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          Belfast alt-rock five-piece Consolers announce debut album “Deep Breaths” and new single “Play”

          December 29, 2025

          Belfast alt-rock five-piece Consolers will release their debut album, Deep Breaths, on 20 February 2026, marking the occasion with a headline show at the city’s legendary Empire Music Hall. Tickets for the show are on […]

          Garbage
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          Garbage announce headline Belfast show at Waterfront Hall on 17 July 2026

          December 16, 2025

          Garbage announce a headline Belfast show at the Waterfront Hall on 17th July 2026. They are heading out on the road in support of their eighth and latest album, ‘Let All That We Imagine Be […]

          Starsailor
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          Starsailor’s James Walsh Announces New Solo Album ‘It’s All Happening’, Out January 30

          December 12, 2025

          Starsailor frontman James Walsh is set to take his ever-growing solo career to new heights with the release of his new album ‘It’s All Happening’ on January 30th. He has previewed the record with a […]

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          Sugar - Copper Blue
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          ALBUM REVIEW: Sugar – Copper Blue: The Singles Collection

          November 28, 2025

          For fans of Sugar – and for anyone who still feels the shockwave of Copper Blue more than three decades on – Copper Blue: The Singles Collection arrives as a dream artefact. Pressed across four […]

          debdepan "Lovers & Others" EP
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          REVIEW: debdepan “Lovers & Others” EP

          November 27, 2025

          In recent years, the vibrant seaside town of Margate has evolved into a heady blend of coastal charm and DIY creativity — a place where visual artists, musicians and free-thinking makers thrive. It’s the perfect […]

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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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          LIVE REVIEW: Craic, Community and Conviction: The Mary Wallopers storm Belfast Credit: Becca McCaffrey
          Live Reviews

          LIVE REVIEW: Craic, Community and Conviction: The Mary Wallopers storm Belfast

          December 29, 2025

          The Mary Wallopers returned to Belfast on 23 December fresh from five consecutive nights at Glasgow’s Barrowlands, and if there was any risk of fatigue, it never showed. From the opening song, pints were flying, […]

          LIVE REVIEW: Wool City Rockers: Paradise Lost, Terrorvision & New Model Army take over Bradford Live Credit: Alina Salihbekova
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          LIVE REVIEW: Wool City Rockers: Paradise Lost, Terrorvision & New Model Army take over Bradford Live

          December 23, 2025

          On 13 December, Bradford proudly celebrated the strength and legacy of the Yorkshire heavy music scene with Wool City Rockers, staged at the city’s newly refurbished Bradford Live. The line-up brought together three iconic bands […]

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          XS Noize Best Albums of 2018
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          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
          Round Up

          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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        • Hans Zimmer
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          Hans Zimmer: The ultimate fan’s guide

          August 27, 2025

          Hans Zimmer, the genius behind Hollywood’s most unforgettable scores, is back on tour with an electrifying live experience to share with his fans. From “Inception” to “Dune”, Zimmer is preparing to transform his soundscapes into […]

          Andrea Bocelli
          Gigs

          The ultimate fans guide to seeing Andrea Bocelli in Amsterdam

          August 21, 2025

          The Italian tenor, Andrea Bocelli, will be at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on March 29 and 30, 2026. The show will feature a mix of operatic tracks, pop songs, and classical repertoire. Bocelli is […]

          Eros Ramazzotti
          Gigs

          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 […]

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        • TAVE
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          INTERVIEW: TAVE Talks ‘Fly Away,’ Self-Discovery, and the Art of Letting Go

          November 11, 2025

          Rising artist TAVE has had an extraordinary journey — from earning a scholarship at just 13 and performing with some of music’s biggest names to now stepping into the spotlight with his deeply personal debut […]

          :Panic :Over
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          INTERVIEW: :Panic :Over Are Turning Northern Irish Indie Into a Global Sound

          October 16, 2025

          Neal McClelland meets the Northern Irish band whose anthemic sound is turning heads from Belfast to Tokyo. There’s something electric about catching a band right before liftoff — that mix of confidence, humour, and disbelief […]

          Fabrizio Cammarata
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          INTERVIEW: Fabrizio Cammarata on Solitude, Connection, and the Inner Worlds of His New Album “Insularities”

          October 10, 2025

          Sicilian singer-songwriter Fabrizio Cammarata has returned with Insularities — a quietly profound exploration of connection, isolation, transformation, and memory. The record invites listeners into a space between light and shadow, where grief and love share […]

