Three as one: The xx here pictured at an earlier gig. THE XX The Domain, January 20 Everything is entwined with The xx; nothing happens alone or without consequence. It’s why they, and this gig, are so very good Like the way Oliver Sim and Romy Madley Croft circle each other on stage: sometimes playing to each other; sometimes mimicking the other’s move; always aligned in some way, as if tethered, even when facing us and holding position on either side of the set. Or the way

Album number three from the xx is franker, fuller and sexier. The xx I SEE YOU (Remote Control) Ooh yes, this is the adult business. I See You glides where once The xx shuffled; it elaborates where once they elided. And as bizarre as it might sound to anyone who has indulged in the first two xx albums, it practically dances. And no, not some sad sack move in an empty room on another night the world went on ignoring you. This involves someone across from you, someone who ch