Jamie "xx" Smith of The xx has announced that the critically acclaimed alt-pop band has been working on recording its third album in Texas. Smith was featured on BBC 6's "Music 6 Mix" residency, when he played a song by Texas country performer Mickey Newbury. The producer used the moment to draw a connection to the new album.
Guitarist/vocalist Madley Croft had suggested last year that the group was looking at entering the studio for a third album.
"We've all lived a lot of life recently, which the new songs will reflect," she said. "We don't find it easy as a band to write on tour, so we haven't got much done yet with new songs because we've been touring 'Coexist' so much. We're looking forward to having time off to be creative again."
The group hasn't shown any indication that they plan on slowing up their live performances. The band made headlines early during 2014 when they announced a string of 25 shows at the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan, playing up to three shows a night for a maximum of 40 fans.
Smith has acknowledged that the band's previous album was tough to make, so that could indicate a long wait for fans.
"Coexist was difficult to make at times, but our first album was just as difficult too. All albums are difficult to make, and I'm sure the next one will be as well," he said. "We learned so much from making Coexist. The first album was basically just us putting together everything we'd released at that point, and we had more control in how we wanted an album to sound overall on Coexist. That's something we'll try again, however the new one ends up sounding."
