"When it comes to bands getting good mileage out of their debut album, it’s hard to beat The xx. Since 2009, the London-based indie pop band have played a handful of shows in Toronto, including a headlining show at the Phoenix Concert Theatre this past summer. Now that they’re playing venues like Massey Hall — and charging approximately $40 and upwards for tickets — the band can no longer get away with playing 35-minute sets. The loss of guitarist and keyboardist Baria Qureshi, long before the making of the second album, hasn’t seemed to faze the band. As a three-piece, Romy Madley-Croft, Oliver Sim, and Jamie Smith, have focused their individual abilities into a well-oiled machine."
— Wrote about The xx’s show at Massey Hall on Tuesday night for the National Post. Read it here.