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        • Sleaford Mods
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          Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson on Planet X, cultural decay, and the evolution of the band | XS Noize Podcast #264

          December 6, 2025

          In this episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar is joined by Jason Williamson, the fiercely articulate frontman of Sleaford Mods, to explore the band’s most ambitious and unflinching record yet: The Demise Of […]

          Oliver Murray
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          Oliver Murray on completing “The Beatles Anthology” and bringing Episode Nine to life | XS Noize Podcast #263

          December 4, 2025

          In this episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar is joined by acclaimed filmmaker Oliver Murray — the British writer–director redefining modern music documentary through his bold, cinematic approach. Following his 2023 short film […]

          Steve Lillywhite on the Making of “Fairytale of New York” | XS Noize Podcast #262
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          Steve Lillywhite on Making “Fairytale of New York” with Kirsty MacColl & The Pogues | XS Noize Podcast #262

          November 30, 2025

          In this episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar is joined by legendary producer Steve Lillywhite — the Grammy-winning studio mastermind behind iconic records by U2, The Rolling Stones, Talking Heads, The Smiths, The […]

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NILE RODGERS & CHIC announce summer show at Dublin's 3 Arena on Friday 1st July 2022
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NILE RODGERS & CHIC announce summer show at Dublin’s 3 Arena on Friday 1st July 2022

March 21, 2022 XS Noize

Following their sensational sold-out shows at St Anne’s Park, Malahide Castle and the RDS, Nile Rodgers & CHIC make a highly anticipated return to Dublin this summer. The legendary band is bringing their spectacular live […]

VIDEO PREMIERE: Slow Down Molasses - Street Haunting
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Slow Down Molasses – Street Haunting

March 21, 2022 XS Noize

Slow Down Molasses release ‘live from the dusty floor’ video and announce a UK tour in the Spring. Confronting bristling anxious energy with highly-pronounced pop edges, Slow Down Molasses have never been shy about traversing […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Placebo – Never Let Me Go
Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Placebo – Never Let Me Go

March 20, 2022 Sandra Blemster

Vocalist and guitarist Brian Molko and bassist Stefan Olsdal who make up Placebo, return, this time as a duo, following the departure of drummer Steve Forrest in 2015. It’s been almost nine years since they […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Sea Girls - Homesick
Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Sea Girls – Homesick

March 20, 2022 Michael Barron

Known as the up and coming London band included in MTV Push’s Ones To Watch 2020 shortlist after supporting the Foals 2019 Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost World Tour in Russia and Ukraine. Sea […]

INTERVIEW: Band of Skulls' Russell Marsden discusses new 'Marsden & Richardson' project 1
Interviews

INTERVIEW: Band of Skulls’ Russell Marsden discusses new ‘Marsden & Richardson’ project

March 20, 2022 XS Noize

In episode #74 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Russell Marsden, one half of Band Of Skulls duo Marsden & Richardson. Russell Marsden and Emma Richardson first started writing songs together […]

IN FOCUS// The Weather Station at The Black Box, Belfast 1
IN FOCUS

IN FOCUS// The Weather Station at The Black Box, Belfast

March 20, 2022 Bernie McAllister

In support of the new album Ignorance and How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars, The Weather Station are currently on a whistle-stop tour of the UK & Ireland as part of […]

LIVE REVIEW: The Dead South at Shepherds Bush Empire
Live Reviews

LIVE REVIEW: The Dead South at Shepherds Bush Empire

March 20, 2022 Michael Barron

Despite band members joining and re-joining in recent years, this four-piece folk-bluegrass band has made it through to see their tenth year, release new EPs, and most importantly, return to the UK to perform a […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Geneviève Racette – Satellite
Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Geneviève Racette – Satellite

March 18, 2022 Randall Radic

Québécois folk-pop artist Geneviève Racette releases her brand-new album, Satellite, a nine-track collection of songs revealing tales of contemplation and self-discovery filtered through the progression of love. Her third LP, Satellite, stirs up echoes of […]

JAMES BLUNT teams up with JASON ZHANG for a special collaborative version of the sensational single 'Adrenaline'
New Music

JAMES BLUNT teams up with JASON ZHANG for a special collaborative version of the sensational single ‘Adrenaline’

March 18, 2022 XS Noize

British icon James Blunt has teamed up with Jason Zhang, one of China’s most accomplished music stars, for a special collaborative version of the sensational single “Adrenaline” – released via Warner Music Group. This special […]

