Xylø
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.
XYLØ | |
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 Xylø performing in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | United States |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, US |
| Genres | Alternative pop, electropop, indie pop, dance-pop, dark pop, synthpop |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels |
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| Website | www |
| Members | Paige Duddy |
| Past members | Chase Duddy |
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. Following the sudden departure of Chase in 2018, Paige continued to release new Xylø music with the release of the EPs pretty sad (2019), yes and no (2019), and The Ganglands of My Heart (2020).
Background
Paige Duddy is the granddaughter of jazz drummer Joe Porcaro, and niece of three members of Toto.[1]
Duddy is a fan of the English football team Queen's Park Rangers.
Career
2015–2017: Breakthrough and record deal
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–present: Chase's departure and 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 went on to sign with Pretty Records, an independent label.
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, with the lead single "ride or die" being released on May 17, 2019.
On March 27, 2020, Xylø released a compilation album including all the instrumentals from her three previous releases.
Discography
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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Compilation albums
| Title | Details |
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| The Instrumentals[4] |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "America" | 2015 | America EP |
| "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"[5] | ||
| "I Don't Want to See You Anymore"[6] | ||
| "Tears & Tantrums"[7] | ||
| "Freak" | ||
| "Nothing Left To Say" | 2019 | Pretty Sad EP |
| "Fireworks" | ||
| "Ride or Die" | Yes & No EP |
As a featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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| US [8] |
AUS [9] |
BEL (FL) [10] |
CAN [11] |
NLD [12] |
NZ [13] |
SWE [14] |
UK [15] | |||
| "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) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | "Closer Still (Xylø Remix)" |
- "Setting Fires" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 2 on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[16]
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
- https://www.electricforestfestival.com/artist/xylo/
- "America (The Remixes) EP". 10 June 2016.
- http://www.thedailylistening.com/listen-xylo-fools-paradise/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkX-6u3o_Xw&list=OLAK5uy_mFj2AgccupVQLPQiZJyHPX2Y8TukMncQM
- "XYLØ Premieres 'Don't Panic,' Talks Moving on As a Solo Act". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
- RJ Frometa (August 3, 2018). "XYLØ Releases 'I Don't Want to See You Anymore'". Vents Magazine.
- Michael Love Michae (September 13, 2018). "XYLØ Is Dancing Her Pain Away". Paper.
- "The Chainsmokers - Chart history". Billboard.com. April 5, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- "The Chainsmokers Feat. XYLØ - Setting Fires". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- "The Chainsmokers Discography". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- "The Chainsmokers - Chart history". Billboard.com. March 29, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- "Discografie The Chainsmokers". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
- https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Chainsmokers
- "Discography The Chainsmokers". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- "The Chainsmokers - UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
- "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 15, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
