The 24-minute film directed by Academy Award-nominated Mike Mills ( 20th Century Women, Beginners ) and starring Academy Award Winner Alicia Vikander ( The Danish Girl, Ex-Machina) featuring new music by The National is now […]

Robbie Williams has revealed that his hit song ‘Angels’ was actually about his encounters with ghosts as a kid, which “freaked” his father out. The 45-year-old pop star has previously opened up about his own […]

Australian pop-rock quartet The Faim are pleased to announce a headline Belfast show on Wednesday, August 28th 2019 at the Oh Yeah Music Centre. THE FAIM came into existence as naturally as their music. The […]

Mexican acoustic rock guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela are pleased to announce a headline Belfast show at The Limelight 1 on Saturday 21st September 2019. Five years since their last album, they are ready to […]

You know a singer/songwriter has achieved “cult” status when every side project they do despite seldom publicity receives mass interest and each live show they do sells out. The singer/songwriter in question is Conor Oberst […]

Legendary Liverpool band The Zutons will play an outdoor concert at Bangor seafront on Bank Holiday Monday, 26th August, as part of this year’s Open House Festival Bangor. The show will celebrate the 15th anniversary […]

Guns N’ Roses are back, and the long-awaited reunion tour featuring three of the band’s founding members was a resounding success. The Not In This Lifetime tour, which began in April 2016, lasted over two […]

Billie Eilish didn’t want to hear “how people feel” about her debut album and almost pulled it from release as a result. The ‘Bad Guy’ hitmaker felt like she was protecting her “child” and was […]

Noel Gallagher joked that his three children, sons Donovan and Sonny and daughter Anais, are “lucky bastards” to have him as a dad as he dedicated his song ‘AKA… What A Life!’ to them at […]

Mitch McAteer is a 21-year-old Irish singer-songwriter set to release his debut EP. The gravitas of Mitch’s voice finds a worthy home alongside the alt-folk collection’s sombre guitar and lazy, rolling drums. There are moments […]

Alias Kid has released their BRAND NEW single ‘Beat Up Your Soul’ today May 10th.  The new track is a mix of upbeat rhythms and soaring guitars, with great ambience from the punchy verses and […]

Sam Wickens, from Bangor Co. Down, Northern Ireland is a mesmerising solo performer, gifted with the talent to arouse the soul with haunting melodies laced with poignant lyrics sung with his trademark transparency of spirit. […]

Avicii’s new track “Tough Love” from the upcoming album TIM, is out now. Produced and written by Tim Bergling, Vincent Pontare and Salem Al Fakir (Vargas & Lagola), the track stays true to the infectious […]

With their eighth studio album I Am Easy To Find due out next Friday 17th May, The National has announced their final UK live dates for 2019. The headline shows in Brighton, Leeds, Cardiff and […]

Mercury-nominated Northampton composer/producer Maps is set to release his fourth album ‘Colours. Reflect. Time. Loss.’ on the 10th May 2019 through Mute. ‘Colours. Reflect. Time. Loss.’ is a career-defining, ambitious album that sees the bedroom […]

No strangers to the music world, Watford’s Other Nature are multi-instrumentalist and producer Sena Verdi AKA Lyonheart, and singer/writer Tariq Khan. Friends since high school, today they announce the release of their brand new single […]

The new 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 April 2019 edition features tracks from Tame Impala, […]

We are Strangers is the brainchild of T.V and Film composer, Josh Kramon. He’s best known for his weekly instrumental music for such acclaimed shows as “Veronica Mars”, “iZombie,” “Party Down” and “Lethal Weapon.” In […]