Coming out of Liverpool and sounding wonderful right now is the young singer and songwriter Joel Thomas. With his indie-influenced sound starting to take real form and substance, he follows up the sun-soaked “Sunshine Funshine” […]

Ugly Kid Joe will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their ‘America’s Least Wanted’ album with a Belfast show at The Limelight 1 on Tuesday 04th September 2018. The band will perform the album in its […]

A monthly look back at the music we were listening to exactly twenty years ago. All of these singles were released back in June 1998. You can read a bit about each individual track and […]

Sydney trio DMA’S have today released an acoustic version of the track ‘In The Air’. Their purity and command of songcraft is on vivid display throughout this version. It’s a beautiful ballad, with sweeping production, […]

Scottish alternative rock outfit Fatherson, are pleased to announce a headline Belfast show on Tuesday 02nd October 2018 at Voodoo. The band who release their new album ‘Sum Of All Your Parts’ in September 2018 […]

With their second album With Animals due for release 24th August via Heavenly Recordings, Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood unveil the LP’s deep and brooding title track as a single. Mark Lanegan says of the […]

Released and ready to hear through Universal Music Germany this week is “Brave” from Fancy Cars. They have really captured the essence of summer with this pop-influenced track, and it follows previous successes including “Time […]

Following a heady support slot on Friday night for Shed Seven at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl, The Twang today announce their return to the stage with headline shows planned for December 2018. Playing just a handful […]

The Doors Alive are pleased to announce a return to Belfast with a headline show at The Limelight 2 on Saturday 10th November 2018. The Doors Alive are a British tribute band widely regarded as […]

Pale Waves today unveiled new track ‘Noises’. This follows the release of their latest single ‘Kiss’ and comes in the wake of a string of tour announcements for the UK, Europe, Ireland and North America, […]

Sweden’s finest bounce/dance act Vigiland are causing a real stir with their new EP. It’s the first time they’ve dropped an extended player, and it follows a couple of years of blinding single successes, earning […]

Mention Radiohead’s “Kid A”, to music aficionados and that one album title brings up significant discussion and disagreement. For every person who loves it dearly, there are those who dislike it and can rarely be […]

I’m not used to events of this scale. The most recent gig outing prior to this was a relatively small gathering in a small Bristol city centre venue. This evening, I’m on the opposite end […]

Charlotte Gainsbourg shares the self-directed music video for ‘Sylvia Says,’ one of the many striking tracks from her celebrated new album ‘Rest’ available on Because Music. The video, out today, arrives following the release of […]

Welcome to ‘Black Honey’, the self-titled debut album today announced by the UK’s best-rising band due for release on September 21st. Listen to album opener ‘Only Hurt The Ones I Love’ – below. Bursting out […]

Over the past few years of her illustrious and unpredictable career, Roísín Murphy has steered every creative element, and the key to this is her music videos. Across the albums “Hairless Toys” and “Take Her […]

Alternative singer-songwriter Bethia Beadman described by The Quietus as a cross between Maria Callas and Ziggy Stardust, pre-empts the release of her new album ‘Into The Peace’ due this September with a haunting, emotive video […]

London based Indie pop act From White To Gray presents to you his new single, ‘Red Brick Roads’ exclusively with XS Noize. Red Brick Roads looks into themes of missing home and being in a […]