Wendy James needs no introduction, she enjoyed massive success in the 80s and 90s with Transvision Vamp having huge hit singles and selling out venues. When the band folded Wendy recorded her solo albums which […]

XS Noize Editor-in-Chief, Mark Millar talks to staff writer and photographer Tom Day about how unsigned bands/artists can feature on our ‘XS Noize Unsigned Showcase’. After battling cancer, Hurricane #1 front man Alex Lowe has […]

XS Noize Editor-in-Chief, Mark Millar talks to resident photographer Cortney Armitage about the highs and lows of gig photography. “Ever wondered what it’s like to work in the music business? What happens in the studio? […]

LA quartet FIDLAR have shared a new video for ‘Punks’. Created in collaboration with fellow DIY-minded band The Flaming Lips, the dystopian clip follows a working class protagonist’s ill-fated journey to outer space to join […]

Kaiser Chiefs are back to welcome the summer with their new single ‘Parachute’ released June 14 on Fiction/Caroline International. Ricky Wilson: “When we wrote the first record we were very direct, little needed explaining. The […]

Melbourne duo Kllo has unveiled a new single from their forthcoming [PIAS] Different Recordings debut EP, Well Worn. “Walls To Build” melds Simon Lam’s synth lines with Chloe Kaul’s vapor-trailed verses. It’s the follow up […]

Inspired by the fierce and animated Japanese Princess of the same name, Mononoke is set to release her debut EP on 15th July 2016 and has just released the title track Silence For You’. The […]

At XS Noize, new music is dear to our hearts and we believe that genuinely talented fresh artists deserve a platform to share their material with the world. As such, we will now be showcasing […]

James Blake has announced a handful of UK dates in October-November, including a London show at Eventim Apollo Hammersmith on 1st November (full dates below). The much-awaited headline shows will give fans the opportunity to […]

Lukas Graham’s highly-anticipated self-titled debut album topped the charts in Ireland at the end of March with a #5 debut. The band will now bring their show to Ireland stopping at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre February […]

The Interrupters have shared the video (directed by Tim Armstrong) for song “By My Side”, a track off their upcoming album Say It Out Loud out on June 24th. The video featured appearances by Rancid, […]

Molly Warburton and her band having been playing together for several years, channelling a variety of influences which range from Fleetwood Mac, Bombay Bicycle Club and Joan Armatrading to KT Tunstall. The band is made […]

It has been four years since the last helping of Garbage goodness, 2012’s release Not Your Kind of People. Garbage fans lengthy wait for new material ends on June 10th with the release of Strange […]

It started nearly five decades ago with a crack of thunder, a distant bell ringing and then that monstrous riff that shook the earth. The heaviest rock sound ever heard. In that moment Heavy Metal […]

Last night at the annual Kerrang! Awards No Devotion walked away with the Best Album award for their debut record Permanence. After appearing on a number of Album of the Year lists at the tail […]

It’s in circuses and festivals where every view that greets the eye is spectacular and alluring. Abnormality is celebrated and human dilemma, outside the fair gates, becomes an afterthought. Beneath these carnival lights, Pathos, Pathos […]

CHVRCHES are excited to announce the release of a new version of their album highlight “Bury It”, which now features Hayley Williams of Paramore. Hayley Williams has joined CHVRCHES on stage a handful of times […]

After a 12 year break from releasing his own material, former Mansun frontman Paul Draper’s 4 track EP, EP One is released today. The hiatus hasn’t seen him leave the music scene at all, but […]