XYLØ | |
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 Xylø performing in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | United States |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, US |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Past members |
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| Website | www |
Xylø (stylised in all caps) is the alias of American singer-songwriter Paige Duddy. From 2015 to 2018, Xylø was a musical duo that consisted of Duddy and her brother Chase. Since 2018, Duddy has embarked on a solo career and has continued to release her new music under the Xylø moniker.
As a duo, Xylø was best known for the debut single, "America", which was self-released in February 2015 and saw commercial success online through digital outlets such as NoiseTrade. The single's success resulted in Xylø securing a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment.[1]
Following the departure of Chase in 2018, Paige continued to release new music under the moniker. The releases included four EPs: Pretty Sad, Yes and No, The Ganglands of My Heart and Outsiders Club. All were released under independent label Pretty Records. The title track from Yes & No is her most successful song on Spotify to date, garnering almost 30 million streams as of December 2021.
Background
Paige Duddy is the granddaughter of late jazz drummer Joe Porcaro, and niece of three members of Toto.
Career
2015-2017: America EP and singles
In February 2015, XYLØ released their debut single, "America", which received attention on YouTube. The self-released song was promoted through Hype Machine and NoiseTrade. The song eventually made it onto the top 10 of the Hype Machine chart and was debuted on American radio through KCRW.
On June 4, XYLØ released their second song, "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea". Through Apple Music, the duo released their third song, "Afterlife", on July 22, 2015. In September 2015, they were featured as special guests on Oh Wonder's live show in Los Angeles. Their fourth song, entitled "L.A. Love Song", was released on October 7, 2015. The following month, the group announced they were taking a break to focus on producing more material. Shortly afterward, they announced as signees to Sony Music Entertainment.
In 2016, the duo had embarked on a number of their own live shows and released their debut EP, America. On February 19, 2016, they announced their fifth single "Bang Bang", released through Apple Music. Two days before the extended play's release, they announced their sixth and final single to be released through the EP, entitled "BLK CLD", released February 26, 2016. The EP was released on February 27, 2016, through Sony Music Entertainment. During the release, the duo launched their official VEVO channel on YouTube with the music video for their debut single "America", which sparked the single's official release, to celebrate a year since its original release. On June 10, 2016, they released the America (The Remixes) EP, which includes remixes from Young Bombs and Win & Woo.[2] The group was slated to headline a North American tour with 26 dates across the US and Canada, but the tour was cancelled on August 29, 2017, "due to unforeseen circumstances".
The duo released a new single "Fool's Paradise" on August 5, 2016.[3] The duo was featured on "Setting Fires" by the Chainsmokers, released as part of the Collage EP on November 4, 2016. "Gossip" was released on September 7, 2016. The instrumental of the song was used by Apple in their commercial for the Apple Keynote. They went on to release two more singles, "Dead End Love" and "Get Closer" before 2017 ended. Both of which gained accompanying music videos.
In 2017, they released the single "I Still Wait For You" which become arguably their most successful single to date. They also released the singles "Alive" and "What We're Looking For" as a two-part series in music video form.
2018–2020: Chase's departure and multiple EPs
On June 1, 2018 "Heaven Only Knows" was released. Paige announced via Twitter that Chase had left the group to focus on other projects, leaving her as the sole member. "Don't Panic" was released on June 29, 2018, and "I Don't Want To See You Anymore" was released on August 3, 2018. Xylø went on to release "Tears & Tantrums" and "Freak" later in the year, both of which had music videos. Sometime at the end of 2018, Paige cut ties with Disruptor Records, and started releasing her music under the independent label Pretty Records.
On February 12, 2019, it was announced that an EP titled Pretty Sad would be released March 1, 2019. The lead single "Nothing Left To Say" was released two days later. It was announced via social media on May 3, 2019, that Xylø's new EP, Yes & No, would be released on May 31, 2019, with the lead single "Ride or Die" being released on May 17. On May 21, 2019, a second single "The End" was announced to be released on May 24, 2019. In June 2019, Xylø announced she would be embarking on the Yes & No Tour, which concluded in September 2019. She released her fourth EP, The Ganglands of My Heart on February 14, 2020, which was preceded by the singles "Tongue in the Bag" and "American Sadness".
On March 27, 2020, a compilation album including all the instrumentals from her three previous releases was released.
Later that year, Xylø released her fifth EP, Outsiders Club, for which she launched an official website for. The EP was released on November 20, 2020, with "Apple Pie", "Chlorine", and "Lefty" being released as singles prior to the EP's release.[4] Music videos were also released for the latter two singles.
