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. The superb debut single from L.A. Soul trio Gabriels gets a […]

Wolf Alice returned to Belfast last night to perform a fantastic show at The Telegraph Building. Wolf Alice are one of Britain’s most revered bands and Mercury Prize 2018 winners. It has been a decade since […]

It’s been a memorable summer for The Script as they’ve been busy taking their Greatest Hits tour around the UK and Ireland, with highlights including huge shows at London’s O2, Edinburgh Castle and Dublin’s 3Arena. […]

The 1975 today release ‘I’m In Love With You’ – the third track from their highly anticipated forthcoming new album ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’. ‘I’m In Love With You’ follows recent releases ‘Happiness’ […]

Known principally as the vocalist, lead guitarist and composer for The Moody Blues – Justin Hayward has released his brand new single entitled “Living For Love” via BMG. “Living For Love” is his first release […]

Since the release of 2020’s True Love Waits, which reached number 1 in the Irish album charts, The Coronas haven’t wasted much time. The Dublin 3-piece wrote and recorded a brand new album while also […]

Bruce Foxton and Russell Hastings release their addictive first single from the upcoming third album, ‘The Butterfly Effect’, which will be out on 28th October. Serving as an exciting first glimpse into the highly-anticipated album, […]

Gary Lightbody, lead singer of Snow Patrol and the City of Bangor’s most famous son, was awarded the Freedom of the Borough by Ards and North Down Borough Council at a special civic ceremony at […]

Irish indie-punk five-piece New Pagans return with their new single ‘Better People’, a stunning blast of positivity – and the first glimpse of the band’s stellar new era. As the music industry fights to return […]

In episode #96 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Scottish singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt about her long-awaited and eagerly anticipated third studio album Älskar. Nina Nesbitt is set to take her continuing […]

Following the long, hazy heatwave basking in the beats of summer banger ‘Cracker Island (ft. Thundercat)’, Gorillaz today announce the release of their brand new studio album titled Cracker Island, out 24th February 2023 on […]

Being born and raised in south London to a family with Colombian heritage provides the basis for VX Duse’s genre-dabbling music. On one hand, Duse was inspired by the varied sounds of London: UK drill […]

New York-based songwriter and producer ADE has unveiled “Junk In Orbit”, the first single taken from his forthcoming EP. Finding natural synergy between polished production and a distorted lo-fi feel, “Junk In Orbit” is an […]

Editors today announce their new single ‘Vibe’, which is taken from their forthcoming seventh studio album EBM, out 23rd September via Play It Again Sam.  Hedonistic, upbeat and musically about as pop driven as Editors […]

After the release of her highly-praised debut EP ‘before’ earlier this Summer, néomí, aka Surinamese/Dutch folk-pop singer-songwriter Neomi Speelman, is now going back to where it all began to unveil an acoustic rendition of her […]

Ready to define yet another unforgettable summer, Courteeners have announced details of a landmark headline show at Manchester’s famed Heaton Park – returning on Friday 9th June 2023 to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of their […]

The spiritually uplifting indie-soul trio Skinny Living today release their new single ‘Who Likes’, which represents their first new music in over three years. It’s the latest step in a resurgent year for the band, […]

Leeds-based rock trio PULLED APART BY HORSES have today released punchy new single ‘Sleep In Your Grave’, which is out now on Alcopop! Records. The track is the latest single to be taken from their […]