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          Oasis release ‘Bring It Down (Live From Edinburgh 9 August ’25)’

          August 22, 2025

          Ahead of beginning their sold-out run of shows in North America, Oasis release ‘Bring It On Down (Live from Edinburgh, 9 August ‘25).’ The track was recorded on Saturday 9th August at the second of […]

          Kings of Leon
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          Kings of Leon Drop New Single “We’re Onto Something” Featuring Zach Bryan

          August 22, 2025

          GRAMMY Award®-winning, multi-platinum rock band Kings of Leon have released new single, “We’re Onto Something” featuring Zach Bryan, via Love Tap Records, the band’s own imprint distributed by Virgin Records. Last weekend, Zach Bryan joined Kings of Leon on […]

          Suede
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          Suede Reveal 2026 UK Tour in Support of Antidepressants After Southbank Sell-Out

          August 22, 2025

          Suede have announced a UK tour for 2026 that will see the band take their highly-anticipated tenth studio album, Antidepressants on the road for the first time. Access is available to an exclusive fan tour presale from Wednesday […]

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          ALBUM REVIEW: Deftones - Private Music
          Album Reviews

          ALBUM REVIEW: Deftones – Private Music

          August 21, 2025

          It has taken five years for new Deftones music, the longest gap between studio albums for the Sacramento, California-based alternative metal icons, but now they return with the outstandingly atmospheric offering Private Music. However, things […]

          ALBUM REVIEW: The Who - Live At The Oval 1971
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          ALBUM REVIEW: The Who – Live At The Oval 1971

          August 21, 2025

          On the 18th of September 1971, The Who took to the stage at The Oval cricket ground in South London to headline ‘Goodbye Summer: A Rock Concert in aid of Famine Relief for the People […]

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          BOOK REVIEW: Y/N - Esther Yi
          Book Reviews

          BOOK REVIEW: Y/N – Esther Yi

          October 30, 2023

          K-Pop has reached an international audience. This year, BLACKPINK made history as the first K-pop band to headline a major UK festival at Hyde Park. The media’s coverage of BTS member’s enlistment into compulsory military […]

          BOOK REVIEW: Sophomore Songs by Clarke Geddes
          Book Reviews

          BOOK REVIEW: Sophomore Songs by Clarke Geddes

          August 29, 2023

          How does one become qualified to write a fictional music novel? The author of Sophomore Songs offers some clues. Growing up reading NME, doing a stint at Clash, drumming for several bands on and off, and […]

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          ‘Pop’ at 25: Looking back at the orphan child in U2's discography 2
          Classic Albums

          ‘Pop’ at 26: Looking back at the orphan child in U2’s discography

          March 3, 2022

          In March of 1997, 26 years ago, U2 released their much anticipated ninth studio album POP; for fans and critics alike, it quickly became their most polarizing release. There is a prevailing feeling that POP […]

          CLASSIC ALBUM: Duran Duran – Duran Duran 2
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          CLASSIC ALBUM: Duran Duran – Duran Duran

          June 17, 2021

          This week sees the 40th anniversary of Duran Duran’s self-titled debut album. XS Noize looks back on this momentous release from a band that would become the ‘Fab Five’ of the ‘80s. It was December […]

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          Chase & Status
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          LIVE REVIEW: Chase & Status – All Points East, Victoria Park

          August 18, 2025

          Dance and electronic music have steadily carved out their place at Victoria Park, and All Points East 2025 proved no exception. Following on from LCD Soundsystem’s 2024 showcase, which paired them with acts like Joy […]

          LIVE REVIEW: Ferocious Dog at The Fire Station, Sunderland Credit: Iam Burn
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          LIVE REVIEW: Ferocious Dog at The Fire Station, Sunderland

          August 18, 2025

          The Fire Station in Sunderland has been running a season of outdoor performances called ‘Summer Parties’ throughout August. Think of it as a festival across a month instead of lots of performers in one day. […]

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          XS Noize Best Albums of 2018
          Round Up

          XS Noize Best Albums of 2018

          December 22, 2018

          2018 has been an incredible year for albums. The year saw the strongest new acts in decades release their debuts, as well as a number of alternative legends returning to top form. The world of dance […]

