The xx Working On 'Exciting New Album': Romy Drops Bombshell At Beyond The Valley

English musician Romy Madley Croft dropped a bombshell about indie-pop favourites The xx over the weekend, revealing that the band are working on a new album.

New music from The xx follows their 2017 third album, I See You, which came after their 2012 LP Coexist and seminal 2009 self-titled debut.

Backstage at Beyond The Valley festival over the weekend – Romy is touring in support of her 2023 solo debut album, Mid-Air – NME Magazine asked Romy about the experience of being back in the studio with her bandmates Oliver Sim and Jamie xx.

“I think Oliver and Jamie and I have all tried new things and learned a lot from different projects, and I think that’s quite healthy to be like, ‘What have you learned? What should we do now?’ And I think it’s quite wide open, and it’s exciting to be starting again in a way,” she told NME. “But we’ve started making some music, and I’m really excited about it.”

On the sound of the group’s new music, she added, “It’s still pretty early. I still think you’ll be able to tell it’s us, but I think we’re excited to move it on and keep it feeling fresh.”

You can watch the interview below.

New album news from The xx follows the tenth anniversary expanded edition of Coexist in 2022 and Romy’s confirmation that the band were back in the studio last September.

As well as her appearances at Beyond The Valley and Wildlands festivals, Romy is performing two intimate concerts in Melbourne (Naarm) and Sydney (Eora), starting tonight at Sydney’s Mary’s Underground and Max Watt’s in Melbourne tomorrow night.

Before the release of her debut album, Romy was penning tracks for The xx, the Grammy-winning single Electricity by Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson and Silk City, as well as songs for King Princess and Halsey.

On Mid-Air, Romy teamed up with Jamie xx, producer Stuart Price (Kylie Minogue, Madonna) and Fred again...

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