Watch: Gorillaz Cover The xx – “Crystalised”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CrahuW5fsc&feature=player_embedded

Damon Albarn and a few members of the latest Gorillaz lineup took to BBC Radio 1 airwaves recently for a 3-song set that included their new singles “Doncamatic (All Played Out)” and “On Melancholy Hill,” as well as one more treat for fans of this year’s Mercury Prize winners: a cover of The xx single “Crystalised.” SKoA grabbed videos from the performance, and though I wasn’t too keen on this rendition at first, watching closeups of Albarn’s face as he interprets these utterly heartbreaking lyrics has completely turned that around. It’s a gorgeous take.