TRACEY THORN
NIGHT TIME EP
NIGHT TIME EP
Review by Michael Wood
London’s indie pop darlings, The XX, attempted to put together a tribute album for themselves, which for one reason or another did not see the light of day. Amongst the artists invited to participate in this compilation was Tracey Thorn, most noted for being the voice of Everything But The Girl. Since it was never released, Thorn decided to release the song anyway on an EP, accompanied with some remixes of the song “Swimming”, from her album “Love and The Opposite”. The XX’s version of “Night Time” is airy, emotive, and slow building. While Thorn was able to keep a similar atmosphere, she came at it with an electro-pop vibe, and her personal flare made the song even more beautiful than it already was. An extra bonus on this ep are the “Swimming” remixes, which would probably only be valuable to those who are already familiar with the song, but nonetheless keep the mood that was set from the beginning of the EP, and are interesting takes on the song. In order to fully appreciate this EP, you should own The XX’s self titled debut, and Tracey Thorn’s “Love and The Opposite”, but that doesn’t stop this from being a completely enjoyable release on any level. (Merge Records)
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