Articles by XS Noize

Tonight, U2 (Bono, The Edge and Adam Clayton, with Bram van den Berg sitting in on drums for Larry Mullen Jr.) lit up the Sphere stage with the opening night of their highly-anticipated U2:UV Achtung […]

U2 have recorded a brand new track titled “Atomic City”, which is released today, Friday, 29th September 2023. Produced by Jacknife Lee and Steve Lillywhite, it was recorded at Sound City in LA and comes […]

Legendary Manchester band Happy Mondays have announced a 16-date UK tour for March and April 2024, which will be their only shows of 2024. They will be joined on this special run of shows by […]

Lightbulb Film Distribution today has announced that Welcome to The Darkness, a warts and all feature-length documentary about British rockers, The Darkness, is coming to cinemas on November 9th for one night only, plus encores. […]

Three decades into their career, Shed Seven are as big as ever. Let’s look at the evidence. A 6000-capacity outdoor show in Leeds: sold-out. Next month’s London show: sold out in 30 minutes. Three special […]

Today (29th September), James announce a UK arena tour with Razorlight as Special Guests. Following on from a hugely successful 40th Anniversary year, the band will head out on a run of dates in June […]

Depeche Mode has revealed two strikingly different visual aspects of ‘My Favourite Stranger,’ another standout from its universally acclaimed Memento Mori (Columbia Records), hailed by Allmusic for its “pulsing menace” that “builds to discomfiting yet […]

U2 have recorded a brand new track titled “Atomic City”, which will be released on Friday, 29th September 2023. Produced by Jacknife Lee and Steve Lillywhite, it was recorded at Sound City in LA and […]

Much touted Dublin four-piece Really Good Time, whose exhilarating sold-out gigs have established them as one of the most exciting bands on the live and festival circuit, release their brand new track ‘Mountain of Spit’ […]

The inimitable Gabrielle is set to release her eighth studio album ‘A Place In Your Heart’ on May 10th 2024. The new album ‘A Place In Your Heart’ captures everything that fans adore Gabrielle for […]

When it comes to selecting an online casino, the aesthetic appeal of the site may not be at the top of your priority list. However, the degree to which you like playing at the casino […]

After earning a no. 5 chart position in the UK Official Albums Chart and widespread critical acclaim for their self-titled debut album, Far From Saints today announce that they will play dates at Vicar Street, […]

As anyone who has seen them in the flesh can tell you, Kula Shaker’s live shows are less like gigs than bonafide happenings, where the bilateral flow of positive energy feels powerful enough to levitate. […]

Today, one of the UK’s most beloved British bands, Madness, announces the news of their 13th full-length album, Theatre Of The Absurd Presents C’Est La Vie. Seven years after the release of their last record, […]

Today, Two Door Cinema Club embark on a new era with their new single ‘Sure Enough’. The animated anthem crackles with the trademark energy Two Door Cinema Club have spent the last decade pushing, pulling […]

In episode #148 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets and speaks to Michael C. Hall, Peter Yanowitz and Matt Katz-Bohen from Princess Goes about their 2nd album Come of Age. Come Of Age […]

The Murder Capital returns with a brand new single, the magisterial ‘Heart In A Hole’. ‘Heart In The Hole’ is another hypnotic honing of their sound, slowly crackling into life around looped vocals and angular, […]

Having met and bonded over sea shanties across a kitchen table in their native Bristol a decade ago, The Longest Johns – Jonathan ‘JD’ Darley, Andy Yates and Robbie Sattin – have sailed the seven […]