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Jamie xx, Groove Armada, Andy C and more on the bill.The Austrian festival will return to the slopes of Mayrhofen from April 10-15 next year. Tickets are available to buy now.Snowbombing was back this year after a two-year enforced break due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the likes of Bicep, Camelphat, Andy C, Rudimental, Gorgon City, Eats Everything and more for the bill.The first announcement about next year’s event also includes names like Conducta, Denis Sulta, Elkka, Dusky, Folamour, Hybrid Minds, Eliza Rose and Interplanetary Criminal.Elsewhere on the bill, there’s Eats Everything, Chloé Robinson, Flava D, D Double E, Artwork, Chaos In The CBD, Jayda J, DJ Seinfeld, Patrick Topping and more.A post shared by Snowbombing (@snowbombingofficial)Defected Records, Glitterbox, and He.She.They.

Jamie xx has announced a 10-night residency at London’s Venue MOT called ‘The Floor’ – check out all details below.The xx producer and DJ has shared details of his upcoming dates, which will see him transform Deptford’s Venue MOT into a bespoke space called ‘The Floor’. It follows his recent Honey Dijon collaboration, ‘Baddy On The Floor‘.From 16-25 May, Jamie xx will DJ all ten nights and curate a lineup specific to every night, only unveiling his guests until that day.Speaking about the residency, Jamie said: “For years I’ve been dreaming of opening my own club in London, a place that represents my experiences in the best of London’s underground club scene; the intimacy, the community, the curation, the sound… this month, I get to make that dream a reality.“It’s called The Floor and will be at Venue MOT, London.

Jamie xx has returned with an uplifting new single titled ‘Baddy On The Floor’, starring Honey Dijon. Check it out below.Arriving earlier this week via Young, the track first made an appearance during Jamie xx’s 2021 headline set at All Points East, and is the first collaboration between the cross-continentally-based DJs and producers – who made the track through video calls during the pandemic.After over three years in the works, the single finally received its official release yesterday (April 15) on Young.

Jamie xx has released the hypnotic new single, ‘It’s So Good’ – check it out below.Arriving today (January 9), the new song arrives as the soundtrack to the latest campaign for Chanel Coco Crush, which also launched this morning.Available to stream on all platforms now, it marks Jamie xx’s first new music in over a year, following him taking time out from releasing new music in 2023. It also builds on from the success of the previous singles ‘Let’s Do It Again’ and ‘Kill Dem’ – each of which arrived in 2022.As for the song itself, ‘It’s So Good’ is a subtle and euphoric anthem, which gradually develops across four and a half minutes.

Romy has told NME The xx are back in the studio working on a “wide open” and “exciting new album”.The singer, who released her debut solo LP ‘Mid-Air’ last year, gave an update about the band’s long awaited new record at the Beyond The Valley festival in Australia.When asked about being back in the studio with her bandmates, Romy said: “Yeah it’s fun, it’s quite different being in the studio with The xx.“I think Oliver [Sim] and Jamie [xx] and I have all tried new things and learned a lot from different projects and I think that’s quite healthy to be like, ‘What have you learned? What should we do now?’ And I think it’s quite wide open and it’s exciting to be starting again in a way. But we’ve started making some music and I’m really excited about it.”A post shared by NME (@nmemagazine)As for the sound of their new record she added: “It’s still pretty early [but] I still think you’ll be able to tell it’s us but I think we’re excited to move it on and keep it feeling fresh.”The xx last released their third album ‘I See You’ in 2017.

Romy has announced a new album, ‘Mid Air’, and shared the romantic single ‘Loveher’. Check out the track below.‘Mid Air’ marks the first solo album to be released by the singer-songwriter — who is most well known for her work in The xx.

Oliver Sim has promised there will be “more music from The xx” in the future.In a new interview with Consequence, Sim who released his own debut solo record ‘Hideous Bastard’ last month, spoke about where the band go from here.When asked about The xx’s future plans, he said: “The xx will always be my home and will always be my priority. And normally I wouldn’t speak for Romy [Madley Croft] and Jamie [xx], but I know they feel the same.

