baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
fuck the hype, the xx album (and that remix) is one of the coolest things that came out last year. they have real young marble giants element to them, also a little bit like klang (donna matthews' band after elastica), yet don't really sound like anything else around. added cred: they recorded the album when they were 19 years old!
i only know final day by ymg, but will have to investigate further. the chorus chord change on islands is probably my favourite pop moment from last year...so perfect.