Mystery Jets have released a new video for their track Screwdriver. The track is the first single to be taken from their upcoming sixth studio album ‘A Billion Heartbeats’ which will be released on 27th […]

Following his SOLD OUT Ulster Hall show on December 21st,  Northern Irish singer-songwriter Ryan McMullan is playing his biggest ever Belfast show at Custom House Square on Saturday 17th August 2019.  The past year has seen a […]

Following a sold-out Dublin show last year, Jools Holland has confirmed a 3Arena date on 23rd October 2020 with his acclaimed Rhythm & Blues Orchestra. Just like his previous Dublin shows, Jools will be joined on vocals by Ruby Turner & Louise Marshall and his […]

Today, Dublin Avant-rock 5-piece BATS have announced details of their first new album in 7 years, ‘Alter Nature’, and have shared the first single to be taken from the record, ‘Old Hitler’. Having formed in […]

Having recently released their new single ‘If You Love Me’ – a sultry, electro-pop jam about heartbreak – Edinburgh natives Liimo today release the video for the track. Speaking about the video, Jamo explains, “We’d […]

Following their performance opening the Main Stage at Snow Patrol’s enormous Ward Park 3 concert, Castlerock five-piece Brand New Friend will play The  Limelight 2 in Belfast on 21st September 2019. XS Noize is giving […]

Today, Snow Patrol released the first of 2 Reworked EPs, including a stunning new version of Crack The Shutters available to hear below. The band announced on their social media channels last month they have […]

To say The Elephant Trees have had a busy summer would be an understatement. From playing an intimate acoustic showcase at Liverpool Sound City to opening the Hard Rock Stage at the Isle Of Wight, […]

Reverend & The Makers reveal the video for new single, ‘Elastic Fantastic,’ by multi BAFTA-nominated director Chris Shepherd. John McClure says of the video: “Every summer as a kid my family went to the Chapel […]

Following an amazing kick-off to the Meltdown Festival by Nile Rodgers & CHIC, the “Good Times” rolled on with Johnny Marr with support from the Mystery Jets. At a first glance, the choice of Johnny […]

Formed in early 2018, London based four-piece The Blue Highways have already supported some of the biggest acts in the genre, including Iris Dement at the Sage Gateshead, and Bennett Wilson Poole on their first […]

Off Bloom today released the video for latest track ‘ Am I Insane?’, their first single in almost a year.  The band also announced a number of European tour dates including a return to London with […]

Dublin’s The Murder Capital release the first of a series of live videos from “When I Have Fears” with a passionate performance of “Green & Blue”. The release follows last night’s live session and interview for Steve […]

It was 50 years ago today, on August 8, 1969, that the world’s most famous band stepped out from London’s EMI Recording Studios to stride, single-file, across the black and white stripes of Abbey Road’s […]

Bear’s Den has today released a powerful new video for their track “Hiding Bottles” which candidly takes on the theme of Alcohol addiction in a family member. Having personally experienced alcohol addiction in a family […]

Northern Irish alternative-rock band Therapy? have revealed their official lyric video for the track Success? Success Is Survival taken off the band’s fifteenth studio album CLEAVE. Not afraid to speak about injustices, vocalist Andy Cairns […]

The monthly XS Noize playlists on Spotify bring together the most essential new music of the last month that has been featured on the site. The July 2019 edition features tracks from: Iggy Pop, The […]

Keane have spent much of the summer wowing festival crowds around Europe, as well as at home in the UK at Isle of Wight, Glastonbury, Hyde Park and Cornbury. This week they play two intimate […]