The XX have won the Barclycard Mercury Prize 2010

The trio picked up their award last night at London’s Grosvenor House, after a judging panel voted the self titles album the best of the past year. The beat out acts like Paul Weller, Foals, Mumford and Sons, Wild Beasts and Laura Marling to the 20 000 squids prize.

When they got up to pick up their award, the band let Oliver Sim address the audience. Slightly at a loss for words, Sim went on to explain what the award meant to him.

“Thank you so much, we’ve had the most incredible year,” he said. “Everyday we’ve woken up to something incredible.”

Sim went on to state that even being at the ceremony was a “weird moment” for the band, before thanking his record company the Beggars Group.
He then hugged his bandmates Romy Madley Croft and Jamie Smoth, before the left the stage. Aaaaah.