Oliver Sim: Last News

Oliver Sim played his debut London solo show last night (June 29), during which he covered Placebo and was joined by The xx‘s Romy to perform ‘I Dare You’ – you can see the setlist and watch fan-shot footage from the gig below.Sim is touring in support of his forthcoming debut solo album ‘Hideous Bastard’, which has been produced by Jamie xx and is set for release on September 9 via Young.During last night’s gig at Shoreditch Town Hall, Sim performed his recent solo singles ‘Romance With A Memory’, ‘Fruit’ and ‘Hideous’.Sim also covered Placebo’s 1997 song ‘Nancy Boy’ and performed The xx’s ‘Crystalised’, before Romy joined Sim for ‘Hideous’ and a rendition of The xx’s ‘I Dare You’.You can see Sim’s London setlist and a selection of fan-shot footage from the gig below.‘Romance With A Memory’‘Sensitive Child’‘Never Here’‘Crystalised’ (The xx song)‘Unreliable Narrator’‘Nancy Boy’ (Placebo cover)‘GMT’‘Hideous’ (with Romy)‘I Dare You’ (The xx song) (with Romy)‘Run the Credits’‘Fruit’A post shared by How Upsetting (@how_upsetting)A post shared by Gideon Marshall (@gidz)A post shared by Dimitris Mavrokefalidis (@dmavrokefalidis)Last month, Sim explained how his single ‘Hideous’ explores his experience of living with HIV.“Two thirds in, having a good idea of what the record was about, I realised I’d been circling around one of the things that has probably caused me the most fear and shame. My HIV status,” Sim said.

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English indie rock band xx’s songwriter, bassist, and vocalist Oliver Sim has revealed that he has been living with HIV since he was a teenager. Sim (32), disclosed that he was living with HIV in his newly released song ‘Hideous‘. His first solo album Hideous Bastard is scheduled to be released on September 9. “I imagine that might paint a picture of a dark, “woe is me” sounding album, but in recent years I’ve become a firm believer that the best antidote to these feelings can be bringing them to the surface and shedding some light on them,” said Sim.

Oliver Sim of The xx has announced that he will release his debut album later this year. It’s called ‘Hideous Bastard’ and is apparently inspired by a concoction of Sim’s own life and his love of horror movies.Its first single is ‘Hideous’, featuring Jimmy Somerville, and comes with a video directed by Yann Gonzalez, with whom Sim has also collaborated on a short horror film that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday.“Early on in the making of my record, ‘Hideous Bastard’, I realised that I was writing a lot about fear and shame”, says Sim.

The xx singer Oliver Sim has officially gone public with the news that he has been living with HIV since he was 17.The 32 year old musician revealed that he had been living with the diagnosis in "shame and fear" for so long, he felt now was the right time to reveal his HIV status to the world. Opening up about his diagnoses the singer revealed he had penned the song Hideous to describe how he "felt towards myself" after first getting diagnosed with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) as a teenager.

Oliver Sim of The xx has revealed he has been living with HIV since he was 17. Sim disclosed the news while sharing new solo song "Hideous," which will feature on Sim's forthcoming solo debut album, Hideous Bastard, due September 9.

Oliver Sim has shared his new single ‘Hideous’, which addresses the xx musician’s diagnosis with HIV at the age of 17.The track is the latest preview of Sim’s newly announced debut solo album ‘Hideous Bastard’, which has been produced by Jamie xx and is set for release on September 9 via Young.Sim has today (May 23) shared ‘Hideous’, which features Bronski Beat and The Communards’ Jimmy Somerville on guest vocals. It’s also been accompanied by a new Yann Gonzalez-directed video, which you can see below.In a note accompanying its release, Sim explained that ‘Hideous’ explores his experience of living with HIV.“Early on in the making of my record, ‘Hideous Bastard’, I realised that I was writing a lot about fear and shame,” Sim wrote.

