New wave and glam rock act Rose Tiger share their brand new EP ‘The Shallows ACT.1’. Fronted by the charismatic French singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Cyprien “Wendy” Jacquet, their new record finds them crafting a collection […]
Blossoms have today revealed their brand-new single The Sulking Poet and its accompanying video, directed by Edwin Burdis, Arctic Monkeys’ Creative Director, who worked on the band’s Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino and AM albums. […]
One of the reasons Paul Draper’s latest, second solo effort, Cult Leader Tactics, impressed was its ability to pay homage to both his debut solo efforts and Mansun material whilst also venturing into new territory. […]
Cowboy Junkies are one of those outstanding bands that just get on with what they do and quietly slip under many people’s radars. The Timmins siblings & bassist Alan Anton are now into their fifth […]
UK rock band, The Amazons are pleased to announce a headline Belfast show at Limelight 2 on Thursday 6th October 2022. The band have announced their new album, titled ‘How Will I Know If Heaven […]
The Waterboys have dropped the trippy video for their new single ‘Here We Go Again’ – the third taste from their forthcoming new album, All Souls Hill, out May 6th on Cooking Vinyl. The album […]
Off the back of a stellar soundtrack for the smash musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, composed by Dan Gillespie Sells, Ivor Novello award-winning band The Feeling have released ‘There Is No Music’ – their first […]
In episode #75 of the XS Noize Podcast, Daniel Lynch caught up with Jonny Woods and Melyssa Shannon from Wynona Bleach. The band has just released their debut album, Moonsoake, on Fierce Panda Records. The […]
Critically acclaimed, award-winning Gen Z icon beabadoobee has announced a headline show at Belfast’s Ulster Hall on 5th October as part of a UK and Ireland 2022 tour. Tickets go on sale Friday 1st April […]
Today, 20-year-old South African songwriter and musician, Will Linley releases his new single “Wrong Time” via BMG. The track follows his 2021 debut single “miss me (when you’re gone)” which has garnered 10M+ global streams, over a million […]
Irish Indie newcomer Jack Devlin released his debut single ‘Lies’ on March 16th 2022. Jack Devlin has been an unstoppable feature in Northern Ireland during the pandemic – playing gigs when the venues will have […]
Last year saw Child of the Parish achieve a whirlwind of critical acclaim for their exploratory mix of genres, blending modernist influences with fresh throwback touches to the ‘70s and ‘80s. They ended the year […]
Today, cinch Presents Edinburgh Summer Sessions announce a special second show with Simple Minds to take place on Saturday 13th August at Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh where all profits will go to UNICEF for children […]
Kings of Leon have announced that Inhaler and The Snuts are confirmed as special guests on selected dates across their 2022 UK arena tour. Tickets are on sale now from www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk. Upon release in March […]
EMERGE Music Festival is a brand new annual two day multi-stage outdoor event brought to you by the teams behind the long-running Belfast club brand Shine & Belsonic Festival, taking place for the first time […]
UltraBomb, the eagerly anticipated international supergroup, have now arrived bringing together three iconic musicians from the cream of punk rock. On bass is the legend that is Greg Norton, once the driving force behind one […]
In 2019, XS Noize was invited to see some of the most specular live music the Royal Albert Hall had to offer that year in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. They provide specialist care […]
Colorado-based alt-rock/pop-punk/pop-rock outfit releases their debut album, The Blur, an 11-track collection of contagious songs rife with savours of retro alternative and emo pop-punk. Made up of Linden Jackson (vocals, acoustic guitar), Jonah Bartels (drums, […]
Having closed 2021 with a critically acclaimed sold-out UK tour, Soft Cell today take another big step towards the May 6th release of their eagerly anticipated fifth studio album ‘*Happiness Not Included’ by sharing the […]
This review has been one of the more difficult ones I have ever sat down to write. Not because I did not enjoy the album, far from it, Aldous Harding’s fourth offering is a captivating […]