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, […]

How many people can say by age 21 that they have toured and collaborated with Stormzy and Drake before even releasing their debut LP? With her debut LP Lost & Found taking five years to […]

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 […]

Pet Shop Boys announce the upcoming release of ‘Relentless’ – a special limited edition issued to celebrate the 30th anniversary of an album which occupies a legendary status in their catalogue. Pet Shop Boys’ fifth […]

Regarded as Italy’s answer to Joni Mitchell, Erene Mastrangeli’s music entices flashbacks to the sounds and famed artists of yesteryears, notably the 70s, a decade which heavily influences Erene and the songs she shares with the […]

Blonde Redhead, made up of Kazu Makino and Italian twin brothers Amedeo and Simone Pace, releases their new album, Sit Down For Dinner, their first studio album in eight years. The album’s title carries a […]

Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes have announced their new album, Dark Rainbow, for release on 26th January 2024. The band are also sharing the album’s lead single ‘Man of the Hour’, which was given its […]

Electronic dance music duo Big Gigantic, Dominic Lalli and Jeremy Salken teamed up with bass music producer AHEE to create a funk-filled, drop-heavy banger of a track, “Oh Dang!” After emerging in 2009, Big Gigantic […]

After previewing the November 3rd release of his 45th studio album ‘Accentuate The Positive’ with the single ‘Shakin’ All Over’, Van Morrison today provides another taste of the record with his take on The Everly […]

Following the celebrated reissue of their breakthrough record Final Straw, Snow Patrol will make a special guest appearance in Belfast this October as the flagship music discovery event BBC Introducing Live, in association with Belfast […]

Today, genre-fluid Belfast artist Jordan Adetunji has shared the official video for his latest single, ‘Can’t Lose’. Directed by NWSPK Studio, the eye-catching visuals draw on the track’s themes of attachment with expressive dance moves, […]

After months of touring across Europe to sold-out crowds plus Huge Eurovision performances, one of Ireland’s biggest bands, Wild Youth, have announced a headline Belfast show in December. As known for their enigmatic stage presence […]

Irish Indie newcomer Jack Devlin lands with new single ‘Dialogue’ released on 22nd September 2023, the follow-up to his 2022 release ‘Lies’. ‘Dialogue’ was written with Harry from Hudson Taylor; it’s a three-minute powerhouse with […]