The xx Wins Mercury Prize!

Excellent news!
One of our favorite new bands, The xx, won the UK's Barclaycard Mercury Prize for their debut album, xx!
The award honors the best album of the year coming from a British or Irish singer or group, and includes a $30,000 prize!
Frontman Oliver Sim says:
"I don't know what we were expecting but we weren't expecting this."
Congratulations, guys! We definitely think you deserve it - that album is AMAZING!
Thoughts??
[Image via WENN.]
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Adam Lambert looks so short in this photo.
Where's Sliimy?
No prize for him? (He is a he, right?)
LOVE The xx. Seems we finally agree on a band Perez…
The xx is an amazing band! I love their debut album and they are perfection live. Their voices, beats, and lyrics are great! Can't wait for their next album.