          The Best Of October 2018 PLAYLIST + ROUND-UP
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          The Best Of October 2018 PLAYLIST + ROUND-UP

          October 29, 2018

          Welcome to the October 2018 edition of our monthly new music playlist, which is available to listen to and watch via YouTube. If you enjoy any of the songs featured here, we encourage you to support […]

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          IN FOCUS// Punk Spirit Burns Bright as SLF, PiL & Sham 69 Rock Custom House Square © Bernie McAllister
          IN FOCUS

          IN FOCUS// Punk Spirit Burns Bright as SLF, PiL & Sham 69 Rock Custom House Square

          August 17, 2025

          Putting the Fast in Belfast 7 once again proved why it has become a staple of the city’s summer music calendar. A packed Custom House Square buzzed with anticipation as fans from across generations gathered […]

          IN FOCUS// Bryan Adams Brings Joy and Nostalgia to Leeds on ‘Roll With the Punches’ Tour Credit: Alina Salihbekova
          IN FOCUS

          IN FOCUS// Bryan Adams Brings Joy and Nostalgia to Leeds on ‘Roll With the Punches’ Tour

          May 20, 2025

          Legendary Canadian rocker Bryan Adams brought his unstoppable energy to Leeds on May 10th as part of his Roll With the Punches tour — and it was nothing short of a euphoric celebration of life, […]

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        • Eros Ramazzotti
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          Eros Ramazzotti: Dates, venues, tickets and more

          August 18, 2025

          To celebrate the 40th anniversary of his breakout single, “Una Storia Importante”, Eros Ramazzotti will be performing live on some of the grandest stages across Europe, Latin America, and North America. Ramazzotti is a world-renowned […]

          Tokio Hotel
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          Everything you need to know about seeing Tokio Hotel perform in London

          August 16, 2025

          Get ready for an electrifying performance as the German rock band Tokio Hotel will begin their 2026 global run with a show at the iconic OVO Hydro Arena in London. Tokio Hotel is a German […]

          Lady Gaga
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          Possible setlist for Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Ball Tour show in London

          August 13, 2025

          The enigmatic Lady Gaga is redefining the art of live performance with her highly anticipated Mayhem Ball Tour which began in July 2025. This is her first arena tour since 2018, bringing a theatrical, gothic-inspired […]

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        • Asha Maclean
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          INTERVIEW: Asha Maclean on Her Single “Yoga,” Creative Roots, and Staying True to Herself

          June 25, 2025

          Asha Maclean grew up in a deeply creative household, so it’s little surprise that she emerged as a multitalented artist in her own right. Immersed in music and dance from a young age, she first […]

          DURAN DURAN
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          INTERVIEW: Roger Taylor on the Rhythm of Duran Duran: Hits, Influences & Life on the Road

          June 19, 2025

          John Kearns talks to Duran Duran –  The Duran Duran European summer tour is now in full swing. The DD truck has already rolled into cities such as Antwerp, Amsterdam and Rome and will continue […]

          Stephen Moore
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          INTERVIEW: Stephen Moore on Post Death Soundtrack’s New Album & HE IS ME

          June 12, 2025

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        • Matt Berninger (The National) on His New Solo Album ‘Get Sunk’ | XS Noize Podcast #241
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          The National’s Matt Berninger on His New Solo Album ‘Get Sunk’ & European Tour | XS Noize Podcast #241

          August 20, 2025

          In Episode #241 of the XS Noize Podcast, host Mark Millar chats with Matt Berninger — frontman of The National and acclaimed solo artist — about his brand-new album Get Sunk. Best known for his […]

          The Subways
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          The Subways: 20 Years of ‘Young For Eternity’ & What’s Next | XS Noize Podcast #240

          August 13, 2025

          In Episode #240 of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar is joined by Billy Lunn and Charlotte Cooper,  from The Subways, to mark the 20th anniversary of their debut album Young For Eternity and the […]

          XS Noize Podcast #239 – Bob Stanley on Saint Etienne’s final album International
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          Bob Stanley on Saint Etienne’s Final Album “International” and 30 Years of Music | XS Noize Podcast #239

