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The Complete Mercurys - Mercury Prize Winner 2010: The xx - xx

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6 Music takes a look at The xx's debut album xx, which was released in August 2009 and won the Mercury prize in 2010, which is when this programme was first broadcast..

6 Music takes a look at The xx's 2010 Mercury nominated album xx. The xx are Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and Jamie Smith. Their debut album xx was released in August 2009 and recorded at XL Recordings' in-house studio. The album features the singles Crystalised, VCR, Basic Space and Islands.

First broadcast in 2010, the year the album won the Mercury Prize.

1 hour

Last on

Wed 7 Sep 202202:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • The xx

    INTRO

    • THE XX.
    • BEGGARS BANQUET.
    • YT-031.

  • The xx

    VCR

    • XX.
    • YOUNG TURKS.
    • YT-031CD.

  • The xx

    Crystalised

    • The XX.
    • Young Turks.
    • n-a.

  • The xx

    Islands

    • XX.
    • YOUNG TURKS.
    • YT-031CD.

  • The xx

    Heart Skipped A Beat

    • The XX.
    • Young Turks.
    • n-a.

  • Xx

    Fantasy

    • Xx.
    • Young Turks.
    • na-na.

  • The xx

    Shelter

    • The XX.
    • Young Turks.
    • n-a.

  • The xx

    BASIC SPACE

    • BASIC SPACE.
    • XL/YOUNG TURKS.
    • PROMO-001.

  • The xx

    Infinity

    • The XX.
    • Young Turks.
    • YT-031 CD.

  • The xx

    Night Time

    • XX.
    • YOUNG TURKS.
    • YT-031CD.

  • The xx

    Stars

    • Stars.
    • Young Turks.
    • 1-1.
  • 00:05

    The xx

    Intro

    • XX.
    • Beggars Banquet Records Ltd.
    • 1.
  • 00:08

    The xx

    VCR

    • CD SINGLE.
    • YOUNG TURKS.
    • 1.
  • 00:11

    The xx

    Crystalised

    • Young Turks.
  • 00:15

    The xx

    Islands

    • CD SINGLE.
    • YOUNG TURKS.
    • 1.
  • 00:29

    The xx

    Shelter

  • 00:34

    The xx

    Basic Space

  • 00:39

    The xx

    Infinity (Glastonbury 2017)

  • 00:45

    The xx

    Night Time

  • 00:50

    The xx

    Stars

  • 00:51

    Franz Ferdinand

    The Fallen

    • Domino.
  • 00:54

    Prince

    Starfish And Coffee

    • Paisley Park.
  • 00:57

    Perfume Genius

    Without You

    • Matador Records.
  • 00:57

    The xx

    Basic Space (Mount Kimbie Remix)

Credit

ProducerFrank Wilson

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