Articles by XS Noize

Franco-Mexican artist, singer, instrumentalist and producer ANDREA BALENCY follows her breakthrough 2014 with a brand new EP entitled Volcano, demonstrating a growth in style, experience and quality beyond that which she has already earned. Having […]

Between Thom Yorke’s surprise solo album Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes and working on the new Radiohead album, the singer managed to sneak in some minimalist soundscapes to help score the documentary UK Gold, which details Big […]

With her sublime second album Pleasure Boy due for release 30th March on Bella Union, HANNAH COHEN has just announced news of London headline show at Corsica Studios to begin a European tour. Date / […]

Formed in 2013 – Young Romance is the London based Noise Pop duo comprising of Claire (Vocal & Drums) and Paolo (Guitar). After early shows supporting Mystery Jets, Slow Club and Summer Camp, 2014 saw […]

We Came From Wolves return with their self-titled debut album set for release on 25th May via Sarasota Records. Continuing on from where they left with their 2014 EP Paradise Place, these boys are leading […]

Waxahatchee has shared the single ‘Under a Rock’ from her anticipated new album ‘Ivy Tripp’, released 6 April via Wichita. ‘Under a Rock’ is a quicker guitar-driven song that lays the foundation for the rest […]

Travis Bretzer has shared the video for album track ‘Lonely Heart,’ directed by man of the moment Grant Singer (Kendrick Lamar, Little Dragon, Sky Ferreira, Tobias Jesso Jr.) It also features Tim Koh of Haunted […]

Locals, based in Stockholm got their song “Millions Of Ghosts” played on Swedish national radio, remixed by Tin Ivo and hyped by the Los Angeles based Bitcandy indieblogg. Not bad for a song unreleased until […]

Following a whirlwind weekend including a surprise intimate Valentine’s Day gig at New York’s Irving Plaza and a performance on Saturday Night Live’s 40th Anniversary prime time special (not to mention a massive all-star jam […]

London’s Wolf Alice are pleased to announce their debut album My Love Is Cool with new single ‘Giant Peach’ – the first to be revealed from their debut album. Where previous single ‘Moaning Lisa Smile’ […]

To call Jacco Gardner a daydreamer may not be as farfetched as he’d have you believe. Its meaning may refer to a fear of sleep, but with Hypnophobia (out May 4th on Full Time Hobby), […]

Lower Dens have released the video for ‘To Die in L.A.’ from their forthcoming album, Escape from Evil, released on March 30th 2015 on Ribbon Music. The ‘To Die in L.A.’ video was directed by […]

Six piece band Young Kato are set to release their captivating debut album ‘Don’t Wait ‘Til Tomorrow’ on 3rd May through Republic of Music (Tame Impala, You Me At Six). The anthemic lead single, ‘Children […]

Gang of Four will release a new album What Happens Next through Membran on March 2, 2015, alongside a new single ‘England’s In My Bones’ (March 2) featuring The Kills’ Alison Mosshart on vocals. The […]

An independent study has concluded that U2 accounted for 23% of all music listened on iOS devices throughout January 2015. The study, conducted by the Kantar Group, found that not only was U2 the most-listened-to […]

Gaz Coombes follows his recent solo album ‘Matador’ with the release of new single “Detroit” on 6th April 2015. A tale of a late night existential crisis set to glorious widescreen Kraut-heavy power pop, “Detroit” […]

From U2’s latest album Songs Of Innocence, the video for ‘Every Breaking Wave’ is directed by Belfast-born Aoife McArdle and drawn from her 13-minute short film of the same name. Set against the social and […]

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds brand new album ‘Chasing Yesterday’ is out next Monday 2nd March! If you can’t wait till then, iTunes are streaming the full album ahead of release, right now…head over here […]