Month: January 2022

In episode #63 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr. Formed in the seventies Simple Minds have become one of the most successful bands ever to come […]

Ten years ago, alt-J shot to prominence with their Mercury Prize-winning debut album, An Awesome Wave, which laid the foundations for garnering an international following that has seen the band perform sell-out shows at venues […]

Following the release of Kae Tempest’s new single “More Pressure” with Kevin Abstract earlier this month, the British spoken word artist, rapper, poet, novelist, and playwright drops the official video for the song today. The […]

Pet Shop Boys today release their remix of DJ and Producer Claptone’s ‘Queen of Ice’, taken from his latest studio album “Closer”. Continuing the run of outstanding album collaborations and the final single to be […]

Following a two-year break from touring and releasing music, and nearly being replaced by two new guys, Grammy Award-winning and Billboard Chart-topping artist/producer duo The Chainsmokers have returned to unveil their highly anticipated new single […]

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. Debut solo album from one half of […]

Today British indie-pop trailblazers THE KOOKS announce their sixth studio album, ‘10 TRACKS TO ECHO IN THE DARK’. It will be released on July 22nd via Lonely Cat / AWAL Recordings and is a fresh […]

Lea Heart’s music career kick-started at the start of the pandemic, but despite the challenges this brought, the young Kildare native released her debut EP, her track ‘A Million Goodbyes’ featured in hit TV series […]

Indonesian brotherly trio, The Overtunes, is poised to announce a brand new release with the arrival of ‘Write Me Another Song’, lifted from their forthcoming album due later this year. An emotive pared-down affair, the […]

As another year comes to a conclusion, we naturally begin to reflect and seek clarity for the upcoming new year. Encompassing these sentiments and more, Grammy-nominated songwriter Ajay Mathur is excited to announce the upcoming […]

The Smile, the new group comprising Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet’s Tom Skinner, have today revealed a new track The Smoke and its accompanying lyric video, created by the BAFTA-winning […]

To date, Zheani has built a reputation for writing culturally poignant music that chastises many of the problems rife within the modern world. Her latest release, ‘Napalm’, is no different. It is a track that […]

What makes this double LP interesting is that it’s much more than an early EP compilation; it’s also a pre-history of Beirut and the story as to how Beirut frontman Zachary Condon’s musicology evolved. It […]

Pictures Releasing U.K. announced today that Studio 666 will be released exclusively in cinemas across the U.K. and Ireland on 25th February 2022. In Studio 666, Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Foo Fighters move […]

After dropping four brilliant new singles throughout 2021, singer-songwriter David Nevory releases his long-awaited debut album today. Seagazing is on all streaming platforms now (via Saint In The City Records), and is a timeless collection of […]

Iconic Australian musician Darren Hayes has today announced his first new music in a decade and the beginning of a brand new chapter of accomplishments. Leading with the effervescent new single ‘Let’s Try Being In […]

This spring, Interpol will embark on their first tour in two years with dates across the US, UK, and EU. A second night at London’s Roundhouse has been added for June 15, following a previously […]

Toronto-born, London-based singer-songwriter Tess Parks is today announcing her long-awaited new album ‘And Those Who Were Seen Dancing’ and the first single and video, ‘Happy Birthday Forever’ is online now. Following years of international touring […]