The independent label Young has launched a new online archive platform called “Young then” with a collection of new and unreleased material from artists in the label’s roster including the xx, Sampha, Jamie xx, Koreless, and others. It includes a new documentary by Jamie-James Medina on the xx’s 2014 shows at NYC Armory. The label has also announced a vinyl reissue of Sampha and Jessie Ware’s “Valentine.” Watch the xx documentary below.
“Young then” also features unseen sets from a 2011 SXSW Boiler Room from Jamie xx, Sampha, Mount Kimbie, and others. There are new recordings of Koreless performing with a string quartet at BBC’s historic Maida Vale Studios. There are some rare performances from FKA twigs and Caroline Polachek, a conversation between Young’s founders about the label’s origins, and more. Find it all here.