Ben Earle of The Shires and Nina Nesbitt share a love of the classic singer-songwriter tradition, which provides the grounding for their instantly relatable, emotionally engaging, pop-leaning songs. Those traits all stand tall as the […]

Maimuna Memon’s recent debut single ‘Sinner’ added a new element to her multifaceted artistry, which has already seen her win The Fringe First Award for her self-written, one-woman show ‘Manic Street Creature’ as well as […]

The notion of issuing a monthly 7” single is, of course, not new to The Wedding Present – they did the same thing with the ‘Hit Parade’ in 1992 – but ‘24 Songs’ shows that […]

After playing to 10,000 people over the course of four euphorically received nights in Glasgow last December, The View are now ready to show the rest of the UK what they’re missing. The band – […]

When Selah Broderick reached out to her son, musician and composer Peter Broderick, asking if he’d like to help set some of her poetry to music, Peter replied immediately with a euphoric Yes! Having lived […]

The National has released its ninth studio album, First Two Pages of Frankenstein, on 4AD (read the XS Noize review here). Also out today is a lyric video for the new album’s song “The Alcott,” […]

Hozier has shared the official video for “All Things End.” Created in collaboration with director Jared Asher Harris and choreographer Jillian Meyers, the visual offers a surreal view of Hozier on the operating table during […]

Nothing But Thieves have announced a 10-date October and November UK and Ireland headline tour, which will follow the release of their fourth album ‘Dead Club City’ on 7th July via RCA/Sony Music. With a […]

Local legends The Undertones are pleased to announce headline Belfast & Derry shows at The Telegraph Building, Belfast, on Saturday, November 25th and the Millennium Forum, Derry, on Friday, November 24th 2023. The shows will […]

Mike Peters and The Alarm continue the journey back to life and the release of new Album ‘FORWARDS’ (June 2nd 2023), and a fourth brand new single ‘NEW STANDARDS – the outlandish new song and […]

Today, The Gaslight Anthem return with their first new song in nine years, ‘Positive Charge.’ Produced and mixed by Peter Katis (The National, Interpol, Kurt Vile), ‘Positive Charge’ illuminates the band’s triumphant return to music […]

There’s an honesty and truth to LEONE’s (AKA Richie Bee Leone) music, particularly on his upcoming EP GTFOH, that some might consider lacking among many artists, with that truth coming from life experience – both the […]

In episode #127 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets Snow Patrol guitarist Nathan Connolly to discuss his debut solo album, The Strange Order Of Things. Nathan Connolly has been the guitarist with the […]

Three years after Abolition of the Royal Familia, the Orb return with their seventeenth studio album, Prism. Over the last 35 years, The Orb have built a solid reputation for producing music that exists to […]

Aaron Dessner may have summed The National best when he said, “There’s a weird thing about The National; it’s just an evergreen, creative organism that won’t die. Eventually, no matter how far away we go […]

Celebrating 40 years of WHAM! Britain’s best-loved and most popular duo, this is what the fans have been waiting for… WHAM! The Singles: Echoes From The Edge Of Heaven. This multi-format release includes a special […]

Short, sharp and frank reviews from a confessed vinyl junkie. I’ll post my most loved records and most recent purchases here for your perusal every week. Alice Coltrane – The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane […]

An up-tempo gallop into the brighter months of the year comes via The Boo Radleys, who release their ode to beer-sodden romantic misadventure, How Was I To Know? Ahead of the summer release of their […]