The XX – Coexist (LP + CD )

3000 copies only with cd version. the xx’s sensual second proves even better than the first. an 11 song journey into private agonies. the highlights are the stripped spectormisms of ‘angels’; the tension between house beats and rock ‘n’ roll bass that underpins the repressed catharsis of ‘chained’; the steel drum flecked eroticism of ‘reunion’ and the subverted disco of ‘sunset’. it’s the perfect blend of stark indie pop, late-night soul and post dubstep textures. ‘coexist’ is going to be the midnight soundtrack to thousands of seductions over the next few decades.