The xx‘s Oliver Sim has shared footage of himself rehearsing a new version of the trio’s single ‘I Dare You’ ahead of his first solo tour. Watch the video below.The musician is set to play five headline shows this month after recently releasing two solo singles, ‘Romance With A Memory’ and ‘Fruit’, both of which were produced and co-written by his bandmate Jamie xx.Sim’s first gig will take place at Shoreditch Town Hall in London next Tuesday (May 10) ahead of further dates in Paris (11), Berlin (13), New York (15) and Los Angeles (17).

Jamie xx has shared a new single today (April 12) – check out ‘Let’s Do It Again’ below.The track is Jamie xx’s first new music in two years and is described as “the first glimpse of what’s to come over the next year from the London artist and DJ.”The song had previously appeared at festival sets around the world last year and has since been refined by Jamie xx in the studio.It’s said to be about “tension, drama and catharsis” and “an anthemic, joyous call to arms.”Check out the new track here:The musician, who first teased the track over the weekend, is now working on the follow up to his Grammy nominated album, ‘In Colour’. Recently, Jamie xx has also produced his bandmate Oliver Sim‘s first two solo singles, ‘Romance With A Memory‘ and ‘Fruit‘.The xx’s most recent studio album, ‘I See You’, came out in January 2017.

Jamie xx has announced his return this week with a new single.On Instagram, Jamie xx announced that he will return tomorrow (April 12) with new track, ‘Let’s Do It Again’.“I had a lot of fun trying this one out at festivals last year. You might recognise it…” he wrote on Instagram over the weekend.

Last month Oliver Sim of The xx dropped his first solo single "Romance With A Memory" (complete with a drag queen-filled video) and today he returns with its follow up. "Fruit" is described in a press release as "a joyful celebration of queer identity and self-acceptance penned to his younger self" and comes with a video in which Sim is interviewed on a chat show before performing the song while a childhood version of himself watches on. Check that out below.

The xx’s Oliver Sim has today (April 6) shared a new Jamie-xx produced single – listen to ‘Fruit’ below.The track, which is described as “a joyful celebration of queer identity and self-acceptance penned to his younger self” comes with a video directed by Yann Gonzalez.Sim shared his first debut solo single from the album, ‘Romance With A Memory’ last month (March 10).Speaking about the new track and video, Sim said: “My new song produced by Jamie xx. Music video directed by one of my absolute favourite directors: the sexy, hilarious, scary and soulful Yann Gonzalez.“Dig in and I hope you enjoy.”You can listen to the new track here:Gonzalez added: “Oliver and I have so much in common: we love pop culture, horror films and we used to be femme kids before turning into proud queer adults.“So, when he asked me to work on his poignant solo tracks, most of the ideas popped up quite naturally and the ‘Fruit’ video became this magic tale of liberation that the lyrics and the emotionally driven music already implied.“The song and the TV show here are like a multi-faceted mirror where Oliver and the kid, the live performance with its crew and flirtatious TV host, the 35mm film and the Ikegami video all shine and merge in order to create the same exhilarating feeling of being freed.”Sim also announced some new intimate live shows this May – his first ever solo shows – with dates in London, Paris, Berlin, New York and Los Angeles.Speaking about this, Sim added: “In five weeks’ time I will be playing my first ever solo shows in London, Paris, Berlin, New York and L.A.

Oliver Sim of The xx has shared his debut solo single. "Romance With A Memory" was produced by Sim's bandmate Jamie xx and comes with a horror-inspired video featuring drag artists Charity Kase, HoSo Terra Toma, Gena Marvin. Check it out below.

The xx’s Oliver Sim has shared his debut solo single, ‘Romance With A Memory’ today (March 10) – listen to it below.Sim, who plays bass and is co-lead vocalist in The xx, also shared a new lyric video to accompany the track, which you can watch below.Speaking about the track, which was produced by bandmate Jamie xx, he said: “I’m thrilled, excited, ecstatic, over caffeinated and overjoyed to be sharing ‘Romance with a Memory’ with you all.“Terrifyingly, this is the first song I’ve ever released under my own name, I really hope you all enjoy it. Produced by my dear older brother Jamie xx.

