Lo Moon has just released their stunning second album, ‘Modern Life’ and are in the midst of a major European & North American tour with The War on Drugs. Matt Lowell and Sam Stewart from […]

Riding The Low continues to defy genre with their latest release, The Death Of Gobshite Rambo. The album title is a statement in itself, and the 12-track record backs up the head-turning name as the […]

Bilious teen angst gets salty with age as a grown TOUTS stand up for a second round in 2022’s musical ring by releasing Can’t Take It Anymore, opting for the fancy footwork of studied lyrics […]

Van Morrison has announced details of his 43rd studio album. ‘What’s It Gonna Take?’ is released via Exile Productions/Virgin on May 13th 2022. “Pretending” – the first track taken from the album – is out […]

The much delayed 40 Years of Hits tour by Simple Minds finally arrived in Brighton last night. As the name suggested, we knew that we were about to hear the best of the band’s fruitful […]

Stephen Lee Bruner, aka Thundercat, is an American bass player, singer and songwriter and a two-time Grammy winner. He’s known for his unique style in both fashion and music and for his work with such […]

Father John Misty has one of the richest musical repertoires in the present day, a staple of the scene like Leonard Cohen or Scott Walker in their eras (while leaving a legacy of work for […]

Offering something for all the family, the Festival of Fire and Light will see Banbridge town centre light up with an exhilarating three-day programme featuring bespoke workshops, storytelling, circus and street theatre, comedy and music. […]

After recently sharing their single “Rotting”, POLIÇA, the Minneapolis-based project of singer, Channy Leaneagh, producer, Ryan Olson, bassist, Chris Bierden and drummers, Ben Ivascu and Drew Christopherson have announced their new album ‘Madness’ is due […]

Scottish singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini is pleased to announce a return to Belfast with a headline show at Custom House Square on Thursday 25th August 2022. Paolo Nutini released his second album, Sunny Side Up, In […]

“Pana-vision,” borne on a hypnotic piano motif and mesmerizing refrain of “like a newborn child,” is the fourth and newest offering from The Smile a/k/a Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner. An animation by […]

In episode #77 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with actor, director and musician Paddy Considine about ‘The Death of Gobshite Rambo’, the brand new album from his band Riding The Low. […]

The internet really can do incredible things, including bringing people who might never have met in any way otherwise together. Just ask Stacy Kim and Kaelan Geoffrey – AKA Bestfriend – who came together partly […]

After a near-decade as a band, the legendary, noisy alt-rockers Bitch Falcon gave their swan song at Dublin’s Whelan’s on April Fool’s Day, an event delayed since the middle of last December when the omicron […]

After their recent tracks ‘Get Wild’ and ‘Run Out of Love’ picked up a flurry of tastemaker tips on both sides of the Atlantic along with key streaming support on all major platforms, LOVE SICK today present their debut mixtape ‘SICK’. Released […]

The Collision. are a five-piece alt-pop/rock band from Co. Offaly featuring Ciaran Brennan, Diarmuid Brady, Seán Brady, Connor Rice and Callum Bergin. After earning a reputation with appearances at local venues, The Collision. continue to […]

Fresh from earning widespread critical acclaim for their current album ‘Soul Boy II’ and having just completed a triumphant UK headline tour, The Skinner Brothers today unveil Future Utopia’s remix of ‘Stupid Much?’. Future Utopia […]

Liam Gallagher’s third solo studio album ‘C’MON YOU KNOW’ (out May 27th) looks set to be one of the biggest album events of the year. Anticipation for the album was ignited with the lead single […]