Skip to main content
Trending
  • REVIEW: Aerosmith & Yungblud – One More Time EP
  • Labrinth Ignites the Cosmic Opera Era with New Single “IMPLOSION”
  • Lily Allen Returns with Her Biggest-Ever UK & Ireland Arena Tour — June 2026
  • KillerStar Return with New Album ‘The Afterglow’ — Hear Lead Single ‘So Easy’
  • LIVE REVIEW: Bastille – Songs from The First 15 Years at The O2, London
XS Noize | Independent Music News
  • News
        • Labrinth
          News

          Labrinth Ignites the Cosmic Opera Era with New Single “IMPLOSION”

          November 20, 2025

          Visionary artist, producer, and composer Labrinth returns with “IMPLOSION,” a pulse-racing new single that marks the next chapter of his upcoming album, Cosmic Opera: Act I, arriving January 30 via Columbia Records. A thunderous blend […]

          Lily Allen
          News

          Lily Allen Returns with Her Biggest-Ever UK & Ireland Arena Tour — June 2026

          November 20, 2025

          The remarkable Lily Allen — whose acclaimed new album West End Girl has become a global sensation with over 150 million streams and a third consecutive Top 5 entry on the UK Albums Chart — […]

          KillerStar
          News

          KillerStar Return with New Album ‘The Afterglow’ — Hear Lead Single ‘So Easy’

          November 19, 2025

          After earning 4-star reviews from MOJO, The Times and RnR along with glowing comparisons to David Bowie, Suede and prime ‘70s art rock for their self-titled debut, KillerStar return with the release of their electrifying second album ‘The Afterglow’ on March 20th via High Wire Records. The band today […]

  • Reviews
        • Album Reviews

          Aerosmith & Yungblud
          Album Reviews

          REVIEW: Aerosmith & Yungblud – One More Time EP

          November 20, 2025

          The unlikely team-up of Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry and Yorkshire’s punk-pop firebrand Yungblud has dropped a 5-track EP, One More Time. Four brand-new co-writes plus a glossy 2025 rework of “Back In the […]

          ALBUM REVIEW: James – Nothing But Love: The Definitive Best Of
          Album Reviews

          ALBUM REVIEW: James – Nothing But Love: The Definitive Best Of

          November 19, 2025

          For a band often frozen in the public imagination as ’90s indie heroes, James have spent over four decades proving they are far more than that label suggests. Formed in 1982, the Manchester group have […]

        • Book Reviews

          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 […]

        • Classic Albums

          ‘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
          Album Reviews

          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 […]

        • Live Reviews

          Bastille
          Live Reviews

          LIVE REVIEW: Bastille – Songs from The First 15 Years at The O2, London

          November 19, 2025

          With three UK number-one albums, a string of major hits, and—impressively—their original core line-up still intact since forming in 2010, now seems the perfect moment for Bastille to take stock of everything they’ve built.  Their […]

          Levellers
          Live Reviews

          LIVE REVIEW: Levellers — Shepherds Bush Empire Zeitgeist 30th Anniversary Tour

          November 18, 2025

          When it comes to Levellers albums that fans rally behind, Levelling the Land often steals the spotlight. Its influence is unquestionable. But it’s far from the only record in their catalogue deserving anniversary treatment. This […]

        • Round Up

          XS Noize Best Albums of 2018
          Round Up

          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 […]

        • In Focus

          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, […]

  • Gigs
        • Hans Zimmer
          Gigs

          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 […]

  • Interviews
        • TAVE
          Interviews

          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
          Interviews

          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
          Interviews

          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 […]

  • Podcast
        • Roland Gift of Fine Young Cannibals
          Podcast

          Roland Gift on 40 Years of Fine Young Cannibals & His New Christmas Single | XS Noize Podcast #259

          November 16, 2025

          In this episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar is joined by Roland Gift — the iconic voice of Fine Young Cannibals and one of the most instantly recognisable singers in British music. With […]

          ALKY
          Podcast

          ALKY on breaking the cycle with debut album ‘Rinse & Repeat’ | XS Noize Podcast #258

          November 13, 2025

          In this episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar is joined by ALKY — the Dublin-born indie-rock artist and former Emmy-nominated audio engineer whose raw, heartfelt songwriting is making serious waves across Ireland’s indie […]

          The Charlatans
          Podcast

          Martin Blunt – The Charlatans: Inside new album ‘We Are Love’ | XS Noize Podcast #257

          November 9, 2025

          In this episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar is joined by Martin Blunt — founding member and bassist of The Charlatans, one of Britain’s most enduring and beloved bands. From their breakthrough with […]