Jamie xx has shared his new disco-infused single ‘Kill Dem’ – listen below.The track – teased yesterday (September 19) – is the follow-up to ‘Let’s Do It Again’, which was released in April.Speaking about the track, Jamie xx said: “I started making it at a time when we weren’t sure when we were going to be able to do stuff. I was looking forward to the day when I could get back to what I love.

Jamie xx has announced that his new single ‘Kill Dem’ will be released tomorrow (September 20) – listen to a teaser below.‘Kill Dem’ will be the follow-up to ‘Let’s Do It Again’, which was released in April. The track was Jamie xx’s first new music in two years and premiered on Zane Lowe’s show on Apple Music 1.Speaking about the track, Jamie xx said: “I started making it at a time when we weren’t sure when we were going to be able to do stuff.

Jamie xx has shared his new remix of Oliver Sim‘s ‘GMT’ – you can listen to the new version below.The two artists, who are bandmates in The xx, have further extended their creative partnership with the remix of the track, which has arrived this afternoon (August 22).The original ‘GMT’ – which was released last month – is set to feature on Sim’s forthcoming debut solo album ‘Hideous Bastard’, which has been produced by Jamie xx and is set for release on September 9.Marking Jamie xx’s first new official remix in over five years, the ‘GMT’ remix – which incorporates a sample of Brian Wilson‘s ‘Smile’ – features additional production from Floating Points, and has previously been aired during Jamie’s recent DJ sets and live shows.You can listen to Jamie xx’s remix of Oliver Sim’s ‘GMT’ below.Having played his debut London solo show in June (where he covered Placebo and was joined by his xx bandmate Romy), Sim is now scheduled to embark on a North American, European and UK tour next month.Tickets for Sim’s UK dates are on sale now from here, and you can see his upcoming gigs below.September29 – The Showbox, Seattle, WAOctober01 – The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA02 – The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA05 – Metro, Chicago, IL06 – Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, ON08 – Lincoln Theatre, Washington, DC09 – Royale, Boston, MA10 – Webster Hall, New York, NY 11 – Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA20 – Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark22 – Le Cabaret Sauvage, Paris, France23 – Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands26 – Admiralspalast, Berlin, Germany27 – Uebel & Gefaehrlich, Hamburg, Germany29 – New Century Hall, Manchester30 – KOKO, London

NME can exclusively share the trailer for short film Hideous, a horror musical starring The xx bandmates Oliver Sim and Jamie xx.Directed by Yann Gonzalez (Knife+Heart, Islands), Hideous is described as an avant-garde three-part musical about growing up as a queer boy living with HIV.In the short, Sim stars as the main guest of a talk show which slides into a surreal journey of love, blood and homage to some of the singer’s favourite horror films. The short also features songs from Sim’s upcoming debut solo album ‘Hideous Bastard’, which he has previewed with singles ‘Hideous’, ‘Fruit’, ‘Romance With A Memory’ and ‘GMT’.Jimmy Somerville stars in the short as The Guardian Angel with drag queen Bimini as The Queen Of Doom.

After the release of his 2015 critical and commercial smash In Colour, Jamie xx waited nearly five years to drop another solo single. The club-ready "Idontknow" arrived in May 2020, followed by another prolonged recording hiatus.

Jamie xx has shared a new single today (April 12) – check out ‘Let’s Do It Again’ below.The track is Jamie xx’s first new music in two years and is described as “the first glimpse of what’s to come over the next year from the London artist and DJ.”The song had previously appeared at festival sets around the world last year and has since been refined by Jamie xx in the studio.It’s said to be about “tension, drama and catharsis” and “an anthemic, joyous call to arms.”Check out the new track here:The musician, who first teased the track over the weekend, is now working on the follow up to his Grammy nominated album, ‘In Colour’. Recently, Jamie xx has also produced his bandmate Oliver Sim‘s first two solo singles, ‘Romance With A Memory‘ and ‘Fruit‘.The xx’s most recent studio album, ‘I See You’, came out in January 2017.

