I See You marks a new era for the London trio of Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and Jamie Smith (Jamie xx), both sonically and in terms of process. I See You is the follow up to The xx s two previous albums xx and Coexist which have sold over 3 million copies between them, winning a host of accolades along the way.

Produced by Jamie Smith and Rodaidh McDonald, I See You is The xx at their boldest yet, performing with more clarity and ambition than ever before. On Hold , the first piece of music to be revealed from the album has been praised across multiple platforms and has been blowing up airwaves all across the globe. Say Something Loving is the follow up single being globally on the 6 th Jan 2017.

The xx have already sold out multiple 2017 shows in the UK and Europe. They have platinum and gold discs amassed from across Europe, the Americas and Australia. They re one of only three British bands the others being One Direction and Mumford & Sons to have a gold certified debut album in the USA in the last decade. Their multimillion streaming and social media stats are dizzying.

Popular music arranged for the bagpipes and recorded live in concert by the African Skye Pipe Band along with Celtic rockers, Ceol G'Brae, and the combined choirs of Jeppe High School for Girls and King Edward VII school. Traditional tunes like Danny Boy sit alongside great screen themes like that from Star Wars. Pink Floyd's great psychedelic hit from the seventies, Wish You Were Here, and Johnny Clegg's Africa are just two more great songs in this interesting collection.

The 14 tracks on this collection all come from the 1970s when Masekela was at the height of his powers. Spectrum. 2003.