But that hasnt stopped the producer from worrying about his impact.
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This article was originally published on August 27, 2024, as part of ourFall Preview.
Jamie xxs latest album,In Waves,was released on September 20, 2024.
Butanticipation for a follow-up toIn Colourhad been mounting since it was released.
The project would be formally announced in just over a week, with a September 20 release date.
Things were moving quickly, but it had taken him a long time to get to that point.
I dont remember anything pretty much from when I was 18 until I was 30, he told me.
Its all just a blur of being in a different city every day.
But the Floor also has a secondary, more complicated function: penance.
Their 2009 self-titled debut was an instant sensation, reaching No.
3 on the U.K. album chart and turning the three impossibly quiet kids into indie heroes.
Lindsay Zoladz, Vultures music critic at the time,called itthe second-best album of the year.
Theyre very good at what they do some of it I like more than others.
Im just not really that into pop music, never have been, he says.
It does feel a bit soulless while Im doing it.
Its not everyday life just wandering around the beaches and the mountains, he says.
The people closest to him, like Sim and Madley Croft, saw it too.
Jamie says his use of capital-GGood Vibes samples can be taken as seriously or as ironically as you wish.
I always listened to soul when I was a baby.
But music is above all of that it should be about sharing.
Its just about the vibe and the sound.
Its combating those weird feelings I have about the way dance music is now by doing something positive.
Jamie still doesnt necessarily look like the guest of honor or the superstar DJ.
Thats how he brings people together.