          August 6, 2025

          In Episode #239 of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar is joined by Bob Stanley from Saint Etienne to discuss the legendary band’s 13th and final album, International. For over 30 years, Saint Etienne have […]

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XS NOIZE – ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2015

December 28, 2015 XS Noize

Hi, every week I have to coax the XS Noize writers away from listening to the latest Justin Bieber and One Direction albums to listen to some decent stuff to keep the music police away […]

REFUSED announce UK/EU tour for 2016
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REFUSED announce UK/EU tour for 2016

December 23, 2015 XS Noize

Iconic Swedish avant-punk rock band Refused will be touring throughout Europe in February, March and April 2016. The tour will include the headlining shows, as well as three festivals: Swedish West Coast Riot Festival in […]

TRACK OF THE DAY: SHELTER - THIS MUST BE LOVE
Track Of The Day

TRACK OF THE DAY: SHELTER – THIS MUST BE LOVE

December 23, 2015 Chris Snoddon

Forward from the release of their debut electro album Emerge, Rob Bradley and Mark Bebb of Shelter have kept themselves occupied in the studio concentrating on a new collection of songs due out next year, […]

ALBUM REVIEW: CAGE THE ELEPHANT – TELL ME I’M PRETTY
Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: CAGE THE ELEPHANT – TELL ME I’M PRETTY

December 22, 2015 Sandra Blemster

Somewhere along the line I’ve missed this band. How so? I must have had my back turned. However I’m glad I’ve discovered them. Tell Me I’m Pretty is the fourth album from Kentucky based rock […]

A Conversation with Godfather of Punk TERRI HOOLEY 2
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A Conversation with Godfather of Punk TERRI HOOLEY

December 22, 2015 XS Noize

Terri Hooley is a legend among the Belfast music community and beyond. During Northern Ireland’s troubled dark times Terri Hooley’s Good Vibrations record shops and label survived in countless locations around the city, selling and […]

HERON OBLIVION - announce debut album on Sub Pop
New Music

HERON OBLIVION – announce debut album on Sub Pop

December 22, 2015 XS Noize

Pastoral pummel. Listening to Heron Oblivion’s album feels like sitting in a lovely meadow in the shadow of a dam that’s gonna heave-ho’ any minute. Members of this new San Francisco combo have put in […]

REVIEW: HABITATS - JUNGLES EP
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REVIEW: HABITATS – JUNGLES EP

December 21, 2015 Ari Rosenschein

If the new tropicalia movement began with Beck’s underappreciated 1998 track of the same name, it finally reached critical mass in 2015. Of late, everyone from Justin Bieber to Coldplay’s Chris Martin has dipped their […]

SAUROPOD - share new track 'HEADPHONES' + announce debut album 'ROARING AT THE STORM' due 22nd
New Music

SAUROPOD – share new track ‘HEADPHONES’ + announce debut album ‘ROARING AT THE STORM’ due 22nd

December 21, 2015 XS Noize

After recently unveiling their, fierce grunge-punk trio Sauropod are excited to announce news of their debut album ‘Roaring at the Storm’ due Jan 22nd via Riot Factory. The band have shared new track ‘Headphones’ from […]

VELCRO HOOKS share their unhinged new video for ‘Severin The Mind’
New Music

VELCRO HOOKS share their unhinged new video for ‘Severin The Mind’

December 21, 2015 XS Noize

Having recently unveiled the raw and fuzz-laden ‘Severin The Mind’, Bristol’s Velcro Hooks have released its unhinged new visuals, available to watch now below. The track, out January 15th via Howling Owl, is the first […]

TRACK OF THE DAY: BEATKIND - ‘Undergrowth’ feat. Sean Bradford
Track Of The Day

TRACK OF THE DAY: BEATKIND – ‘Undergrowth’ feat. Sean Bradford

December 21, 2015 XS Noize

Much vaunted Cologne production duo BEATKIND (Sam Freeze & Mo Digital) debut their anticipated new single ‘Undergrowth’ featuring the vocal talents of rising Texas star Sean Bradford via fêted house label Hedonism Music on 22nd […]

