很难描述这支乐队的音乐到底是什么风格，它不是电子乐队，却有着depeche mode般醒目的节奏，它不是民谣，却有着4AD标志式的indie vocal，它不是摇滚乐，却有着些许后朋克的典型旋律动机，描述这些特征并不是说THE XX是一支crossover的变相怪杰，显然TH XX什么都不是，不管你从他们的作品中还听出了多少似曾相识的碎片，都注定无法用一个简单的词汇注释这支乐队，甚至在我庞杂的音乐记忆中，都根本找不到任何一位与他们可类比的艺术家。
THE XX 的音乐是简约到极至的，每首歌都拥有清晰而美仑美奂的旋律，出其不意的是这些流畅的旋律几乎全都是由强劲的单音点击而成的，这也是THE XX作品最鲜明也最难以名状的特征。

Abstract
The ability to be quiet and understated is an undervalued quality in indie-pop, and music in general, so it's refreshing that a resolutely quaint band like The xx can get signed to Rough Trade with songs that barely rise above a (I'm being generous) five on a ten point scale of volume. The band's sparse singles, like the excellent "Basic Space," has caught the band some level of hype, leading to anticipation for the group's debut, XX, an 11-track album that is the opposite of in-your-face with its minimal instrumentation and conversational choruses. The band has been known to cover Aaliyah's "Hot Like Fire" live, but they stick to their own numbers here.