2021–present: Unamerican Beauty and American tour
During 2021, Xylø teased via social media that her debut album was in the works. On December 13, Xylø posted on various social medias a photo of her and the phone number "(310)-564-7089".[5] By calling the number, Xylø reads the listener a monologue. Two days later, Xylø uploaded an official trailer for the album, revealing the album's title to be Unamerican Beauty and that it would be released in 2022. Xylø then also announced via Twitter that the album's first single would be released in January. The album was finally released in June 9. In order to promote the album, Xylo embarked on the 10 date Unamerican Beauty Tour through North America in October.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
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| Unamerican Beauty |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| America |
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| America (The Remixes) |
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| Pretty Sad |
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| Yes & No |
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| The Ganglands of My Heart |
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| Outsiders Club |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Details |
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| The Instrumentals[6] |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "America" | 2015 | America |
| "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" | ||
| "Afterlife" | ||
| "L.A. Love Song" | ||
| "Fool's Paradise" | 2016 | Non-album singles |
| "Gossip" | ||
| "Dead End Love" | ||
| "Get Closer" | ||
| "I Still Wait for You" | 2017 | |
| "Alive" | ||
| "What We're Looking For" | ||
| "Heaven Only Knows" | 2018 | |
| "Don't Panic"[7] | ||
| "I Don't Want to See You Anymore" | ||
| "Tears & Tantrums"[8] | ||
| "Freak" | ||
| "Nothing Left To Say" | 2019 | Pretty Sad |
| "Fireworks" | ||
| "Ride or Die" | Yes & No | |
| "The End" | ||
| "Tongue In The Bag" | 2020 | The Ganglands Of My Heart |
| "American Sadness" | ||
| "Apple Pie" | Outsiders Club | |
| "Chlorine" | ||
| "Lefty" | ||
| "aliens" | 2022 | unamerican beauty |
| "sweetheart" | ||
| "sugar free rush" | ||
As a featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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| US [9] |
AUS [10] |
BEL (FL) [11] |
CAN [12] |
NLD [13] |
NZ [14] |
SWE [15] |
UK [16] | |||
| "Setting Fires" (The Chainsmokers featuring Xylø) |
2016 | 71 | 50 | 10 | 35 | 84 | —[lower-alpha 1] | 92 | 55 | Collage |
| "Sometimes" (DallasK and Nicky Romero featuring Xylø) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA |
| "Closer Still (Xylø Remix)" (Tender) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | "Closer Still (Xylø Remix)" | |
| "Bulletproof" (The Score featuring Xylø) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
- ↑ "Setting Fires" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 2 on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[17]
Songwriting and production credits
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Notes |
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| "Chasing Colors" (with Ookay featuring Noah Cyrus) |
2017 | Marshmello | Non-album single | Chase Duddy wrote the song, along with Marshmello, Ookay and Skyler Stonestreet. |
| "Fight Like a Girl" | Zolita | Sappho | Written by Zolita, Xylø and Lee Newell, being this later also the producer. | |
| "New You" | 2018 | |||
| "Like Heaven" | ||||
| "Remind Me" | ||||
| "Spotless" | ||||
References
- ↑ "XYLØ - America - on NoiseTrade". pastemagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ↑ "America (The Remixes) EP". Open.spotify.com. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ↑ "[LISTEN] XYLØ - "Fool's Paradise"". Thedailylistening.com. 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ↑ TotalNtertainment (2020-07-27). "XYLØ releases new single 'Chlorine'". TotalNtertainment. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ↑ "(310)-564-7089". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ↑ "American Sadness (Instrumental)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ↑ "XYLØ Premieres 'Don't Panic,' Talks Moving on As a Solo Act". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- ↑ Michael Love Michae (September 13, 2018). "XYLØ Is Dancing Her Pain Away". Paper. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ↑ "The Chainsmokers - Chart history". Billboard.com. April 5, 2014. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- ↑ "The Chainsmokers Feat. XYLØ - Setting Fires". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ↑ "The Chainsmokers Discography". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "The Chainsmokers - Chart history". Billboard.com. March 29, 2014. Archived from the original on January 29, 2017. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Discografie The Chainsmokers". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
- ↑ "charts.org.nz - Discography The Chainsmokers". Charts.nz. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ↑ "Discography The Chainsmokers". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ↑ "The Chainsmokers - UK Charts". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ↑ "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 15, 2016. Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2016.