Album Review: Hideous Bastard by Oliver Sim

On The xx vocalist’s solo debut, produced by Jamie xx, it’s comforting to hear that haunted, fragile spectral sound even while the lyrical content surprises Hard though it may be to believe, The xx‘s debut album is now 13 years old. That record still sounds so haunting and beguiling that not even David Cameron’s remarks about how it’s his “favourite music to snuggle to” with his wife hasn’t tarnished it too much. Since then, the trio have released two further albums, and each member has made diversions into solo careers.

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