Album Reviews
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The third album of the second era from OX4 shoegaze legends Ride is their most inventive and creative work to date. One of the finest things about music, specifically genres, is how a theme can [...]
Music News
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JAMES have shared a further track from their forthcoming new album YUMMY. Following the first single, “Is This Love”, and the current single, “Our World”, [...]
IN FOCUS// The Gaslight Anthem at the Roundhouse, London
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Interviews
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Reviving the Beat: A Conversation with Peter Hooton and Keith Mullin from The Farm
In Episode #171 of The XS Noize Podcast, host Mark Millar is delighted to engage in a captivating conversation with Peter Hooton and Keith Mullin from The Farm. After a triumphant series of festival appearances […]
Global icon STEVIE NICKS announces European tour
Today, legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Stevie Nicks has officially announced a string of European headline performances in July 2024. The announcement follows news of her US tour, slated to begin in May […]
THE WAR ON DRUGS announce show at The Telegraph Building, Belfast
The War on Drugs have steadily emerged as one of this century’s great rock and roll synthesists, removing the gaps between the underground and the mainstream, between the obtuse and the anthemic, making records that […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Asfixia Social feat Joe D.O.A – Traffic Lights
Brazilian funk/punk band Asfixia Social teams up with the legendary hardcore/punk band D.O.A. on the new single ’Traffic Lights’, taken from the forthcoming album. After releasing the albums Da Rua Pra Rua (From the street […]
JOHN GRANT announces new album ‘The Art Of The Lie’
Today, John Grant announces his new album, The Art Of The Lie, due for release on 14th June via Bella Union and is available to preorder here. To accompany the announcement, Grant has shared a […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood
Kate Crutchfield unleashes her inner Americana on an album full of Country-Alt joy and beautiful musicianship. Before setting sail on her solo career, she joined forces with her twin sister, Allison. They formed P.S. Eliot, […]