Following their warmly received Halloween gift to fans in the form of “Dead Alive”, The Shins are have announced the release of their fifth studio album, Heartworms. The album will be released on March 10th […]

Frank Carter kicks off 2017 with a bang, as he presents the video for his blistering new single “Wild Flowers”, by the Turner prize nominated, critically acclaimed artist Jake Chapman. Primarily known for his shocking, […]

Danish five-piece Rainbrother have shared their second single Blue, taken from debut album Tales From The Drought, which is out on 3rd February 2017 and available to pre-order on Bandcamp now. After the success of […]

SOHN has kick-started 2017 with a brand new single ‘Hard Liquor’, the bold and soulful opening track from his imminent second album Rennen (released on January 13th). A gutsy song to follow previous Rennen singles […]

Today Ten Fé reveal ‘Twist Your Arm’, the Ewan Pearson-produced lead single from their debut album Hit The Light. “We came to Ewan with what is basically an old, bluesy-type tune” says Leo Duncan about […]

People of a certain age and musical proclivity will remember the brilliant trio The Blue Nile. I am of a certain age and an unabashed fan of the band since their debut release. They were […]

In these dying days, as a brutal 2016 drags itself to a welcome end, guitars can seem rarer than hope. RedFaces are rarer still – a brand new guitar band snapped up by a major […]

International treasures British Sea Power release their first new material in four years on March 31st 2017. Melodic, direct and brimming with emotional urgency, it’s an album where rock muscularity joins inseparably with pop immediacy […]

Beachheads have unveiled the first single from their upcoming debut album. “Moment of Truth” is an honest and soulful track, perfect for cold days in Oslo, and the rest of the world. Beachheads will release […]

The Gospel Youth has signed with Rise/Velocity Records and will be going into the studio with producer Romesh Dodangoda (Motorhead, Bring Me The Horizon, Twin Atlantic) in February/March, with plans to release a new album […]

Harry Baker, 18, has been playing live, writing, recording and creating for over 5 years. His fusion of endless influences creates a raw, soulful and groove-laden sound, while also showing off other timbres from the […]

Originally released as the single album ‘Tokyo’ by the German record label Bine in 2009, ‘Tokyo’ was only made available as a CD in Germany and then only in a very limited number of copies. […]

Bristol’s finest post-punk polemics IDLES recently recorded at Maida Vale for BBC Introducing and today share a passionate live recording of “Stendhal Syndrome”. They have also announced that they will be embarking on the massive […]

Average bands sound like their heroes, good bands sound like other good bands and great bands sound like themselves. COLOUR are a great band. Having burst on the scene last year with singles ‘Strangers’, ‘Nowhere’ […]

In November respected UK Indie band The Wedding Present released their ninth studio album, “Going, Going”. The release is their first double album and contains a prolific volume of 20 songs. The album tells the […]

Delays’ vocalist Greg Gilbert has been diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer. Below you’ll find a message from his fiancee Stacey, and this is a link to her GoFundMe appeal to fund Greg’s treatment: Greg […]

Albert Man first appeared on XS Noize in May this year as one of our unsigned showcases HERE. Aside from his excellent piano driven alt-rock music, we were also impressed by his already extensive CV. […]

Having previously featured in the XS Noize Showcase Chick Quest have released another belter track ‘Savant Garde’ from the their album ‘Model View Controller’, listen below. Chick Quest In Their Own Words: The initial concept […]