Coexist
by The xx

From nextorgd 02/27/2026 21:19 | #313371

If their first album was the discovery of intimacy, Coexist is the sound of trying to hold onto it as it fades. It's an album that doesn't seek to explode, but rather to sustain itself in the tension of what remains after falling in love.

Listening to it is like walking on thin ice. Romy's guitars are more fragile than ever, and Oliver's bass feels like a pulse afraid to stop. Here, the silences hurt more; they are empty spaces where unspoken words weigh a ton. Jamie xx adds almost invisible electronica, a nightclub echo heard in the distance, like a memory of a party you no longer belong to.

Coexist is the soundtrack of emotional maturity: the recognition that loving someone sometimes means learning to live with their absence, or worse, with their distant presence. It's a cold but necessary embrace, a refuge for those who know that love isn't always an explosion, but a whisper that refuses to die.

It's the beauty of fragility elevated to its highest expression.

Second album syndrome. The same style as their debut, which was great, but lacking all the magic. Very disappointing. Nothing memorable about any of the tracks for me.

From ramthecowy 01/03/2019 16:43 | #228758 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

The whole theme and storyline is a bit played out but this album still holds a place in my heart, I remember it as a very emotional teen still in the throes of puberty and the peak of insecurity. Funny, but true, and this was also somewhat a little bit of a window into the indie world for me.

Angels, Tides and Our Song stand out. Not as strong as their debut but still a good solid album

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From IgnacioJoaquin 12/17/2016 23:12 | #180392

I just realized I like this one better...

From Sometype 06/19/2016 21:59 | #169179

not as good as their first but pretty close. also its so damn chill

A solid follow-up to "xx", but strips the minimalist sound back further, and as result this sounds a bit like a band heavily influenced by the xx's debut.

Album number three will be a big one... top tier newcomers or one trick pony?

Beautiful album!!

From junodog4 03/14/2015 19:50 | #136780

Still has the sound of their debut, but instead of subtle and soft-spoken, it's completely lacking a pulse. This is a shrug and a mutter.