Wednesday 11th May 2016; In the year that marks the 40th anniversary of the punk movement, legendary US hardcore punk band, Dead Kennedys, have announced their only UK headline tour dates for October 2016. Including […]

Emerging indie quintet Cavalry have announced the release of their latest single Lucerne. The Merseyside five-piece’s mesmerising new track, a sumptuous roll of melodies and multi-layered atmospherics blended with breathy vocals and subtle power chords, […]

Last week, not many people outside of a small Scottish town had heard of singer songwriter Michael Forsyth. This week his second album ‘Stop For the World’ reached number five in the UK iTunes Singer […]

Let the fanfare blare, the day has finally arrived, Radiohead has released their much anticipated ninth album “A Moon Shaped Po0l”, the follow up to 2012’s “The King Of Limbs”. It has been a long […]

Pet Shop Boys announce the first leg of their ‘Super’ tour, starting in October 2016 including shows in the United States, Canada, Germany, Holland, Denmark and Russia. More dates, including the UK, will be announced […]

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 […]

PJ Harvey is to perform in the U.S. for the first time in 5 years, accompanied by her nine-piece band. She will play in New York and Los Angeles, her only 2016 U.S. concerts in […]

Drowners have unveiled new single “Pick Up The Pace”, the second track to be shared from their long awaited new album. “ON DESIRE” which arrives everywhere on Friday, June 24th. Recorded and mixed by Claudius […]

Seamlessly blending experimental rock and indie-electro, OYLS have the aptness for innovative music. OYLS is the creative venture of two unexpected individuals; David Kirshenbaum, a former corporate consultant, and Michael Lipp, a failed strip club […]

Ah the legendary curse of the sophomore record can prove to be an insurmountable challenge for any band. It can be especially daunting when your debut release takes you from playing the UK dive bar […]

Following his St. John at Hackney church performance last week, Canadian producer and sound artist Tim Hecker has confirmed he will be returning to London this Autumn with a headline show at the Barbican on […]

Reinvention takes on many forms and in some cases, is seemingly unintentional. In the case of Rufus Wainwright it may well be the latter as he hangs up his folk roots and dons his composer […]

The Beach Boys’ iconic 1966 album, Pet Sounds, is universally hailed as one of popular music’s most important recordings of all time. May 16 marks the acclaimed album’s 50th anniversary, and to commemorate the milestone, […]

Having just released their 5th studio album, K 2.0, to much acclaim in February, and with sold-out dates across the UK and Europe, including a sold-out show at London’s Roundhouse, Kula Shaker are pleased to […]

Penny For The Workhouse are a lively London based band creating quirky music with the style of Syd Barrett or early Bowie and swagger of old London Town. Formed in 2012, the band’s unique ‘Folk […]

Singer Tom Farrer and drummer Ben Niblett are old friends who in their adolescence, often collaborated and gigged in local pubs willing to over look their age. Following this formative step into their personal musical […]

Beth Orton releases the second track from her highly anticipated forthcoming album Kidsticks. Prior to the release of Beth’s stunning new album, which is released via ANTI- on May 27th, you can stream the video […]

Prism Tats is the drum machine-fuelled lo-fi garage-pop persona of Garrett van der Spek. His recently released album was self-produced, with help from Chris Woodhouse (Ty Segall, Wild Flag, !!!) who put an extra touch of […]