ALBUM REVIEW: Ed O’Brien – Blue Morpho
There has been a flurry of solo activity from the members of Radiohead in the ten years since A Moon Shaped Pool was released. In that same decade, the world has faced its share of […]
There has been a flurry of solo activity from the members of Radiohead in the ten years since A Moon Shaped Pool was released. In that same decade, the world has faced its share of […]
Fame arrived in Jamie Webster’s twenties with mega-streaming modern folk classic, Weekend In Paradise. He saw out his most monumental decade by playing to 32,000 people in his home city on one glorious summer night. […]
Having teased their first new music in four years last week with the seismic, reverb-drenched single ‘Black Sage’, cult London band Mystery Jets have announced details of their seventh studio album. A Hole To See […]
In the latest episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar is joined by BRIT and Ivor Novello-nominated singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot. Nerina joins Mark for a warm, honest and reflective conversation about her new career-spanning […]
GRAMMY® Award-winning rock visionaries MUSE release their towering new track “Hexagons” out now on Warner Records. Taken from the band’s forthcoming tenth studio album “The Wow! Signal” – coming June 26 – “Hexagons”arrives following a […]
The Amazons are on the move. New single ‘Blood on the Bone’ is out now, and the Reading rock five-piece have announced a UK headline tour this September – with a new lineup which redefines […]
Continuing a monumental run, singer-songwriter Stella Lefty releases her new EP ‘Is This Heaven?’ featuring focus track “Something to Lose” with Vincent Mason, as well as singles “I Know I Know” and “Boston.” ‘Is This […]
Kiefer Sutherland may be known across the world as an actor and producer, but on stage at Union Chapel, that part of his life felt almost beside the point. With his fourth album, Grey, due […]
The Strokes unveil the new single “Falling out of Love” from their upcoming album Reality Awaits today. The band will premiere the song tomorrow night on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, one of the […]
In the latest episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar is joined by Kevin Drew and Charles Spearin of Broken Social Scene. Kevin and Charles join Mark for a warm, reflective and deeply human […]
Dea Matrona return with new song “My Own Party”, the third release from their upcoming second album ‘Hate That I Care’, out 5th June 2026, along with a colourful music video. Recorded, written and produced […]
Following a critically acclaimed seven date run last year at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, today Billy Corgan, the frontman of the two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning iconic rock band, The Smashing Pumpkins, announces a European tour […]
Today, Texas-born singer, songwriter, and producer Chance Peña unveils his new single “The Voyager,” alongside a brand new cinematic visual. “The Voyager” unfolds as a dynamically layered song, beginning in an intimate, stripped-back space before […]
Broken Social Scene return with their acclaimed new album Remember The Humans released today via City Slang in the UK/EU and Arts & Crafts in North America. The LP, their first in nearly a decade, is a return to […]
After the release of their acclaimed self-titled debut album last year, indie-pop supergroup Everyone Says Hi are back with their first single of the new year, “Just Like That”. The track is taken from their […]
MUSE release the official music video for “Cryogen.” Directed by Elliott Gonzo (Fatboy Slim, The Rolling Stones), the immersive visual only furthers the mysterious interstellar mythos surrounding the band’s forthcoming tenth studio album, The Wow! Signal. Bringing the desolate […]
Anitta has been on a roll for years. From the international hit album Versions of Me in 2022, she rolled into the all-in party beats of Funk Generation in 2024. Now, in 2026, we get […]
The wait is over. We’re delighted to announce the updated line-up for blk.’s Emerge Sunday takeover, and we go huge. Belfast favourite blk. curates the full day with exclusive b2b and b3b sets from start […]
This is the time of year when music lovers are on the lookout for that perfect summer album — a record to effortlessly soundtrack beach bars, balmy evenings, road trips and sunny strolls. Look no […]
The UK live music industry just had its biggest year on record. In 2024, 23.5 million music tourists attended shows across the country — a 23% increase on the year before — generating a £10 […]