About

XO — thereal_xo — is an artist out of Salt Lake City, Utah (801). His sound lives where the tagline says it does: Love Is Agony. The LIGHTS/CAMRAS/ACTION EP and singles like Bubblegum kisses (xoxo) and LATE NIGHT (801 Version) are out now on every platform.

Love Is Agony · Salt Lake City, UT · 801

THE REAL XO — Love Is Agony. XO is an independent artist from Salt Lake City, Utah — the 801. He records and releases everything himself: the LIGHTS/CAMRAS/ACTION EP (2024) and a run of singles including Bubblegum kisses (xoxo) — his #1 song, produced by rafaki — LATE NIGHT (801 Version), HIGH, and Sonic cypher, plus the Special Version cuts with LIL VRO C, RAYZ, P Yugoki, Ver$ay, and Vxmpire. The name of the whole thing is the tagline: Love Is Agony. The music is explicit and honest about it — heartbreak, late nights, and the city that raised him. Around the music: photography by @sexonperks, family at @whywisdom, the Late Night video shot and edited by @whoshotwisdom. XO also runs @ibreathepainkillers. For shows, features, and business, the fastest line is an Instagram DM to @dndxanz — or the booking form right on this site.

The catalog

Bubblegum kisses (xoxo) (Track, 2023)
Stay in your own lane — Special Version (Track)
walking alone in the dark — Special Version (Track)
Bloody pressin — Special Version (Track)
LATE NIGHT — 801 Version (Track, 2024)
LIGHTS/CAMRAS/ACTION (EP, 2024)
HIGH (Single, 2024)
Sonic cypher (Single, 2023)