London’s Empathy Test are back with double A-Side Demons/Seeing Stars, the first taste of their forthcoming debut album. Since releasing their stunning debut EP, “Losing Touch” in 2014, followed by their second, “Throwing Stones”, the enigmatic […]
Studying A level music used to be a dry affair full of old composers who bore little relation to what everyone studying the exams was listening to. It seems all that has changed, for students […]
When the Pixies’ six UK tour dates went on sale late last month, nearly 20,000 tickets sold out in mere minutes. So today, the band – Black Francis/guitar & vocals, Joey Santiago/guitar, David Lovering/drums, and […]
Crystal Castles have unveiled new track ‘Fleece’, which was premiered last night (August 15th) by Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1, taken from their forthcoming new album Amnesty (I), which XS Noize gave 7/10. Moving […]
Described by Malcolm Young, co-founder of AC/DC, as “the real deal”, PHIL RUDD the band’s long term drummer, played in several Melbourne bands such as Buster Brown and The Coloured Balls before joining up with […]
Following a storming performance on the This Feeling / Jack Rocks The Allotment stage at Y Not? Festival recently, Watford quartet, The Spitfires, have revealed their latest single ‘Return To Me’. Combining shades of The […]
Munich born, London-based, DrawnSword is the contemporary one-man-band. Infusing vocals, Mpcs, Wurlitzers and synthesizers, he creates a sound to reflect whathe sees. And what he sees is a generation homogenised by digital, completely missing the point. […]
Brighton folk punk band Levellers are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their timeless platinum-selling, second album Levelling The Land with a three-disc special edition package, which will be released on November 18th through their own […]
Pet Shop Boys, who recently played four riotously successful and critically acclaimed sold-out shows at London’s Royal Opera House, will release their new single ‘Say It To Me’ on September 16th on digital and CD […]
Rising Irish stars Susie Blue have unveiled the powerful video for their new single ‘People Like Us’. The inspiring indie-rock anthem contains a strong message challenging intolerance and hatred in society, particularly in the form […]
The Lemon Twigs, brothers Brian (19) and Michael (17) D’Addario from Long Island, have shared details of their album Do Hollywood plus a new video for single ‘These Words’. Released on October 14 2016, Do […]
Today, Dinosaur Jr. share their new video for ‘Goin’ Down’, the second single from their critically acclaimed new record, Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not (out now on Jagjaguwar). The video, shot by renowned […]
Birmingham’s Glenn Smyth has unveiled the video for new single ‘Lost And Found’ and revealed details of his forthcoming EP ‘A Sense Of Freedom’. Mixed by Owen Morris (Oasis, The Verve) and produced by Dave […]
Ed Harcourt has been releasing solo material for well over a decade.He has worked and collaborated with the likes of (among others) Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Graham Coxon, Libertines, Marianne Faithfull and The Magic Numbers. In spite […]
Since releasing her stunning debut EP less than two years ago, the enigmatic Ella On The Run has continued to impress with her sultry electro-pop sound. Her lyricism is cutting and honest, and the beats […]
Tom Chaplin releases his first ever solo album, ‘The Wave’, October 14th featuring eleven incredibly honest and ultimately uplifting songs written by Tom, produced by Matt Hales (Aqualung, Lianne La Havas) and recorded in Pasadena, […]
Dodgy were originally together for seven years and in that time, released three albums totalling over a million sales worldwide and had 12 Top 40 singles, including Staying Out For The Summer, If You’re Thinking […]
‘All Dressed Up’ is the new single from North London’s HUNCK, irreverently exploring the expectation and disappointment that we all go through in trying to find ‘the one’. With dry sarcasm and a generous helping […]
With today marking the 20th anniversary of the first of Oasis’s era-defining Knebworth gigs, Big Brother Recordings has released ‘My Big Mouth (Live At Knebworth Park)’. A track written for Oasis’s third album ‘Be Here […]
Darkwave darlings Crystal Castles continued existence was brought into peril with the departure of lead singer Alice Glass. Glass who was one half of the band core announced her exit from the duo in Oct […]