LIBRA
Watch your money through the end of the year.
Donna Karan (10.2.48)
SCORPIO
With Mars in your corner, go ahead and call the shots.
Calvin Klein (11.19.42)
SAGITTARIUS
This is the time to implement visionary change.
John Galliano (11.28.60)
CAPRICORN
Get sorted and prepare for a strong December.
Carolina Herrera (1.8.39)
AQUARIUS
Decisions made this summer have long-lasting implications.
Cristóbal Balenciaga (1.21.1895)
PISCES
Seize the planetary momentum, but be careful of alienating those you love.
Alexander McQueen (3.17.69)
ARIES
Dodging your responsibilities will result in disaster.
Dame Vivienne Westwood (4.8.41)
TAURUS
Get ready to ride out a four month relationship power struggle.
Miuccia Prada (5.10.49)
GEMINI
Investigate your job dissatisfaction.
Philip Treacy (5.26.67)
CANCER
After preoccupation with family drama this year, 2011 brings radical career news.
Oscar de la Renta (7.22.32)
LEO
Since things are so peachy, find a way to lend support.
CoCo Chanel (8.19.1883)
VIRGO
Don’t let financial panic cause disharmony; things will level out.
Karl Lagerfeld (9.10.33)
Sorry for the delay on this; it was released a year ago. Not really sure how it slipped through the butt crack, but 2010 can be the year of The XX in the US. Procure XX by The XX immediately. Need an extra nudge? This one is Karl Lagerfeld approved.
Their sound, brimming with dichotomies, is at once familiar and new, atmospheric and intimate, feminine and masculine. Think Cat Power paired with Pete Yorn singing over Radiohead, and then subtract fifteen years. The XX is sadly one of the few examples I can think of where a male and female vocal pairing strengthens rather than diminishes the overall sound.
Strong composition and musicality backs up the interesting vocal arrangements. The XX ain’t no one trick pony; the whole record is worth your time. The down tempo vibe may annoy some, but critics need to puff a doobie and relax. This is the good shit. 


























