Johnny Hunter rose from the wreckage of political turmoil in Sydney, bringing with them musical glamour and bravado reminiscent of David Bowie and Morrissey and lyrical torment not quite heard the same way since the […]

Ahead of the 25th anniversary of the original release of Oasis’ historic third album ‘Be Here Now’, Big Brother Recordings have made a brand new lyric video for ‘Stand By Me’ available, one of Oasis’ […]

Today sees Liam Gallagher launch the first ever solo remix of his career – and he called upon a top-tier talent in the shape of DJ Premier to make it happen. The legendary East Coast […]

The rising artist Ber has earned praise for her heartfelt songwriting, and angelic vocals heard in her early releases such as ‘Meant To Be’. That song has already exceeded 50 million streams, leading to airplay […]

Supergrass today announce details of the remastered, expanded version of their hugely successful eponymous 1999 third album via BMG. The 2CD + 2x1LP features a full remaster of the original tracks, sourced and re-produced by […]

Today Simple Minds release the video for ‘Vision Thing’, the first track to be taken from the band’s eighteenth studio album Direction Of The Heart. ‘Vision Thing’ is a euphoric song – all pounding drums, […]

Going deeper, darker and more unpredictable while bringing their live energy to their studio recordings has paid off for Klangstof. They’ve enjoyed a summer of major shows as guests to Pixies, including Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl, […]

Broken Bells have revealed that their long-awaited 3rd full-length album, INTO THE BLUE, will be released on October 7th via AWAL. Following the recent release of the “at once retro and futuristic”(Rolling Stone) first advance […]

Opening the night was Belfast’s own; Silent Running. It is incredible these guys supported Simple Minds during the ‘Sparkle In The Rain’ tour back in 1984. Scottish rock titans Simple Minds made their long-awaited return […]

Named after Sidney Lumet’s classic 1975 crime thriller starring Al Pacino, Dog Day Afternoon are an up-and-coming Irish indie act from Dublin and Laois. They have been garnering a lot of attention from continued airplay […]

Short, sharp and frank reviews from a confessed vinyl junkie. I’ll post my most loved records and recent purchases here for your perusal weekly. I spent Sunday just gone in legendary Mancunian record shop Beatin’ […]

Editors today unveil cinematic new single ‘Kiss’, the third offering from their forthcoming seventh studio album EBM, out 23rd September via Play It Again Sam. The track comes accompanied by a stunningly balletic video, the […]

Gentle Sinners – the new project from Aidan Moffat (Arab Strap) and James Graham (The Twilight Sad) – will release their debut album, These Actions Cannot Be Undone, on red vinyl LP (via Rock Action) […]

Today, UNKLE drop ‘The Way Back Home’, the first track taken from ‘Rōnin II’, the second in the two-part mixtape project. Following the release of the highly acclaimed ‘Rōnin I’ in March 2021 (which featured […]

In episode #93 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Fran Healy from Travis about their live shows in Derry and Belfast and the 21st anniversary of their classic album The Invisible Band. […]

Pop singer-songwriter Elizabeth unveils her new single/music video, “Sweet Connection.” Produced by and co-written with Alice Ivy, the song is about the fear of falling in love too fast. “Sweet Connection” is the second of […]

Erasure’s recent productivity has been a real joy for fans. Recent albums have seen them return to form, focussing on their classic pure pop sound to incredible effect. 2020’s The Neon gathered deserved universal acclaim, […]

Secret Machines announces a digital reissue of their highly acclaimed self-titled record with Phil Karnats remastered by Simon Scott (Slowdive) and originally released on October 14, 2008, via TSM Recordings. Alongside the announcement, they have […]