The xx‘s Oliver Sim has announced that his debut solo single, ‘Romance With A Memory’, will be released tomorrow (March 10).Sim, who plays bass and is co-lead vocalist in The xx, will also share a new lyric video when the track drops at 3pm UK time tomorrow.A snippet of ‘Romance With A Memory’ has been shared today (March 9) by Sim on his Instagram account, which you can hear in the below clip.“I cannot tell you how much joy it brings me to watch a ghoul having a good time,” Sim said in the caption about the video for the new song.A post shared by Oliver Sim (@hideousbastard)“I’ve made a compilation of some of my favourite monsters, killers and queers getting down to ‘Romance With A Memory’. I hope both the music and monsters make you feel as happy as they make me.”You can listen to Sim’s ‘Romance With A Memory’ in the below lyric video from 3pm on March 10.Sim will also begin The xx’s new monthly radio show on Apple Music 1, titled Interludes Radio, tomorrow.For the inaugural “horror-themed” episode, Sim will be joined by a host of friends and collaborators including Florence Welch, Elton John, Sampha, Jimmy Somerville and director Yann Gonzalez, as well as his bandmates from The xx.

The xx have announced a new monthly show on Apple Music 1, Interludes Radio.The London trio – comprised of Romy Madley-Croft, Oliver Sim and Jamie xx – will each present their own separate instalment of the series, kicking off with Sim’s edition this Thursday (March 10) at 2pm GMT.For the inaugural “horror-themed” episode, the singer and bassist will be joined by a host of friends and collaborators, including Florence Welch, Elton John, Sampha, John Glacier, director Yann Gonzalez, as well as his bandmates from The xx.Subsequent editions will be hosted by Jamie xx and Madley-Croft, though the exact air dates for these are yet to be confirmed.“We’ll be taking turns to host each episode and get into the things that inspire us individually,” The xx said in a joint statement. “An hour of music, guests and sneak peeks of what we’re all up to on our own and together.”You can tune into Interludes Radio live for free on Apple Music 1, and listen back on-demand with an Apple Music subscription.The xx’s most recent studio album, ‘I See You’, came out back in 2017.

The xx have shared a live rendition of Jamie xx‘s ‘Stranger In A Room’ which they performed as a band back in 2016.The song, which features xx bassist Oliver Sim on vocals, originally appeared on Jamie xx’s 2015 solo album ‘In Colour’.The band performed the track live a handful of times when they were preparing for their 2016 ‘I See You’ tour, and they’ve now decided to officially release one of those versions.“You probably know ‘Stranger In A Room’ as a @jamie___xx track with Oliver @hideousbastard on vocals, but we also performed it live, as a band, when we were warming up for the ‘I See You’ Tour in December 2016,” the band wrote today (February 24) in an Instagram post.A post shared by The xx (@thexx)The post continued: “We only played it 4 or 5 times, but luckily one of these performances was recorded and we’ve decided to release it. It is available on all platforms today.

Romy Madley Croft has confirmed that The xx will return in the future, saying in a new interview that “there’s more xx music to come for sure”.The guitarist and vocalist is currently focusing on her solo material, and last week shared the single ‘Lifetime’.Speaking in a new interview with Apple Music’s Matt Wilkinson, Romy said that ‘Lifetime’ was a “more instantaneous” type of release than what she’s used to doing with The xx, given that she released the song ahead of finishing her debut solo album (“I do have quite a lot of songs, but I don’t have the whole album finished yet,” she added).Asked about the future of The xx, Romy clarified that she, Jamie xx and Oliver Sim would reunite as The xx in the future following the completion of

The xx‘s record label Young Turks has provided an update on the future of the band.In a new interview with MusicWeek, Matthew Thornhill revealed that the group – made up of Romy Madley-Croft, Jamie xx and Oliver Sim – are all concentrating their efforts on solo projects.“At the moment, all of The xx are working on solo projects,” Thornhill said.“Young Turks artists always collaborate together and The xx are no different, Romy and Oliver both sung on Jamie’s record, Jamie is producing tracks, along with other people, for Romy and Oliver, so there’s a lot of collaboration between the band.