  • About Us
  • Contribute
  • Home
  • 2022
  • Page
  • 78

Year: 2022

ALBUM REVIEW: Tall Heights – Juniors
Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Tall Heights – Juniors

January 10, 2022 Randall Radic

Boston electro-folk duo Tall Heights releases their third full-length album, Juniors, the follow-up to 2018’s Pretty Colors For Your Actions. Juniors reflects a spiritual and emotional cusp of transition during which the duo – Paul […]

SPIRITUALIZED share video for new single 'Crazy' from new LP 'Everything Was Beautiful' 1
Gigs

SPIRITUALIZED share video for new single ‘Crazy’ from new LP ‘Everything Was Beautiful’

January 10, 2022 XS Noize

With their new LP Everything Was Beautiful due out February 25th via Fat Possum, and having previously shared album opener ‘Always Together With You’, today Spiritualized share a video for new single “Crazy”, a sweet […]

KAE TEMPEST shares new single ‘More Pressure’ featuring Kevin Abstract
New Music

KAE TEMPEST shares new single ‘More Pressure’ featuring Kevin Abstract

January 10, 2022 XS Noize

‘The Line Is A Curve’ is the new album from writer and musician Kae Tempest, set for release on 8th April 2022 by Fiction Records. It is the fourth album from the Lewisham based artist […]

MUSIC VENUE TRUST Launches The #GoLocal Campaign
New Music

MUSIC VENUE TRUST Launches The #GoLocal Campaign

January 10, 2022 XS Noize

Music Venue Trust (MVT) has announced a new campaign to encourage music fans to enjoy live music in safe environments by supporting their local grassroots music venues. Given the current data and the guidance from […]

GILMORE TRAIL share new single 'Nocturne' from the upcoming ‘Impermanence’ LP
Gigs

GILMORE TRAIL share new single ‘Nocturne’ from the upcoming ‘Impermanence’ LP

January 10, 2022 XS Noize

Preceding their first album for over six years, GILMORE TRAIL today return with the graceful “Nocturne”; the final single to be cut from the upcoming ‘Impermanence’ LP (out 21 January, via Chasmata Records). A world […]

ON THE TURNTABLE: Parra For Cuva - Juno
On The Turntable

ON THE TURNTABLE: Parra For Cuva – Juno

January 7, 2022 Sean Crossey

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. Parra For Cuva – Juno Fourth studio […]

JAMES MORRISON shares video for new single ‘Don’t Mess With Love’
Gigs

JAMES MORRISON shares video for new single ‘Don’t Mess With Love’

January 7, 2022 XS Noize

As the February 11th release of his refreshed ‘Greatest Hits’ album approaches, James Morrison has discovered that looking back has opened new possibilities for his future. While his big hits undeniably sound better than ever, […]

THE WEEKND releases highly anticipated new album DAWN FM 1
New Music

THE WEEKND releases highly anticipated new album DAWN FM

January 7, 2022 XS Noize

The Weeknd has officially dropped his latest album, Dawn FM (XO/Republic Records). The surprise release began with a compelling trailer for the project and the reveal of the album cover and tracklist earlier in the […]

BLOOD RED SHOES release explosive new track 'Murder Me'
Gigs

BLOOD RED SHOES release explosive new track ‘Murder Me’

January 6, 2022 XS Noize

Blood Red Shoes have today shared their explosive new track, ‘MURDER ME’; the third release from their upcoming album, ‘GHOSTS ON TAPE’. Produced by Grammy-nominated producer Tom Dalgety (Pixies, Royal Blood) and recorded at Echo […]

THE BEATLES' legendary rooftop concert from Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Back” to make theatrical debut exclusively in Imax 3
Gigs

THE BEATLES’ legendary rooftop concert from Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Back” to make theatrical debut exclusively in Imax

January 6, 2022 XS Noize

The Beatles’ unforgettable concert on the rooftop of Apple Corps’ Savile Row headquarters on January 30, 1969, will debut as a 60-minute feature at an Exclusive IMAX® Event Screening and Filmmaker Q&A on January 30, […]

HATE MOSS release new single 'Fog' & confirm forthcoming new album coming March 2022
New Music

HATE MOSS release new single ‘Fog’ & confirm forthcoming new album coming March 2022

January 5, 2022 XS Noize

With the New Year here and ready for taking – HATE MOSS – can confirm the arrival of a new album later in 2022. In anticipation of the release, the Italo-Brazilian industrial/post-punk duo have shared […]