Jamie xx has announced his return this week with a new single.On Instagram, Jamie xx announced that he will return tomorrow (April 12) with new track, ‘Let’s Do It Again’.“I had a lot of fun trying this one out at festivals last year. You might recognise it…” he wrote on Instagram over the weekend.

The xx’s Oliver Sim has today (April 6) shared a new Jamie-xx produced single – listen to ‘Fruit’ below.The track, which is described as “a joyful celebration of queer identity and self-acceptance penned to his younger self” comes with a video directed by Yann Gonzalez.Sim shared his first debut solo single from the album, ‘Romance With A Memory’ last month (March 10).Speaking about the new track and video, Sim said: “My new song produced by Jamie xx. Music video directed by one of my absolute favourite directors: the sexy, hilarious, scary and soulful Yann Gonzalez.“Dig in and I hope you enjoy.”You can listen to the new track here:Gonzalez added: “Oliver and I have so much in common: we love pop culture, horror films and we used to be femme kids before turning into proud queer adults.“So, when he asked me to work on his poignant solo tracks, most of the ideas popped up quite naturally and the ‘Fruit’ video became this magic tale of liberation that the lyrics and the emotionally driven music already implied.“The song and the TV show here are like a multi-faceted mirror where Oliver and the kid, the live performance with its crew and flirtatious TV host, the 35mm film and the Ikegami video all shine and merge in order to create the same exhilarating feeling of being freed.”Sim also announced some new intimate live shows this May – his first ever solo shows – with dates in London, Paris, Berlin, New York and Los Angeles.Speaking about this, Sim added: “In five weeks’ time I will be playing my first ever solo shows in London, Paris, Berlin, New York and L.A.

The xx have shared a snippet of footage of them playing together in the studio.The short clip shows the band performing in a speeded up video, which you can view below.This is the first time the trio have been seen together in quite some time.

The xx has been released to coincide with the launch an online archive from independent label Young.‘Young then’ is a new platform that compiles a collection of new and unreleased material from artists in the label’s roster including The xx, Sampha, Jamie xx, Koreless and more.The archive includes a new documentary by Jamie-James Medina on The xx’s 2014 shows at New York’s The Armory, where they played a run of 25 shows for just 40 people at a time.A statement at the time said the gigs would be

Four Tet, Skrillex and Jamie xx have announced a last-minute, intimate show in East London tomorrow (September 7).The three huge artists will play the 150-capacity Moth Club in Hackney, with tickets having gone on sale this morning.

Loyle Carner, Jamie xx and Rudimental.It sees Carner return to the bill, having been booked to play the event last summer before its cancellation due to the coronavirus.This year’s Wilderness Festival will take place between August 5 and August 8 at Cornbury Park in Oxfordshire.Also announced on the line-up are Bicep, reggae and dancehall DJ David Rodigan and his Outlook Orchestra, Holly Humberstone, Katy J Pearson, Georgia, The Blessed Madonna, Picture This, Eats Everything, Craig Charles and

Jamie xx has released the video for his latest single "Idontknow." The video stars Northern Irish choreographer Oona Doherty and was co-directed by Doherty and Luca Traffarelli. The video was shot in Belfast, the night before the city went into lockdown.

Jamie xx is back with a new solo song—his first under his own name since releasing his debut album In Colour in 2015. It’s called “Idontknow” and it’s been a staple of his live shows since last year. A 12" vinyl release is coming out around May 1 in the United Kingdom and May 15 in the United Stats (via Young Turks). Give it a listen below.

Headie One and Fred again.. have shared a new song that’s a collaboration with Jamie xx. Listen to “Smoke” from the duo’s new mixtape GANG below.

On March 14, Jamie xx and the Avalanches will DJ at No Coal Zone, an Australian concert benefitting charities fighting the climate crisis. All proceeds from the event, held at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion, will support the charities ClientEarth and Immersive Climate Education. Also on the bill are a Midnight Juggernauts DJ set, Heaps Gay and Friends, Ptwiggs, DeepFaith, and a screening of Jonathan Zawada and Mark Pritchard’s “The Four Worlds.”