The last time they were pictured in the studio as a band was in December 2021
The track was "created with Notting Hill Carnival in mind"
The DJ and producer teased the single on Instagram
'Hideous Bastard' deals with the difficult topics, but is anything but a downer.
It's the latest taste of The xx musician's debut solo album
The solo artist (and bassist for The xx) noted that “timing is everything and sometimes things don’t quite come together the way we‘d hoped”
The remix has already been a part of Jamie xx's recent live shows
Jimmy Somerville and drag superstar Bimini also make an appearance
"[It's] about pining over a love back home, thousands of miles apart on different time zones," Sim said of the track
Check out the full setlist, which featured two songs by The xx, here