Year: 2025

Since the 2020 pandemic, the music industry has shifted strongly towards live events, with concerts and festivals becoming essential for reconnecting with audiences.  In 2023, 19.2 million fans attended live music concerts across the UK, […]

Courtney Hadwin’s story is remarkably distinctive. She went massively viral via her audience for ‘America’s Got Talent’, with fans across the world amazed to see a 13-year-old who sounded like Janis Joplin in her prime. […]

Authenticity has been Amy Macdonald’s biggest strength over the course of a career which took off with ‘Mr Rock & Roll’ and ‘This Is The Life’ back in 2007. Since then, she has achieved so […]

Seminal British band WOLF ALICE have returned with new single “Bloom Baby Bloom” alongside highly anticipated news of their fourth studio album The Clearing, confirmed for release on 29 August via their new global label, […]

Songwriter, singer, and multi-disciplinary artist Jehnny Beth is back with her biting new album You Heartbreaker, You, which comes August 29th on Fiction Records. Alongside the announcement Jehnny has also revealed the album’s first cut […]

Music, film, fashion and community have always been at the heart and soul of Liverpool’s endlessly inquisitive dance/indie crossover pioneers, The Farm, and the re-energised five-piece strike a fresh beat based on familiar themes on […]

Nu-metal’s early architects include Linkin Park, a band renowned for blending hip-hop, heavy metal, alternative rock, and occasional funk elements into a distinctive alternative metal subgenre. Influential groups like Pantera, Korn, and thrash metal legends […]

Described as ‘One of the most distinctive voices of the‘90s”’ (The New York Times), American alternative rock band The Lemonheads formed in 1986 by Evan Dando have finished their first album in nearly two decades […]

Just before Dennis Hopper Day, A Wild and Beautiful Ride—a powerful new documentary chronicling the creation of The Waterboys’ latest album Life, Death and Dennis Hopper,—will be released globally on YouTube on Friday, May 16. […]

Following last year’s explosive, no frills self-titled debut album, in keeping with the fast-paced punk rock spirit that’s His Lordship’s creed, today the potent two-piece return with new single ‘I Fly Planes Into Hurricanes’. Clocking […]

Following a triumphant 2024, the celebrated Manchester-formed post-punk legends Chameleons (formerly The Chameleons) are revving up momentum with the announcement of their long-awaited new album, ‘Arctic Moon’. Scheduled for release on 12th September 2025 via […]

XS Noize Podcast Episode #227: Sea Fever – Phil Cunningham, Tom Chapman, and Beth Cassidy on Surface Sound, Musical Chemistry, and Honouring Denise Johnson In Episode #227 of the XS Noize Music Podcast, host Mark […]

For over a decade, Imagine Dragons have delivered anthemic melodies that have resonated with fans across the globe — from the plains of Idaho to the piazzas of Italy. While debates continue over whether their […]

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has announced her much-anticipated 8th studio album ‘Perimenopop’, which will be released on 12th September via Decca. Alongside the album announcement, she has shared new single and MNEK collaboration ‘Taste’ and announced a brand-new show at London KOKO on 8th September. […]

A band fuelled by authenticity and the contagious joy of simply making music, The Sons of Guns bring classic ‘70s-era Americana influences into the present day. After two introductory tracks, the haunting, harmony-rich ‘Hollywood’ and […]

Thom Yorke and Mark Pritchard have been quietly orbiting each other’s creative spheres for over a decade. Pritchard, a revered figure in the world of electronica with three standout albums and a rich back catalogue […]

Olivia Rodrigo’s debut arena tour, “Guts World Tour,” highlights her radiant stage presence and captures a raw, unfiltered moment of personal truth.  Rodrigo has maintained unstoppable momentum since her breakout single “drivers license” dropped three […]

Dubh Lee is an Irish guitarist and singer-songwriter who emerged on the Dublin music scene in 2018 with her lively residency in The International Bar and has since entertained countless audiences across Ireland. With wide-ranging […]