“Intro” by The xx

"Intro" is exactly what it says: the track that opens xx, the 2009 debut from English indie pop group the xx, and the first thing you hear on it. All four members composed it, with Romy Madley Croft on guitar, Baria Qureshi on keyboards, Oliver Sim on bass and Jamie xx running the drum machine. Jamie xx produced it and mixed it with engineer Rodaidh McDonald at XL Studio in London, between December 2008 and May 2009, and Nilesh Patel mastered it at The Exchange in Camden Town.

Critics heard echoes of Interpol and Casiokids in it, and it found a long life on screen: the Daily Telegraph pegged it as a TV favourite, turning up in adverts, shows and events. It reached 129 on the UK Singles Chart and charted in France, Spain and the US too.

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