The Observer, The Austin Chronicle, Les Inrockuptibles, State magazine, and The Guardian, whose staff voted it eighth. It was named the 14th best album of the year by both NME magazine and Christgau in his list for The Barnes & Noble Review. However, the magazine XLR8R ranked the album number seven on their list of the most overrated releases of the year, feeling that the trio's dark and minimal sound on the record was not as exciting as on their debut LP. Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of Coexist. The xx Romy Madley Croft – art direction, guitar, keyboards , vocals Oliver Sim – bass, synthesiser , vocals Jamie Smith – beats, engineering, mixing, MPC, organ , piano , production, steel pans The xx – design Additional personnel Sarah Chapman – strings Charlotte Eksteen – strings David Evans – photography Phil Lee – art direction, design Rodaidh McDonald – mixing Mandy Parnell – mastering Ivo Stankov – strings James Underwood – strings Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications Release history See also List of Irish Independent Albums Chart number-one albums of 2012 List of number-one albums in 2012 (New Zealand) List of number-one hits of 2012 (Switzerland) List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2010s Notes References External links 2012 albums Albums produced by Jamie xx The xx albums Young Turks (record label) albums