REV REV REV SHARE 'CATCHING A BUZZ' VIDEO
New Music

REV REV REV release second album ‘Des fleurs magiques bourdonnaient’ in Feb

December 21, 2015 XS Noize

Two years after the release of self-titled debut album, whose single ‘Catching a Buzz / Blue on Red’ was championed by the likes of Steve Lamacq, Rev Rev Rev give birth to their second LP, […]

EAGLES OF DEATH METAL thank their musical brothers and sisters joining the play it forward campaign 1
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EAGLES OF DEATH METAL thank their musical brothers and sisters joining the play it forward campaign

December 18, 2015 XS Noize

In the aftermath of the horrific and senseless terrorist attacks on Paris on November 13, 2015—in which so many innocent lives were taken at that evening’s Eagles Of Death Metal show at Le Bataclan—it was […]

PJ HARVEY returns with new album in 2016, watch film clip directed by Seamus Murphy
New Music

PJ HARVEY returns with new album in 2016, watch film clip directed by Seamus Murphy

December 18, 2015 XS Noize

PJ Harvey returns next year with a new record documenting a unique artistic journey, which took her to Kosovo, Afghanistan and Washington, D.C. The album was recorded during her month long residency at Somerset House, […]

HINDS - RELEASE VIDEO FOR "SAN DIEGO" WATCH NOW
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HINDS – RELEASE VIDEO FOR “SAN DIEGO” WATCH NOW

December 18, 2015 XS Noize

Hinds will release their stellar debut album Leave Me Alone on January 8th, and today the band shares an amazing, on-the-road video for “San Diego”. Capturing scenes of the fun-loving, Madrid-based four-piece on tour in […]

MONEY - Share new single, 'I'll Be The Night'  Taken from Suicide Songs, released January 1
Gigs

MONEY share ‘A Cocaine Christmas and an Alcoholic’s New Year’, taken from new album “Suicide Songs”

December 18, 2015 XS Noize

MONEY have shared a festive treat, in the form of a video for their alternative Christmas Carol, ‘A Cocaine Christmas and an Alcoholic’s New Year’. Songwriter Jamie Lee’s inspiration lies within the feeling of finding […]

TRACK OF THE DAY: ROB BRAVERY - FRUITION - Watch Video
Track Of The Day

TRACK OF THE DAY: ROB BRAVERY – FRUITION – Watch Video

December 18, 2015 XS Noize

‘Fruition’ from Rob Bravery has a sparkling acoustic guitar and fully utilizes alternative folk stylings. The question asked by the track is do you fight the inevitable or give in and spare yourself the aggravation; […]

TRACK OF THE DAY: PASSION FALLS - 'The Greatest Adventure'
New Music

PASSION FALLS reveal video for debut single ‘The Greatest Adventure’

December 18, 2015 XS Noize

Manchester 4 piece Passion Falls have unveiled the video for their debut new single ‘The Greatest Adventure’, ahead of the release of their debut EP of the same name on February 19th on MUK Records. […]

CHVRCHES - SHARE VIDEO FOR "LEAVE A TRACE"
Gigs

Watch CHVRCHES recent performance on the James Cordon Show

December 17, 2015 XS Noize

CHVRCHES are having a busy holiday season having just completed a massive headlining tour of both the US and their native UK. The band is currently in the States for a string of shows including […]

WORKING FOR A NUCLEAR FREE CITY - to release new album - What Do People Do All Day?
New Music

WORKING FOR A NUCLEAR FREE CITY – to release new album – What Do People Do All Day?

December 17, 2015 XS Noize

Working for a Nuclear Free City have never been too concerned with genre. Since their debut release almost a decade ago they have danced around the constraints of genre, eschewing predictability and expectation in the […]

TRACK OF THE DAY: CHORUSGIRL - "Dream On Baby Blue" - Watch video
Track Of The Day

TRACK OF THE DAY: CHORUSGIRL – “Dream On Baby Blue” – Watch video

December 17, 2015 XS Noize

Following the release of their acclaimed eponymous debut album on Fortuna POP!, Chorusgirl reveal the video for their latest single “Dream On Baby Blue”. Directed by Christina Hardinge, the clip was shot on Super 8 […]

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