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          BOOK REVIEW: Sophomore Songs by Clarke Geddes

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          LIVE REVIEW: Gary Numan Electrifies Rock City with a Powerful, Emotional Performance

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          The Best Of October 2018 PLAYLIST + ROUND-UP

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          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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          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 […]

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

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Lori has been with XS Noize from the beginning and contributes album reviews regularly.Fav bands/artists: Radiohead, U2, The Cure, Arcade Fire, The Twilight Sad, Beck, Foals, Sufjan StevensFav Albums: In Rainbows, Achtung Baby, Disintegration, Funeral, Sea Change, Holy Fire, Nobody Wants to be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave.
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CLASSIC ALBUM REVISITED: ARCADE FIRE - FUNERAL
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CLASSIC ALBUM REVISITED: ARCADE FIRE – FUNERAL

June 29, 2015 Lori Gava

A decade after Arcade Fire’s debut album Funeral was released it can be hard to remember how Arcade Fire shook up musical standards. It arrived at a time when the music industry paradigm was disintegrating […]

ALBUM REVIEW: TESS PARKS & ANTON NEWCOMBE - I DECLARE NOTHING
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ALBUM REVIEW: TESS PARKS & ANTON NEWCOMBE – I DECLARE NOTHING

June 21, 2015 Lori Gava

On June 29th Tess Parks & Anton Newcombe release the results of their exciting collaborative effort entitled I Declare Nothing. It is an enticing and tempting creation that combines Newcombe’s legendary psychedelica with Tess Park’s smoldering […]

WOLF ALICE -  REVEAL NEW SINGLE 'BROS' - Listen
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ALBUM REVIEW: WOLF ALICE – MY LOVE IS COOL

June 14, 2015 Lori Gava

Few young bands have experienced the amount of anticipation for their debut release as Wolf Alice have encountered. Their first full length release My Love is Cool hits the music market on June 22, 2015. […]

ALBUM REVIEW: FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE - HOW BIG, HOW BLUE, HOW BEAUTIFUL
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ALBUM REVIEW: FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE – HOW BIG, HOW BLUE, HOW BEAUTIFUL

June 7, 2015 Lori Gava

Florence Welch front woman for Florence and the Machine is the latest in a line of storied powerfully bewitching songstresses in Rock music. Florence and the Machine’s latest release, How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful […]

CLASSIC ALBUM REVISITED: The Sundays - Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic 2
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CLASSIC ALBUM REVISITED: The Sundays – Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic

June 3, 2015 Lori Gava

It is hard to believe over twenty-five years have come and gone since Harriet Wheeler of The Sundays angelic voice parted the clouds of late 80’s musical cant. The Sundays released the much beloved and […]

ALBUM REVIEW: THE VACCINES - ENGLISH GRAFFITI
Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: THE VACCINES – ENGLISH GRAFFITI

May 31, 2015 Lori Gava

The Vaccines are a group that seems to elicit either slobbering affection or almost incoherent hatred from the Indie/Alt community. On May 25th the band released their third album English Graffiti intending to run the […]

ALBUM REVIEW: BRANDON FLOWERS - THE DESIRED EFFECT
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ALBUM REVIEW: BRANDON FLOWERS – THE DESIRED EFFECT

May 24, 2015 Lori Gava

God love Brandon Flowers, who has become as well know for the habit of putting his foot in his mouth as for fronting the Las Vegas band The Killers. It is almost as if he […]

INTERVIEW with 'ORPHAN BOY' as they prepare to release new album 'COASTAL TONES'
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INTERVIEW with ‘ORPHAN BOY’ as they prepare to release new album ‘COASTAL TONES’

May 20, 2015 Lori Gava

Since Orphan boy’s inception in 2008 their ethos and sound has been rooted at street-level. Accurately dubbing themselves as ‘council pop’, the band grafted hard playing hundreds of gigs a year with nothing but a […]

ORPHAN BOY  Announce third album Coastal Tones for May 25th
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ALBUM REVIEW: ORPHAN BOY – COASTAL TONES

May 18, 2015 Lori Gava

Thankfully normal life after being in a band did not work out for the members of Orphan Boy. The band after years of valiantly fighting the corporate music powers that be decided in 2011 to […]

