Today (11 April) BMG release a newly recorded live version of Simple Minds’ ‘Once Upon a Time’ – the title track from the band’s 1985 multi-platinum, seventh studio album – which appears on the forthcoming […]

Formed in 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Imagine Dragons is a Grammy-winning alternative rock band led by frontman Dan Reynolds. The group comprises Reynolds on vocals, Wayne Sermon on guitar, Ben McKee on bass, and […]

When OK Go released their last album, Hungry Ghosts, David Cameron was UK Prime Minister, Conchita Wurst won the Eurovision Song Contest for Austria with ‘Rise Like a Phoenix’, and Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow […]

Pulp announces their new album, “More,” their first in almost twenty-four years. It will be released via Rough Trade Records on June 6th, 2025. The album was recorded and mixed at Orbb Studio in Walthamstow […]

DOVES have opened the secret vault of the studio sessions that bore the fruits of their recent UK Official Album Chart Top 5 album, Constellations For The Lonely, to reveal the driving atmospherics of “Lean […]

Depeche Mode has announced an expressive and dynamic cinematic film titled Depeche Mode: M, featuring interstitials and archival footage from the band’s Mexico City shows on the 2023-2024 Memento Mori Tour.  The feature-length film, conceptualized and directed by […]

Garbage have today revealed the single There’s No Future In Optimism – accompanied by a gorgeous cinematic video, shot and directed by Benjy Kirkman. This is the first single from the band’s forthcoming new album […]

Today Impressed Recordings release the single ‘Take A Chance’, the first track to be taken from Cam Muncey’s forthcoming debut solo album, Delusions of Grandeur. After years serving as an artistic sparring partner in Jet, […]

Van Morrison has announced that he will perform a celebratory concert in Belfast on the day of his 80th birthday. Morrison’s talented singer-songwriter daughter, Shana, will also perform. This unique, once-in-a-lifetime event will take place […]

A lot has happened to Neil Hannon since the last The Divine Comedy studio album, the top-five Office Politics, in 2019. Their entire back catalogue was lovingly remastered and rereleased in 2020, while a sensational […]

Original DIY success story, indie/dance crossover icons and enduring figures across multiple realms of British popular culture, The Farm return with their first new music of 2025, “Moment In Time.” Instantly recognisable by sound for […]

On April 9th, Peter Doherty releases new song ‘The Day The Baron Died’ the third song, along with ‘Felt Better Alive’ and ‘Calvados’, to be lifted from Peter’s extraordinary new album, Felt Better Alive, which […]

In this episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar chats with Saint Leonard—the visionary artist formerly known as Kieran Leonard—about the extraordinary journey that led to his third and most ambitious album, The Golden […]

Pink Elephant is the seventh studio album by Arcade Fire (Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Jeremy Gara, Tim Kingsbury and Richard Reed Parry) and will be released on 9th May 2025 via Columbia Records. Pink Elephant’s […]

After over 40 years together, Aslan suffered the sad loss of their front man, Christy. Joe, Alan and Billy decided to continue their journey to keep their band, songs and music alive. At the end […]

There’s a certain electricity that fills a venue when a full band takes the stage, often overshadowing solo support acts who must wrestle with the acoustics of a large room using only a guitar or […]

The Farmer’s Bash is pleased to announce its official charity partner for the 2025 event is Rural Support, the Northern Ireland based charity is crucial in supporting farming families through various challenges by providing high quality programmes […]

On April 3rd, one of the UK’s most electrifying and uncompromising bands, Skunk Anansie, delivered a thunderous, high-octane performance at the iconic Rock City in Nottingham. The sold-out crowd packed every inch of the venue, […]