“Figures in the Landscape” is the latest single to be taken from musician-writer-DJ Ben Watt’s upcoming fourth solo LP, Storm Damage, out on January 31, 2020. It follows the recent singles “Balanced on a Wire,” […]

The legacy of David Bowie’s death has been honoured with countless books, being chosen as the first solo artist to feature on an entire Royal Mail stamp set, having his own Trump card game and […]

It is fitting that among the first lines of the first track on A Beginner’s Guide To Bravery David Keenan references Samuel Beckett. The young man from Dundalk has produced a stunning debut album which […]

MEAT LOAF visits the UK to endorse Frankie & Benny’s new vegan menu – and admits he’d do anything to help save the planet…  MEAT is out, VEG is in this January – just ask […]

Atmospheric Hull grunge trio BLOODHOUND have announced that their debut FRAGILE SKELETON album will be released on 31 January 2020. Taking influence from the likes of Queens of The Stone Age, Drenge, Royal Blood and […]

Christmas came early for Guns n’ Roses fans earlier on in December when they announced plans for an incredible tour that would keep them busy for much of 2020. Now, Christmas has come early twice […]

It’s the end of a decade so we here at XS Noize wanted to take a look back at 2019 and what made it special photographically. With work curated carefully from our team of photographers, […]

2019 has been an incredible year for music, with releases from legendary artist’s including The Who, Northern Ireland’s very own Snow Patrol and Liam Gallagher. But it’s not all been about the Legends making a […]

Birmingham quintet Ivory Wave have today released a new video for latest single ‘Weigh Me Down’. Filmed at their recent headline Birmingham show, it encapsulates their contagious energy and beautifully chaotic live shows. They can […]

David Keenan’s first album – “A Beginners Guide To Bravery” – will be released on Rubyworks on Friday 10th January 2020. The first taste of the record comes on Friday 13th September, with the release […]

Hailing from Limerick, Ireland, Hermitage Green have made a large impact in a short period of time. After having released their first full-length album Save Your Soul via SONY Ireland and watching it climb the charts, they […]

Sigala is one of the UK’s most respected and influential electronic music producers with 7 platinum singles, 10 million worldwide sales, 10 million monthly listeners on Spotify and over 2 billion streams under his belt. […]

Tate Liverpool and National Museums Liverpool, with a little help from The Beatles and Dolby Laboratories, today launched a unique experiential presentation of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in Dolby Atmos®, as a Christmas […]

The band that shook Slane Castle and the world with their historic return in 2017, Guns N’ Roses have announced dates for 2020 – the next step in their phenomenal career. Making stops in Spain, Germany, UK, […]

With Christmas just around the corner, British singer-songwriter Richard Walters – now signed to Cooking Vinyl – is today sharing a sublime, pared-back rendition of ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’. The track follows the recent […]

Following the release of his top 3 UK and sixth studio album, ‘Once Upon A Mind’, James Blunt today released the video for latest track ‘The Truth’. Directed by Vaughan Arnell, the video sees James […]

In part one of “The Golden Sheep” we were introduced to Tsugu, a girl who loves her electric guitar so much, that, along with her amp, it was the first thing she unpacked when she […]

As The Electric Soft Parade has aged, the wait between albums has increased with almost seven years separating Stages and their previous fourth LP, IDIOTS. As extensive as this wait has been; The Electric Soft […]