The xx's have won the Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2010. The London trio were awarded the gong, along with £20,000 prize money, at Grosvenor House last night (September 7). They beat the likes of Paul Weller, Mumford & Sons and Laura Marling to the prize. Speaking after their win, the band's Rom...
The xx‘s have won the Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2010.
The London trio were awarded the gong, along with £20,000 prize money, at Grosvenor House last night (September 7). They beat the likes of Paul Weller, Mumford & Sons and Laura Marling to the prize.
Speaking after their win, the band’s Romy Madley Croft said they are now planning to spend the prize money on a new recording studio.
“We made this album (‘xx’) in a converted garage at our record label,” said Madley Croft. “We felt very lucky at the time to use it, but I think we’d love to make our own studio, somewhere where we can just experiment and let Jamie [Smith, bandmate] produce.”
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