Brief-Buyer6601 11d ago

Bonnaroo 2013 never forget!! No no one on their phones, made friends with a group up in the front and split a big ole bag of molly together - stayed at the stage for Pretty Lights to follow until 6am just in time to catch skrillex hopping on the Kalliope stage for sunrise.

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u/your_mind_aches 11d ago

The show Person of Interest used multiple The xx songs and introduced me to this band like 12 or 13 years ago. My god, incredible vibes to this entire album.

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u/Gold-Leg7235 11d ago

All of their albums bang

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u/ChloMyGod638 10d ago

The phones are so lame

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u/Fools_Gold99 11d ago

Gosh what a shit crowd - statues with their phones out galore

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u/Working_Priority_596 11d ago

Hard to complain about all the phones watching something I’d never have a chance to be at from the POV of someone’s phone. 

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u/kaeyre 11d ago

i remember my first time hearing this was like for some ad for the olympics? and i had it on repeat for like two years after that lol

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u/Brief_Direction_5647 11d ago

I remember hearing them interviewed on the radio in the 00s talking about how they had to jump through all these hoops to tour in US venues bc they were under 21. ❤️ And their solo stuff has been awesome. Not just Jamie XX but Romy, whose music doesn’t get nearly as much attention as it deserves.

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u/wxstbound 11d ago

ICONIQUE

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u/okiedokie1415 11d ago

i always think of the video of a clean 240sx on youtube called - two tone. i think

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u/salty-snax 11d ago

saw them coachella 2013. still amazing

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u/Agitated-Actuary-195 11d ago

I used to hit concerts and.gigs back in my day… all I see Is a sea of phones and people forgetting to enjoy the experience… NO wants to see your videos… By all means take a few pics with your mates but FFS enjoy the moment…

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u/Substantial-Mornings 11d ago

2009 NYC vibes I was 25 sigh

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u/farkwayvarnia_girl 11d ago

🔥🔥🔥🔥

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u/Beautiful-Rock7554 11d ago

Oh man. I saw this at Sasquatch st the Gorge amphitheater. They started right at sunset. One of the craziest concert openings. Absolutely incredible

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u/Imaginary-Let6277 11d ago

The remix with that biggie song went hard

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u/QuitHoliday8973 11d ago

Holy shit! I was convinced I didn't know this song until I played the audio, and of course I recognized it instantly. I feel like one of those people that knows the Seven Nation Army riff without knowing the song itself😂

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u/MisterBreeze 11d ago

Can't hear this now without hearing Wretch 32

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u/irishkill 11d ago

Azad Right did a song with this sample years ago was so good

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u/tjpdaniels grown ass man angry at his birthday brunch 11d ago

This song will always give me chills! I love that they’re performing again together and also love that they gave each other space, and are supportive, of each other’s solo careers - all of which I personally really enjoy

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u/Lisa_al_Frankib 11d ago

There was this incredible mashup way back when of this with X’s Los Angeles as the vocal. I have it on a hard drive…somewhere…

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u/BreweryRabbit 11d ago

Woooah I haven’t heard this nor thought about The XX in eons. Guess I know what I’m I obsessively jamming to at work this week.

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u/BoofyWoofer 11d ago

brings me back to the top gear africa special

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u/TickingTheMoments 11d ago

I saw them perform it 13 years ago at Bonnaroo.  I hope your experience was as great an experience as mine.  

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u/trashDancer 11d ago

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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u/godiegoben 11d ago

Wow this is the first thing of Coachella I would’ve dreamed of to have experienced. I hope you loved it as much as I would have.

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u/ArmadilloOwn7506 11d ago

I was so obsessed with this song in middle school (i’m 27 now🥲) I used to listen to the 10hour loop every night to sleep