XX Teens
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XX Teens, formerly Xerox Teens are a five-piece band from London. They began performing in London in 2004 and since then have released six singles and an EP. Their debut album Welcome To Goon Island
was released on 28 June 2008 on Mute Records
. It includes the songs "Onkawara/B-54", "Darlin'", "The Way We Were", "Only You" and other songs from previous releases. The album was recorded with Ross Orton
. In April 2007 the group were on the cover of ArtRocker
magazine.
The song "Darlin'" from the album Welcome To Goon Island was included in "NME
's Tracks Of The Year 2007".
At Underage Festival 2008 the band invited political activist Brian Haw
onstange after their performance to talk to the crowd about his anti-war protests.
They are signed to Mute
for recordings, and have a deal with Sentric Music
for publishing, although the band have not released anything under the name XX Teens since the latter half of 2008, they continue to releases tracks under a wide range of aliases and writing contributions include top ten hits such as 'Like A G6' as well as the more traditional 'indie' end of the spectrum with "The Devil's Orchard'
Welcome To Goon Island
Welcome To Goon Island is the debut album by XX Teens. It was set for a mainstream release on 28 July 2008, however, it was made available exclusively from selected independent record shops 4 weeks ahead of this date. All stores that the album was available early in gave away free posters of the...
was released on 28 June 2008 on Mute Records
Mute Records
Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:...
. It includes the songs "Onkawara/B-54", "Darlin'", "The Way We Were", "Only You" and other songs from previous releases. The album was recorded with Ross Orton
Ross Orton
Ross Orton is a musician/songwriter/producer based in Sheffield, England.He is known for his work as drummer in Add N to and as part of electro trio Fat Truckers, and since that band's split in 2004 has formed the Cavemen songwriting/production duo with Pulp's Steve Mackey...
. In April 2007 the group were on the cover of ArtRocker
ArtRocker
Artrocker is a UK-based collective involved in music promotion and publishing. It was started by Paul Cox and Tom Fawcett who had been co-promoters of a London night called The Sausage Factory...
magazine.
The song "Darlin'" from the album Welcome To Goon Island was included in "NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
's Tracks Of The Year 2007".
At Underage Festival 2008 the band invited political activist Brian Haw
Brian Haw
Brian William Haw was an English protester and peace campaigner who lived for almost ten years in a camp in London's Parliament Square from 2001, in a protest against UK and US foreign policy...
onstange after their performance to talk to the crowd about his anti-war protests.
They are signed to Mute
Mute Records
Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:...
for recordings, and have a deal with Sentric Music
Sentric Music
Sentric Music is a British independent music publisher specialising in emerging song writers and artists.Incorporated in February 2006, the company is based in Liverpool, England...
for publishing, although the band have not released anything under the name XX Teens since the latter half of 2008, they continue to releases tracks under a wide range of aliases and writing contributions include top ten hits such as 'Like A G6' as well as the more traditional 'indie' end of the spectrum with "The Devil's Orchard'
Singles
- "Chasing Your Tail/Pay The Man" (September 2004) - 7" Vinyl
- "Round/Man It's Hard To Beat A Woman" (December 2005) - 7" Vinyl
- "Onkawara/B-54" (29 January 2007) - 7" Vinyl
- "Darlin'" (16 July 2007) - 7" Vinyl
- "Darlin'" (20 August 2007) - 12" Vinyl
- "How To Reduce The Chances Of Being A Terror Victim]]" (25 February 2008) - 7" Vinyl
- "The Way We Were" (19 May 2008) - Cd
- "Only You" (14 July 2008) - Cd/7" Vinyl