The XX To Lose Member?

Popular London dream-pop foursome The XX have just recently released their fantastic debut album 'XX' and to top it all off, they also played an absolutely outstanding performance at last weeks CMJ in New York. 

As they stood there on stage, smiling and proud at themselves and their music, it honestly seemed as if nothing was going to hold back these young, promising individuals but that doesn't particularly seem to be the case as the quartet may well be turning into a trio.

Baria Quereshi, the female guitarist of the group, was absent from their gig last night at the Village Underground in Shoreditch, London and it was male vocalist and bassist Oliver Sim who addressed the puzzled audience about the missing member:

"Obviously this has been a really tough few days for us. This is the first time we've played as a three piece. It's devastating not having Baria here with us but you all being here has made us feel better...thank you very much."

In a statement written this morning, a publicist also wrote about a few cancellations within their current European tour due to Quereshi's current down-time:

"Baria didn't perform last night after feeling exhausted from The xx's recent touring commitments. As a result, the band performed as a 3 piece in London last night and have postponed some European shows which they are hoping to reschedule. They are next due to play in Frankfurt on 3rd November."

Here's hoping the four of them sort everything out together. After all, a group with this much talent and promise really doesn't need the exhaustion of touring to mess things up before they've even lived.

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