Reunion

Album: Coexist (2012)
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Songfacts®:

  • DJ-producer Jamie Smith told Spin magazine how this Techno-influenced noir ballad was written. "I think it's the only track on the album where we recorded just the bass and guitar and a demo of the vocals first," he said, before stating that he added a steel-drum part. "Then," he concluded, "I spent a couple of nights on my own in a studio working on it, more as I would a remix rather than an xx song."
  • This was debuted by the xx on July 23, 2012 at the Music Box in Los Angeles.

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