The xx "xx" 2025-11-07 Planet Zeromatchesitsimmersiveworld-building and takedown of

Planet Zeromatchesitsimmersiveworld-building and takedown of authoritarianismwithadeliberately unvarnished sound

Cybill Shepard

Features “Dolly Dagger

Their breakout single "Numb" smashed into the Top 10 on Active Rock Radio

” With those four words

The xx "xx" 2025-11-07 Planet Zeromatchesitsimmersiveworld-building and takedown ofThis British group released this debut album when they were just in their early twenties a considerable feat, given just how fully formed and polished this album is. Their influences include everything from post punk to dream pop to indie to dubstep to R&B pop, but that doesn't mean any of their songs are scattered: in fact, they're so sleek they're almost sculptural. "Intro" is a long, monochromatic symphony, and it sets the cool, evocative feel The