If ‘Blue Hours’ was the first ever Bear’s Den record that you listened to, you would be confused as to why they have been consistently labelled as ‘folk-rock’. They now seem to have fully shed […]

Scottish indie band Belle & Sebastian are pleased to announce a headline Belfast show at The Telegraph Building on Thursday 10th November 2022. Belle And Sebastian recently released their 10th studio album ‘A Bit Of […]

The cinematic nature of Michael Head’s songwriting comes flickering to the fore in American Kid, the latest track to be released from the critically-acclaimed Bill Ryder-Jones-produced album Dear Scott. With words, pictures and melody pouring […]

Ed Sheeran has enlisted Budjerah for an all-new remix of ‘2step’, which is out now on Asylum/Atlantic and has been joined by an official visualiser. Ed has teamed up with an array of artists from […]

Sarah Brown releases her debut album ‘Sarah Brown Sings Mahalia Jackson’ on 20th May 2022. Today XS Noize is pleased to exclusively premiere the video for the new single ‘Walk Over God’s Heaven’. The record […]

Festivals are back on the menu in the USA. Just make sure you get your ESTA application sorted out before making concrete plans. The situation regarding the coronavirus in America is improving rapidly. As a […]

Today Embrace release the first single from their forthcoming eighth studio album, How To Be A Person Like Other People, set for release on 26 August 2022 on the band’s own Mo’betta label through Townsend […]

Today, Gentle Sinners – the new project from Aidan Moffat (Arab Strap) and James Graham (The Twilight Sad) – share a second taster of their incoming debut album, These Actions Cannot Be Undone. It’s released […]

Northern Ireland stalwarts smallmint have unveiled their new single “The Dark”, plucked from forthcoming debut LP ‘where we all end up in the end’. A twangy and melodic track that wears its heart on its […]

British rock sensations Stereophonics are pleased to announce a return to Belfast with a headline show at Custom House Square on Wednesday, 24th August 2022. Stereophonics released their new Number One charting album ‘Oochya!’ on […]

It could be argued that anyone could and can be a songwriter if they wanted or want to be, but it takes a special kind of talent to be a success at it. Elyse Jewel […]

Simon Green, aka Bonobo, is a British Grammy-nominated producer, musician and DJ. The style of his work is extremely popular among electronic music fans and has an almost cult-like following. At the beginning of 2022, […]

Following the success of his three previous solo albums, ‘The Kundalini Target’ (2009), ‘Peace City West’ (2011) and ‘Travel Wild – Travel Free’ (2013), Steve Cradock reveals a different side to his musical talents with […]

Today, Pale Waves return with the new single ‘Lies’ – the first to be taken from their third album Unwanted, announced today and set for release on Friday 12th August via Dirty Hit. Recorded in […]

In episode #85 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Kula Shaker’s lead singer Crispian Mills. On 10 June 2022, Kula shaker will release their much anticipated new album, 1st Congregational Church […]

The Smile have today released their brand-new, stop-motion animated video for “Thin Thing,” taken from the band’s upcoming debut album A Light For Attracting Attention, which is out this Friday, May 13th digitally and June […]

Cody Frost (any pronouns) releases her debut mixtape ‘TEETH’, which is released alongside an official video for the new track ‘redundant’. Delving into a frenetic whirlwind of maximalist sounds – from hyperpop to industrial – […]

George Cosby today releases his second EP ‘Lonely Heartbeats’, which includes the brand new song ‘Baby It Ain’t So Hard’. Throughout the five-song release, George shows a real talent for honing in those make-or-break moments in […]