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At XS Noize, new music is dear to our hearts and we believe that genuinely talented fresh artists deserve a platform to share their material with the world. As such, we will now be showcasing […]

Cat’s Eyes will go on a tour of the UK this autumn with a headline show at London’s King’s Place on October 31st. Following the recent release of the acclaimed new album ‘Treasure House’’, Cat’s […]

‘Whirlwind’ is the third single from the ever-evolving new record by A Shoreline Dream, which is being released song by song before its completion. This new track dives into the harsh reality of the constant […]

The Missendens are a rare breed: a band of likeminded individuals who have all earned their stripes the hard way, treading the boards at countless gigs for countless bands before coming together to create songs […]

Big Brother Recordings have today unveiled a brand new version of Oasis’ classic 1997 video for their No.1 single ‘D’You Know What I Mean?’ Directors Dom & Nic and members of the original production team […]

A little while ago, not many people outside of a small Scottish town had heard of singer songwriter Michael Forsyth. That changed when his second album ‘Stop For the World’ reached number one in the […]

In numerous ways there is a lot riding on Glass Animals’ sophomore release How to Be a Human Being. As always there is the spectre of the sophomore jinx that attaches like a monkey on […]

A brand-new track from the Pixies’ upcoming album Head Carrier (September 30 Pixiesmusic/Play It Again Sam/[PIAS]) has just been released. “Talent,” a raucous song that features a cameo appearance by legendary actor Jack Palance, can […]

Like the changing of the days in Belfast, Beauty Sleep’s new single is very much in a different season to the bands debut back in winter, suitably named ‘The Dark’. As the days are significantly […]

London’s Empathy Test are back with double A-Side Demons/Seeing Stars, the first taste of their forthcoming debut album. Since releasing their stunning debut EP, “Losing Touch” in 2014, followed by their second, “Throwing Stones”, the enigmatic […]

Studying A level music used to be a dry affair full of old composers who bore little relation to what everyone studying the exams was listening to. It seems all that has changed, for students […]

When the Pixies’ six UK tour dates went on sale late last month, nearly 20,000 tickets sold out in mere minutes. So today, the band – Black Francis/guitar & vocals, Joey Santiago/guitar, David Lovering/drums, and […]

Crystal Castles have unveiled new track ‘Fleece’, which was premiered last night (August 15th) by Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1, taken from their forthcoming new album Amnesty (I), which XS Noize gave 7/10. Moving […]

Described by Malcolm Young, co-founder of AC/DC, as “the real deal”, PHIL RUDD the band’s long term drummer, played in several Melbourne bands such as Buster Brown and The Coloured Balls before joining up with […]

Following a storming performance on the This Feeling / Jack Rocks The Allotment stage at Y Not? Festival recently, Watford quartet, The Spitfires, have revealed their latest single ‘Return To Me’. Combining shades of The […]

Munich born, London-based, DrawnSword is the contemporary one-man-band. Infusing vocals, Mpcs, Wurlitzers and synthesizers, he creates a sound to reflect whathe sees. And what he sees is a generation homogenised by digital, completely missing the point. […]

Brighton folk punk band Levellers are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their timeless platinum-selling, second album Levelling The Land with a three-disc special edition package, which will be released on November 18th through their own […]

Pet Shop Boys, who recently played four riotously successful and critically acclaimed sold-out shows at London’s Royal Opera House, will release their new single ‘Say It To Me’ on September 16th on digital and CD […]