Articles by XS Noize

Sisters Sally and Natalie Joiner are The Honeyfire, a dream-pop guitar band hailing from Bristol, UK. Their enchanting harmonies and textured guitar lines reveal an honest and endearing bond between the siblings. Blending themes of […]

Dodgy release new album ‘What Are We Fighting For’ – out 2 September 2016 on Cherry Red. In support of the album, Dodgy will embark on a full UK 2016 – the following dates are […]

On 28th October, PiL will reissue the seminal albums ‘Metal Box’ and ‘Album’. ‘Metal Box’ was the band’s second album, originally released on 23rd November 1979 and ‘Album’ was their 5th studio album and was […]

Tom Chaplin releases ‘Quicksand’ the first single from his powerful solo album ‘The Wave’ out October 14th. Written by Tom and produced by Matt Hales (Aqualung, Lianne La Havas), it’s one of many album highlights. […]

On this weeks XS Noize Music Podcast is the very talented singer and actress Bronagh Gallagher. Rightly regarded as one of the great soul voices in Ireland, Bronagh Gallagher was raised in Derry and now lives […]

Twenty-five years after OUT OF TIME helped break alternative music into the American mainstream and turned the band into a household name at home and abroad, a special 25th Anniversary Edition is set to be […]

Hot on the heels from headlining a triumphant V Festival, KAISER CHIEFS have revealed the video for their brand new single HOLE IN MY SOUL, taken from the forthcoming album STAY TOGETHER. PARACHUTE video director […]

Following on from highly successful 2015 and 2016 dates in UK, Europe, North America, and most recently Latin America, John Rotten Lydon’s Public Image Ltd (PiL) have announced a further four UK dates starting at […]

Multi-platinum selling rock band KINGS OF LEON officially announce the release of their hugely anticipated seventh studio album WALLS on October 14th through Columbia Records. The Grammy Award winning group decided to return to their […]

“Jimi Hendrix is an absolute force of nature. Aswell as him being the best guitarist ever, he’s also one of the greatest songwriters; his lyrics and his voice are equally as good and his look […]

Tamu Massif is sharing a new single, ‘OK’, the latest track to emerge from a forthcoming EP, following previous release ‘Holding Back’, a Spotify viral hit which has now accrued over 140,000 plays. The new […]

Testament to the immense connection shared between the band and their fans, Philadelphia’s Modern Baseball can today announce news of their largest European tour to date, a 2017 run that will see them take in […]

The Answer have announced the release of their eagerly anticipated new album Solas via Napalm Records on October 28th. The first track to be taken from the new album is the melancholic ‘Beautiful World’. Co-written […]

Belfast’s Girls Names share news of Revisionism: a remix EP containing the choicest reworkings of tracks from their acclaimed third album, Arms Around a Vision, and its preceding Zero Triptych single. The news comes accompanied […]

Alt-electro pioneers Empire Of The Sun welcome you into their garden of unearthly bliss as they return with their third studio album ‘Two Vines’, set for release on October 28. Through a waterfall of dreams, […]

The greatest myth in pop music history is that in Liverpool everything began and ended with the Beatles. It didn’t. Get Back documents the real story of Liverpool’s music outpourings, from post war years to […]

Unshakeably British, L. is singer songwriter Ellie Thompson whose music combines a heady mix of self-confidence and endearing vulnerability that few artists can effectively convey. Having grown up on the Isle of Wight with a […]

Originally from the UK, up and coming singer-songwriter Ilana J is taking the music scene by storm with her relentless passion for songwriting and a natural musical talent to match. An accomplished pianist and guitarist, […]