After a purgatorial stint of inactivity due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has also affected certain aspects of the album itself, The Killers are back with their seventh studio album, Pressure Machine. The band co-produced […]
In episode #49 of The XS Noize Music Podcast, Lee Campbell catches up with Mark Lanegan to discuss Dark Mark vs Skeleton Joe, his collaborative project with The Icarus Line frontman, Joe Cardamone, his recent […]
Today, Duran Duran have shared their stunning new animé lyric video for their latest single ‘MORE JOY!’ feat CHAI. The video was created by Melissa Ladybug, and comes ahead of their highly anticipated fifteenth studio […]
Short, sharp and frank reviews from a confessed vinyl junkie. I’ll be posting my most loved records and most recent purchases right here for your perusal every week. Reissue of the debut album from Hounslow’s […]
The Cribs, who released their eighth album Night Network to universal acclaim in November 2020, have today announced details of the ‘Sonic Blew Singles Club’ which will run monthly until the end of the year. […]
The Darkness have unleashed the first taste and title track of their forthcoming opus Motorheart out November 19th via Cooking Vinyl. Paying homage to a devoted sex robot, ‘Motorheart’ growls, pounds and stomps with Rufus […]
Vulnerability, hope and the tantalizing promise of optimism lies at the heart of So Kindly, an exciting and reflective artist from Zimbabwe, whose rich storytelling is set to be unveiled with the release of his […]
Chicago-based electronic-orchestral artist Matthew J Van Howe introduces his new album, Legend of the Galactic Princess. Imagine Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of Mars scored by Vangelis, and you’ll have an idea of what Van […]
New York City-based funk outfit Pre-Sexual Activities recently unveiled the music video for “Spotify Your Life,” a sardonic take on the music streaming giant. Made up of producers Andrea Monorchio and Nikolaus Schuhbeck, Pre-Sexual Activities […]
Cracking the door further ajar and letting listeners take another step into their forthcoming, debut album The Lathums scatter seeds of their trademark, smile-wide optimism on their latest, beaming single, I’ll Get By. A skiffle-beat […]
British experimental electronic artist Tutara Peak has joined forces with Mercury Prize-nominated singer-songwriter Lou Rhodes on new single & video ‘Ember’, which XS Noize can exclusively reveal today! Blending bubbling synths and delicate guitar chords […]
Billy Idol is set to release ‘The Roadside’ EP, his first new material in nearly seven years, on 17th September via Dark Horse Records. Produced by Butch Walker (Green Day, Weezer) and featuring Idol’s longtime […]
London Grammar today share the official video for their new single America, taken from their #1 album Californian Soil, out now on Ministry of Sound. The video for ‘America’ was directed by long time collaborator […]
THE CHARLATANS will play a special live show in support of NHS workers at Gorilla in Manchester on Monday the 15th of November 2021. Entry will be free to National Health staff and ticket applications […]
Walker Hayes’ current single ‘Fancy Like’ has been one of America’s biggest and most surprising smash hits of the summer. Ignited by the huge reaction to the dance video he made with his daughter Lela […]
Open House Festival Bangor returns this week with a programme of outdoor events including music, comedy, spoken word, classic cinema and walking tours, the majority of which will be held in the beautiful surroundings of […]
Marking 25 years to the day since the first night of the record-breaking Knebworth 1996 concerts, today Oasis unveil the trailer for their eagerly anticipated cinematic documentary, released in cinemas worldwide from September 23 via […]
The Ronnie Wood Band today release two more tracks from the second instalment of the live album trilogy -‘Mr Luck – A Tribute to Jimmy Reed: Live at the Royal Albert Hall’. Ronnie and friends […]
In episode #48 of The XS Noize Music Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with music legend Tito Jackson to discuss his debut Blues album, Under Your Spell, The Jackson 5, his brother Michael Jackson and […]
In light of Covid, which shut down live music, there has been much discussion about how to bring the live act, venue and gig-goers together without either of them being physically together. Melody VR has […]