ALBUM REVIEW : NORTHERN AMERICAN - MODERN PHENOMENA
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ALBUM REVIEW : NORTHERN AMERICAN – MODERN PHENOMENA

May 12, 2015 Lori Gava

Hailing from the sun filled city of LA, the quartet Northern American releases their first full length album on May 19th. “Modern Phenomena” is the follow up to their self released EP  “Happiness Hangover”. Theirs […]

BETH JEANS HOUGHTON ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGE TO 'DU BLONDE',  NEW ALBUM SET FOR SPRING 2015
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ALBUM REVIEW : DU BLONDE ‘WELCOME BACK TO MILK’

May 10, 2015 Lori Gava

Often times when a young artist takes on a new incarnation, changing their name and dismissing their band, it can signal that it is the last bob up out of the water before the final […]

THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE WILL RELEASE 'MUSIQUE DE FILM IMAGINE' ON 27TH APRIL
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ALBUM REVIEW : THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE – Musique De Film Imagine’

May 3, 2015 Lori Gava

Anton Newcombe founder and leader of the legendary Brian Jonestown Massacre has released their 15th album Musique De Film Imagine. The predominantly instrumental record was generating and originated by Newcombe on “the band’s behalf” and […]

REVIEW : JET SETTER - Never Had it So Good EP
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REVIEW : JET SETTER – Never Had it So Good EP

May 1, 2015 Lori Gava

Jet Setter has built significant anticipation for the release of their debut EP and this week “Never Had it So Good” arrives in the usual physical purchasing outlets and favorite downloading sites. The band hails […]

ALBUM REVIEW : BUILT TO SPILL - UNTETHERED MOON
Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW : BUILT TO SPILL – UNTETHERED MOON

April 30, 2015 Lori Gava

Returning with a new release after six years, Built To Spill’s eighth album Untethered Moon drops this week. The legendary band has inspired numerous Northwestern Sound bands in its wake and is adding to their […]

'AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR' PREMIERE NEW SINGLE 'RUN HOME' - listen
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ALBUM REVIEW: AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR – HEIRS

April 28, 2015 Lori Gava

Hailing from the great land of Northern Ireland, the band, And So I Watch You from Afar are releasing their fourth album, Heirs on May 4 as the follow up to All Hail Bright Futures […]

TRACK OF THE DAY - ZEFUR WOLVES - 'TROUBLED SOUL':  Exclusive 1st listen
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ALBUM REVIEW: ZEFUR WOLVES – ZEFUR WOLVES

April 20, 2015 Lori Gava

The Welsh five piece Zefur Wolves have released their debut self titled album “Zefur Wolves”. A glimpse at the cover art gives you an indication of where their heart is, with its Native American totem […]

THE PIXIES - Doolittle 25th Anniversary
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THE PIXIES – Doolittle 25th Anniversary

April 20, 2015 Lori Gava

The Pixies ‘Doolittle’ is one of the seminal records of the late 80’s; it is hard to believe but the album turns 25 this month. To celebrate The Pixies are re releasing Doolittle with a three disc […]

EAST INDIA YOUTH - CULTURE OF VOLUME
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EAST INDIA YOUTH – CULTURE OF VOLUME

April 15, 2015 Lori Gava

William Doyle operating under the Moniker East India Youth has released his second album “Culture of Volume”. The sophomore release follows his critically acclaimed debut, “Total Strife Forever” which gained East India Youth a fair […]

ALBUM REVIEW: SUFJAN STEVENS - CARRIE AND LOWELL
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ALBUM REVIEW: SUFJAN STEVENS – CARRIE AND LOWELL

April 7, 2015 Lori Gava

Critic favorite Indie Pop singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens has released his seventh studio album this week, Carrie and Lowell. Stevens has been displaying his superior musical abilities, using haunting melodies and insightful lyrics for years since […]

ALBUM REVIEW: THE TAMBORINES - SEA OF MURMER
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ALBUM REVIEW: THE TAMBORINES – SEA OF MURMER

April 7, 2015 Lori Gava

The London via Brazil duo The Tamborines are releasing Sea of Murmur the follow up to their debut album the 2010 Camera and Tremor. The DIY, Indie Noise Pop duo have moved away from the […]

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