xx is the debut album by The xx, recorded at XL Recordings’ in-house studio and released in August 2009 by XL’s imprint label Young Turks. The album, which has gone platinum in UK and obtained the Mercury Prize in 2010, features the singles “Crystalised,” “VCR,” “Basic Space,” and “Islands.” xx is the only album of the band with founding member Baria Qureshi, who left the band during the tour for the album.