The xx covered Drake and Rihanna’s “Too Good,” and it’s beautiful, mellow, and sweet

Kenya Foy
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The xx covered Drake and Rihanna’s “Too Good,” and it’s beautiful, mellow, and sweet
The xx covered Drake and Rihanna’s “Too Good,” and it’s beautiful, mellow, and sweet

Our list of favorite Drake covers is slowly expanding and getting increasingly better. The latest to make over one of Drizzy’s tunes is the xx, who covered “Too Good” during an appearance on BBC 1 Radio 1’s Live Lounge. The British band successfully meshed their chill, electronic vibes with the lovelorn lyrics and the resulting cover of the singer/rapper’s dancehall-sampling Views song with Rihanna is pretty, mellow and sweet.

In the similar laid-back spirit of Nelly Furtado’s “Too Good” cover, The xx replaced Drake’s dance beat with a slowed-down tempo to match the sentiment of the song, and it’s totally working for us.

“We love this song,” Oliver Sim said of Drake and Rih’s original. “We have taken it to a different place — it’s maybe not as danceable, but we hope you enjoy it.”

The energy we expend grooving to the original version was spent processing all of the emotions we felt while listening to The xx’s performance. The group also performed “On Hold,” the new single off their recently released LP I See You.

Previously, the xx announced plans on Instagram for a European tour, which starts February 8. And as Rolling Stone reports, you can also catch the band on their North American tour, which begins on April 14th with a Coachella performance and runs through late May.

Today, we’re so excited to announce our North American tour. It’s been 3 years since we’ve played in the states and we can’t wait to see our friends and fans in the US and Canada this spring! xx The xx ⠀⠀ ⠀ Sign up at thexx.info/tour for access to the fan pre-sale. Fan pre-sale begins Tues Jan 10th at 12 PM ET/ 9 AM PT ⠀ April 14 Coachella – Indio, CA⠀ April 15 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium – San Francisco, CA⠀ April 19 Mesa Amphitheatre – Phoenix, AZ⠀ April 21 Coachella – Indio, CA⠀ April 23 Rose Quarter Memorial Coliseum – Portland, OR⠀ April 24 WaMu Theater – Seattle, WA⠀ April 25 Thunderbird Arena at UBC – Vancouver, BC⠀ April 28 The Palace Theatre – St. Paul, MN⠀ April 29 The Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI⠀ May 01 Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL⠀ May 02 The Masonic Temple Detroit – Detroit, MI⠀ May 03 Jacobs Pavilion – Cleveland, OH⠀ May 05 Express Live! – Columbus, OH⠀ May 06 Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MD⠀ May 08 South Side Ballroom – Dallas, TX⠀ May 09 Revention Music Center – Houston, TX⠀ May 10 ACL Live at the Moody Theater – Austin, TX⠀ May 14 The Red Hat Amphitheater – Raleigh, NC⠀ May 16 Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA⠀ May 17 Skyline Stage at the Mann – Philadelphia, PA⠀ May 19 Forest Hills Stadium – New York, NY⠀ May 23 Echo Beach – Toronto, ON⠀ May 24 Parc Jean-Drapeau – Montreal, QC⠀ May 26 Thompson’s Point – Portland, ME⠀

A photo posted by The xx (@thexx) on Jan 5, 2017 at 7:01am PST

Since The xx are obviously huge fans of Drake (their latest album title is a nod to the self-proclaimed “6 God”), we’re eagerly keeping our eyes peeled for a surprise appearance by Drizzy during one (or both!) of their upcoming tours.