The xx “Islands” Video

By Eva Medoff, April 21st, 2010

Our friends The xx have just released a video for their masterfully minimalist song, “Islands.” A lesson in repetition, the heavily choreographed and heavily stylized video is a vision in black, complete with love gained and love scorned. As the video progresses, subtle changes begin to happen, until the final outcome is light years from the start. Take a look after the jump.