Details of Jamie xx’s debut solo album have been revealed. In Colour, the xx member’s first proper full-length album, will be out in June via label Young Turks.
The producer has been drip-feeding solo tracks for several years, and rumours of his solo album began to circulate in 2014. According to a cover story in the April issue of Mixmag, Four Tet and Romy Madley Croft of the xx will appear on the album, and the tracklist will include recent singles Girl and Sleep Sound, and new tracks Gosh, Loud Places and Seesaw.
Jamie xx, whose real name is Jamie Smith, has been carving out his name in the world of electronic music for some years, with remix projects and production jobs. In addition to his solo tracks, he has remixed music for Radiohead and Florence and the Machine, and released We’re New Here, his album of Gil Scott-Heron remixes. He has also produced music by Drake and Alicia Keys.
The English musician is also gearing up for the release of the follow-up to the xx’s 2012 album Coexist. “We’ve got quite a lot of songs that are not finished, but I’m excited about it,” he told Fader in 2014. The group were initially recording in Marfa, Texas, but apparently returned to their hometown, London. “The most inspiring thing, really, is … just being at home,” he said.
