With a career that has seen 3 decades, high profile tragedy and major success, Feeder need little introduction. This, their 9th studio album All Bright Electric, takes its title from a neon sign for a […]

Garbage have made a video for their second single “Magnetized” off their critically acclaimed album ‘Strange Little Birds’. Scott Stuckey directed the video. Shirley Manson – “We made the video for Magnetized at Pancake Mountain […]

In the 4 years since Green Day’s last release, Billie Joe has become sober, Jason White and Brittney Dirnt have flipped off cancer, and social and racial inequality have flooded the media. And while the […]

‘Naked’ is the new single from indie pop maestro New Atlas, the brainchild of 19 year-old Owen O’Hagan. Produced by Robert Whiteley (The Wombats) ‘Naked’ will be released on October 21st. Named as one of […]

LOCK have announced they will be supporting Sophie Ellis-Bextor on her UK tour next year, including a date at London’s KOKO on March 1st. See all dates below. Last week they announced the release of […]

In the No Air’ is the bouncing, playful new psych-pop single from Robbing Millions, taken from their forthcoming self-title debut out 25th November on [PIAS] Belgium. The track is an ode to Robert Wyatt’s number […]

Hurricane #1 have confirmed that a special edition of their latest album ‘Melodic Rainbows’ with the bonus track ‘It Feels So Right’ will be released on the 12th October in Japan to all outlets including Tower Records and […]

The reforming of a band as storied as The Pixies after a hiatus of over 23 years was a daunting challenge; each of the returning members had to have a certain amount of stones to […]

Welcome to the captivating, clockwork world of Swiss musician, Dominik Huber, aka FRIEND, whose debut UK single will be released on October 22nd called, The Evening Crowns The Day. Born in Zurich, where he has […]

Coldplay have today announced the first 2017 shows of the A Head Full Of Dreams Tour. Since March of this year, the A Head Full Of Dreams Tour has played to 2.5 million people across […]

On this weeks XS Noize Music Podcast Mark Millar talks to Alan McGee about Musicians Against Homelessness + Creation Management. Alan McGee is a Scottish businessman and music industry executive. He has been a record […]

When it comes to electronic music, especially with a retro flavour, standing out from the crowd is easier said than done. The genre is currently saturated with bands competing to be the new sound of […]

Manchester favourites Bauer have fan-funded their new album ‘Impossible is Nothing’ via a worldwide campaign through PledgeMusic. The band, who have played shows with Snow Patrol, I Am Kloot and Turin Brakes amongst others, recently […]

In March 2014 Kate Bush announced plans to perform 15 shows in London in August and September that year, her first live shows since 1979. The shows sold out so quickly that a further 7 […]

On September 16th experimental electronica extraordinaire William Benjamin Bensussen aka The Gaslamp Killer unleashed his much anticipated second studio album, Instrumentalepathy. It has been a long wait for the follow up to GLK’s stellar debut […]

On 11th November, Simple Minds will release ‘Simple Minds Acoustic’ via Caroline International. This follows several years in which the band has gone from strength-to-strength, becoming more relevant than ever; their 2014 album ‘Big Music’ […]

Rock’n’Roll renegades – ALIAS KID – are thrilled to announce they will re-join their Mancunian brethren BLACK GRAPE as chief support on their upcoming Winter tour. Invited back for their second run in two consecutive […]

Peter Doherty releases his new album, ‘Hamburg Demonstrations’ on Friday the 2nd December. The album is available to preorder now with first single ‘I Don’t Love Anyone (But You’re Not Just Anyone)’ along with ‘The […]