The unlikely team-up of Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry and Yorkshire’s punk-pop firebrand Yungblud has dropped a 5-track EP, One More Time. Four brand-new co-writes plus a glossy 2025 rework of “Back In the […]

Visionary artist, producer, and composer Labrinth returns with “IMPLOSION,” a pulse-racing new single that marks the next chapter of his upcoming album, Cosmic Opera: Act I, arriving January 30 via Columbia Records. A thunderous blend […]

The remarkable Lily Allen — whose acclaimed new album West End Girl has become a global sensation with over 150 million streams and a third consecutive Top 5 entry on the UK Albums Chart — […]

After earning 4-star reviews from MOJO, The Times and RnR along with glowing comparisons to David Bowie, Suede and prime ‘70s art rock for their self-titled debut, KillerStar return with the release of their electrifying second album ‘The Afterglow’ on March 20th via High Wire Records. The band today […]

With three UK number-one albums, a string of major hits, and—impressively—their original core line-up still intact since forming in 2010, now seems the perfect moment for Bastille to take stock of everything they’ve built.  Their […]

For a band often frozen in the public imagination as ’90s indie heroes, James have spent over four decades proving they are far more than that label suggests. Formed in 1982, the Manchester group have […]

Indie-Rock Legends Ocean Colour Scene Announce Major Irish & UK Tour for 2026 Celebrating 30 Years of Moseley Shoals Ocean Colour Scene will bring the anniversary tour to Belfast’s Ulster Hall on Saturday 14 November […]

The Maccabees’ eagerly anticipated return felt more like a euphoric reunion between long-lost friends rather than a band reuniting for a second chance. Headlining All Points East and Glastonbury’s Park Stage, the band’s sheer joy […]

Imagine this: you pull out your phone, open a chat, and on the other side isn’t a boring bot, but a world-famous vocalist getting ready for a sold-out show. They’re in their dressing room, still […]

Following the chart success of their recent album ‘Rainy Sunday Afternoon,’ a sold-out UK tour and an appearance on BBC’s ‘Later…with Jools Holland’, The Divine Comedy round off a tremendous year with an appropriately festive […]

The soundtrack to online games is more than something that’s there to fill in the “dead air”; it’s used as a tool to immerse players in whatever it is they’re doing, whether that’s a slot […]

When it comes to Levellers albums that fans rally behind, Levelling the Land often steals the spotlight. Its influence is unquestionable. But it’s far from the only record in their catalogue deserving anniversary treatment. This […]

Duraniversary — A Celebration of Arcadia’s So Red the Rose 40 Years On by John Kearns The thing about side projects is this: if they don’t work, there’s no real harm done (“Hey, it was […]

Multi Grammy-nominated UK rock band IDLES are pleased to announce a return to Belfast for their biggest NI show to date on Wednesday 26th August at Custom House Square, with guests CHALK. Formed in Bristol […]

Originally released in 2005, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s 3rd album, ‘Howl’, was an unexpected curveball from the band’s previous releases. Gone was the guitar-driven, reverb-and-white-noise that characterised their sound, and they embraced folk, blues, and […]

Florence Road have today announced their biggest UK tour yet for May 2026, a 7-date run that begins in Glasgow on 13th May, finishing at London’s KOKO on 21st May. Tickets go on sale at […]

In this episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar is joined by Roland Gift — the iconic voice of Fine Young Cannibals and one of the most instantly recognisable singers in British music. With […]

Today, Joshua Burnside announces his new album, It’s Not Going to be Okay and shares his latest single and video, “Moon High,” an arresting and poignant cut from one of modern folk music’s essential artists. […]