The Mercury Prize winning, chart-topping alt-J start 2022 with their electrifying new track HARD DRIVE GOLD
Gigs

The Mercury Prize winning, chart-topping alt-J start 2022 with their electrifying new track HARD DRIVE GOLD

January 5, 2022 XS Noize

The Mercury Prize-winning, chart-topping alt-J start 2022 with a bang, releasing their electrifying new track HARD DRIVE GOLD, the third song to be taken from their forthcoming album THE DREAM, set for release on 11 […]

THE SMILE feat: Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner reveal their debut single ‘You Will Never Work In Television Again’ 1
Gigs

THE SMILE feat: Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner reveal their debut single ‘You Will Never Work In Television Again’

January 5, 2022 XS Noize

The Smile, the new group comprising Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet’s Tom Skinner, have today revealed their debut single ‘You Will Never Work In Television Again’. The track, which is […]

EELS share 'Amateur Hour' from their anticipated fourteenth studio album 'Extreme Witchcraft' 1
Gigs

EELS share ‘Amateur Hour’ from their anticipated fourteenth studio album ‘Extreme Witchcraft’

January 5, 2022 XS Noize

Ahead of the release of their anticipated fourteenth studio album Extreme Witchcraft, out January 28 via PIAS and the band’s own E Works Records, EELS have today shared the album’s opening track, ‘Amateur Hour.’ E […]

BEAU DIAKO shares new single ‘Nylon’ featuring Tobi Tunis
New Music

BEAU DIAKO shares new single ‘Nylon’ featuring Tobi Tunis

January 5, 2022 XS Noize

After joining forces with major talents Bas and Etta Bond on his latest track ‘Fretless’, Beau Diako gets 2022 off to bang as he shares his brand new single ‘Nylon’, which features Tobi Tunis. The […]

LET’S EAT GRANDMA share video for new track 'Happy New Year' celebrating friendship, from their new album, Two Ribbons
Gigs

LET’S EAT GRANDMA share video for new track ‘Happy New Year’ celebrating friendship, from their new album, Two Ribbons

January 4, 2022 XS Noize

Let’s Eat Grandma, the duo composed of songwriters, multi-instrumentalists and vocalists Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth, today share “Happy New Year”, an upbeat, blissful song celebrating friendship, and the opening track from their upcoming much […]

TRACK PREMIERE: Divided Heaven feat. Guise - Creep
Exclusive!

TRACK PREMIERE: Divided Heaven feat. Guise – Creep

January 4, 2022 XS Noize

Jeff Berman has not made it easy on himself. For the past 12 years, the DIVIDED HEAVEN frontman has tried relentlessly to buck the typical singer-songwriter mould with his unique writing style and career path. […]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 77 78

LATEST REVIEWS

  • Aerosmith & Yungblud
    REVIEW: Aerosmith & Yungblud – One More Time EP
    November 20, 2025
  • ALBUM REVIEW: James – Nothing But Love: The Definitive Best Of
    ALBUM REVIEW: James – Nothing But Love: The Definitive Best Of
    November 19, 2025
  • ALBUM REVIEW: The Belair Lip Bombs – Again
    ALBUM REVIEW: The Belair Lip Bombs – Again
    November 10, 2025
  • Swim School
    ALBUM REVIEW: Swim School – Swim School
    November 4, 2025
  • The Dears – Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful!
    ALBUM REVIEW: The Dears – Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful! Life Is Beautiful!
    November 4, 2025
  • ALBUM REVIEW: White Lies - Night Light
    ALBUM REVIEW: White Lies – Night Light
    November 3, 2025

TOP UK MUSIC BLOG 2025

Vuelio Top 10 Blog 2025 - XS Noize

Trending

  • Arcadia
    FEATURE: Arcadia – So Red the Rose at 40
  • Roland Gift of Fine Young Cannibals
    Roland Gift on 40 Years of Fine Young Cannibals & His New Christmas Single | XS Noize Podcast #259
  • Howl
    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Set to Release 20th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set Of Their Seminal Album ‘Howl’
  • Oasis
    How much could Oasis earn from their 2025 tour? 
  • Yungblud
    Five of Yungblud’s biggest hits
  • Bad Bunny
    6 of Bad Bunny’s biggest selling hits
  • Bastille
    LIVE REVIEW: Bastille – Songs from The First 15 Years at The O2, London
  • Imagine Dragons
    11 of Imagine Dragons’ biggest selling hits
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • Youtube
  • instagram
  • Spotify
  • Terms Of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Sitemap

Copyright © 2024 | XS Noize. Website by Skyhaven Media