Oliver Sim, the bassist and vocalist of the xx, has released his first solo single: “Romance With a Memory” was produced by Sim’s bandmate Jamie xx and comes with a video starring Charity Kase, HoSo Terra Toma, and Gena Marvin. Watch below.

In a statement, Sim said:

I’m thrilled, excited, ecstatic, overcaffeinated 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. I’ve also made a compilation of some of my favourite monsters, killers and queers getting down. I hope both the music and monsters make you feel as happy as they make me—I cannot tell you how much joy it brings me to watch a ghoul having a good time. P.S. still very much in a loving and happy relationship/band with Romy and Jamie.

Outside the xx, Sim and Jamie xx previously collaborated on the In Colour track “Stranger in a Room.” Last year, the xx’s Romy made her own solo debut with “Lifetime.” The xx’s latest album, I See You, came out in 2017.

Revisit the Cover Story “I’ll Be Your Mirror: How the xx Found Themselves—and Their Vibrant New Sound—in Each Other.”

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