The xx’s Oliver Sim Shares Video for New Song “Obsession”: Watch

The xx’s Oliver Sim has shared his first song in three years. “Obsession” was produced by Bullion and Jockstrap’s Taylor Skye. Sharna Osborne directed the accompanying video, which stars Sim opposite British model Erin O’Connor. Watch it below.

Sim released his debut solo album, the Jamie xx–produced Hideous Bastard, in 2022. Last year, all three xx members—Sim, Jamie xx, and Romy—reunited for the first time since 2017’s I See You on “Waited All Night,” from Jamie xx’s In Waves. According to a press release, the xx are working on a new album.

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Walden Green is a music writer and cultural critic who joined Pitchfork in 2024. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, his work has appeared in Dirt, The Fader, and Philadelphia. He lives in New York. … Read More