WHEN YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I'VE KEPT CLOSEST

When they describe their influences as Aaliyah to CocoRosie, Rihanna to The Cure, Missy Elliott to Chromatics, The Kills to Ginuwine, Pixies to Mariah Carey and Justin Timberlake to Tracy + the plastics ... you know it can't be bad.

For more on The xx, be sure to check out their myspace even if it's just for quite possibly the best aaliyah cover since gossip did Are U that Somebody, and for more on how to purchase their debut single 'Crystalised' head in this direction ... You won't be sorry.