The xx, Shyness is Nice, and the Sugababes Strategy

For this instalment of the Sidetracked Album Club, Annie and Nick venture back to 2009 and revisit the debut album from the xx. Why did this record stand out so much at the time, and does it hold up 17 years later? And why did the band make Annie and Nick so nervous?

Plus, how the BBC handled the death of Michael Jackson, La Roux nostalgia, and one listener grapples with cringe GCSE Drama memories.

And what if the Rolling Stones had been managed like the Sugababes were in the noughties?

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SONGS

The xx - Crystallised

The xx - Intro

The xx - Infinity

Paolo Nutini - New Shoes

Lady Gaga - Poker Face

Beyoncé - Single Ladies

ALBUMS

The xx – xx

Michael Jackson – The Collection

Beyoncé - I Am... Sasha Fierce

Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D.

Paolo Nutini - Sunny Side Up

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses

Florence + The Machine - Lungs

La Roux - La Roux

Lady Gaga - The Fame

Noisettes - Wild Young Hearts

Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper
Lunatic Asylum

LCD Soundsystem – LCD Soundsystem

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