Album of the day (#953): xx by The xx

[HoldenM]

Jeez. I think I'm the only person for miles that really likes Coexist. I think it's a terrifically cold album. There's a sag in the middle in terms of quality, but I like each song well enough. The beats are tighter, the production is sleeker, and the songwriting is a little more formless, which I like. The lyrical quality is not terribly high, but everything else that's going on is more than enough to make up for those weaknesses. There's a lot of subtlety and a lot of thin layers, but once they make themselves apparent, they add so much more to a given song. Yes, it's dense and uninviting, but I find it to be a very rewarding listen.

Track picks
2. Chained
4. Try
10. Swept Away
11. Our Song

[Necharsian]

Coexist is atleast as good as the debut maybe even better. Its pretty much the direction i wanted them to go anyways as they became more subtle and more brooding. I love both but I just dont get people loving the debut and hating Coexist. If you dont like boring music why are you listening to the xx in the first place