Jamie XX Confirms New Album Is Almost Finished & Features The Avalanches

Jamie XX hopped on triple j mornings today with Lucy Smith to confirm that his first album in 7 years is well and truly on the way. 

He said, “I’m in ‘finishing mixing’ mode. And I can’t take any longer," before confirming that the music he was making was, “Yeah, it’s my next album.”

The tracks, “have been years in the making. I realise that I am just slow and that’s okay. I’ve actually really been enjoying the process of it.”

He stated that the inspiration for the new record has, "been DJ-ing, finding old records and I’ve been sampling quite a lot.”

Despite having no title yet, he revealed that it will feature a collaboration with Australian icons The Avalanches. 

“I worked a bit with The Avalanches before the pandemic for their last album and then we sort of carried on,” he explained.

“Just seeing the process of how they work, how they sample. They’ve always been an inspiration for me. Working on the same track with them has kind of informed a different way of making music slightly for me.”

“They just create something brand new. It’s not a straight-up sample, they’ll put their own emotion into something that already exists and it’s very innovative. And it sounds like them.”

Jamie XX is currently downunder following a string of Summer festival appearances including Lost Paradise, Heaps Good and Falls Festival. He last released a record in 2015, his stellar debut album In Colour which features cult adored dance tracks including Good Times with Young Thug and Popcaan, Loud Place with The xx bandmate Romy and Gosh.