WARPAINT shares the video for their latest single 'Champion' from new album 'Radiate Like This' 2
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WARPAINT shares the video for their latest single ‘Champion’ from new album ‘Radiate Like This’

March 18, 2022 XS Noize

Celebrated L.A. quartet Warpaint shares the video for their latest single, “Champion,” today, taken from Radiate Like This, their first full length in six years, out May 6. “Being apart it was a little tricky […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Rodney Cromwell - Memory Box
Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Rodney Cromwell – Memory Box

March 18, 2022 David McElroy

Rodney Cromwell, the alter ego of Happy Robots label boss Adam Cresswell, returns this week with his long-awaited second album, Memory Box. It picks up from where its predecessor, Age Of Anxiety, left off. With Memory […]

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE surprise drops new track ‘KING’
Gigs

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE announces headline show at 3Arena, Dublin on 30th November 2022

March 18, 2022 XS Noize

After her short run of intimate UK shows sold out within minutes of going on sale this week, Florence + the Machine has announced her album tour for November which will take place in the […]

TRACK PREMIERE: Monét Ngo - Lonestar
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TRACK PREMIERE: Monét Ngo – Lonestar

March 18, 2022 XS Noize

Vietnamese- American school teacher, Monét Ngo is making his artist debut with his infectious coming of age sounding single ‘Lonestar’. Creating the music “he wishes he could have listened to as he grew up”, Monét […]

Top names from the global music industry to speak at Ireland’s largest music conference, ‘Output Belfast’ next month 1
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Top names from the global music industry to speak at Ireland’s largest music conference, ‘Output Belfast’ next month

March 18, 2022 XS Noize

Top names from the global music industry are lined up to speak at Ireland’s largest music conference, ‘Output Belfast’ on Thursday 21 April 2022. A Belfast City Council initiative, the conference will include panel discussions, music sessions, workshops and speed networking events, as […]

ARCADE FIRE announce sixth studio album 'WE' - Watch video for first single 'The Lightning I, II' 2
New Music

ARCADE FIRE announce sixth studio album ‘WE’ – Watch video for first single ‘The Lightning I, II’

March 17, 2022 XS Noize

WE, the eagerly anticipated sixth studio album by Arcade Fire, has been confirmed for a 6th May, 2022 release via Columbia Records. WE’s arrival is preceded by first single “The Lightning I, II,” available now […]

Manchester-based indie/electronic duo DEMONS OF RUBY MAE return with the new single ‘Brooklyn’
Gigs

Manchester-based indie/electronic duo DEMONS OF RUBY MAE return with the new single ‘Brooklyn’

March 17, 2022 XS Noize

Manchester-based indie/electronic duo Demons of Ruby Mae return with the new single ‘Brooklyn’, taken from their forthcoming sophomore release ‘What Goes Unseen’, which is set for release on April 1st 2022. With its percussive steel […]

MUSE announce new album 'Will Of The People' and share video for feature track 'Compliance' 1
New Music

MUSE announce new album ‘Will Of The People’ and share video for feature track ‘Compliance’

March 17, 2022 XS Noize

Grammy Award-winning rock band Muse will release their long-awaited ninth studio album, Will Of The People, on August 26th via Warner Records. Of the album, Muse frontman Matt Bellamy says, “Will Of The People was […]

THE SMILE feat: Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner share video for new single 'Skrting On The Surface'
New Music

THE SMILE feat: Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner share video for new single ‘Skrting On The Surface’

March 17, 2022 XS Noize

Skrting On The Surface, The Smile’s brand-new single and video is released today via XL Recordings. The video was shot in 16mm black and white by BAFTA-winning writer/director Mark Jenkin in the depths of the […]

INTERVIEW: QUESTA discusses his latest single 'Feedin' & his future plans
Interviews

INTERVIEW: QUESTA discusses his latest single ‘Feedin’ & his future plans

March 17, 2022 Rebecca Haslam

Rising artist QUESTA – Emilio Cuesta – is really starting to make waves, most notably after his latest single, “Feedin’”, was featured in the hit psychological thriller TV series Servant. To date, he’s played a […]

FYFE & ISKRA STRINGS share brand new track ‘Night Sky’ from new album ‘Interiority’
New Music

FYFE & ISKRA STRINGS share brand new track ‘Night Sky’ from new album ‘Interiority’

March 17, 2022 XS Noize

Fyfe and Iskra Strings today share a fresh glimpse into their eagerly anticipated ‘Interiority’ album by sharing the brand new track ‘Night Sky’. Set to be released on June 10th, ‘Interiority’ will be the duo’s […]

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