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        • LIVE REVIEW: Gorillaz bring 'The Mountain' to Belfast — no nostalgia at the SSE Arena debut Credit: Luke Dyson
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          The Lilacs
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          There’s long been a subtle rebellious streak at the core of The Dandy Warhols. Since emerging from Portland in 1994, they’ve approached genres as something fluid rather than fixed, and Pin Ups – their 2026 […]

          ALBUM REVIEW: The Twilight Sad - It’s the Long Goodbye
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          K-Pop has reached an international audience. This year, BLACKPINK made history as the first K-pop band to headline a major UK festival at Hyde Park. The media’s coverage of BTS member’s enlistment into compulsory military […]

          BOOK REVIEW: Sophomore Songs by Clarke Geddes
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          BOOK REVIEW: Sophomore Songs by Clarke Geddes

          August 29, 2023

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          ‘Pop’ at 25: Looking back at the orphan child in U2's discography 2
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          ‘Pop’ at 26: Looking back at the orphan child in U2’s discography

          March 3, 2022

          In March of 1997, 26 years ago, U2 released their much anticipated ninth studio album POP; for fans and critics alike, it quickly became their most polarizing release. There is a prevailing feeling that POP […]

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          CLASSIC ALBUM: Duran Duran – Duran Duran

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          This week sees the 40th anniversary of Duran Duran’s self-titled debut album. XS Noize looks back on this momentous release from a band that would become the ‘Fab Five’ of the ‘80s. It was December […]

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          LIVE REVIEW: Gorillaz bring 'The Mountain' to Belfast — no nostalgia at the SSE Arena debut Credit: Luke Dyson
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          LIVE REVIEW: Gorillaz bring ‘The Mountain’ to Belfast — no nostalgia at the SSE Arena debut

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          LIVE REVIEW: Garbage and Placebo Deliver Emotion and Power at Teenage Cancer Trust Royal Albert Hall Show
          Live Reviews

          LIVE REVIEW: Garbage and Placebo Deliver Emotion and Power at Teenage Cancer Trust Royal Albert Hall Show

          March 29, 2026

          To have Placebo as your special guest genuinely puts the ‘special’ into special guest. Placebo were clearly ecstatic to be at the Albert Hall and supporting Teenage Cancer Trust. Frontman Brian Molko smiled throughout and […]

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          XS Noize Best Albums of 2018
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          XS Noize Best Albums of 2018

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          2018 has been an incredible year for albums. The year saw the strongest new acts in decades release their debuts, as well as a number of alternative legends returning to top form. The world of dance […]

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          The Best Of October 2018 PLAYLIST + ROUND-UP

          October 29, 2018

          Welcome to the October 2018 edition of our monthly new music playlist, which is available to listen to and watch via YouTube. If you enjoy any of the songs featured here, we encourage you to support […]

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          IN FOCUS// Ash ignite La Scala with career-spanning London show Credit: Denise Esposito
          IN FOCUS

          IN FOCUS// Ash ignite La Scala with career-spanning London show

          February 6, 2026

          On 3 February, Ash returned to La Scala for a blistering, high-energy London show. Packed wall to wall, the venue buzzed as the trio tore through a career-spanning set, seamlessly weaving in new material from […]

          IN FOCUS// Biffy Clyro at 3Arena Dublin, Ireland Credit: Becca McCaffrey
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          IN FOCUS// Biffy Clyro at 3Arena Dublin, Ireland

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          Biffy Clyro put on a brilliant show at the 3Arena on Saturday, 10 January, delivering a set that was as heavy and intense as it was open and emotional. The sold-out Dublin crowd were treated […]

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          Tom Jones
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          Tom Jones to Play Dublin & Belfast Headline Shows This August 2026

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          Dexys Midnight Runners
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          Dexys Midnight Runners Return With First UK & Ireland Tour Since 2003

          March 24, 2026

          Dexys Midnight Runners have announced a UK and Ireland tour set to kick off this October. The run of dates marks the first time the band, fronted by Kevin Rowland, have toured under the Dexys […]

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          INTERVIEW: Elles Bailey on the Story Behind ‘Can’t Take My Story Away’

          March 9, 2026

          Singer-songwriter Elles Bailey released her latest album, Can’t Take My Story Away, at the beginning of this year. Produced by Luke Potashnick, the album is deeply personal and quietly powerful—rooted in resilience, reflection, and self-ownership. […]

          Jordan Anthony
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          Jordan Anthony on “Lost In LA”, Finding His Voice in LA & Dream Tour Plans

          February 10, 2026

          He may only be 20, but Perth-born, LA-based artist Jordan Anthony already has more experience within the music industry than many might expect. He was writing songs and playing instruments before he hit double digits, […]

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          INTERVIEW: TAVE Talks ‘Fly Away,’ Self-Discovery, and the Art of Letting Go

          November 11, 2025

          Rising artist TAVE has had an extraordinary journey — from earning a scholarship at just 13 and performing with some of music’s biggest names to now stepping into the spotlight with his deeply personal debut […]

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          Courtney Taylor-Taylor on Pin Ups, Dig! and taking back The Dandy Warhols narrative | XS Noize Podcast #278

          April 1, 2026

          In this episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar sits down with Courtney Taylor-Taylor — frontman, songwriter and creative force behind The Dandy Warhols — to talk about the band’s latest release Pin Ups, […]

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          Scouting For Girls’ Roy Stride on ‘These Are The Good Days’ and finding joy in the present | XS Noize Podcast #277

          March 24, 2026

          In this episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar sits down with Roy Stride — frontman, songwriter and driving force behind Scouting For Girls — to talk about the band’s uplifting new album These […]

          The Twilight Sad – James Graham & Andy MacFarlane on Grief, Mental Health & ‘It’s The Long Goodbye’ | XS Noize Podcast #276
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          The Twilight Sad – James Graham & Andy MacFarlane on ‘It’s The Long Goodbye’ | XS Noize Podcast #276

          March 17, 2026

          In this episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar sits down with James Graham and Andy MacFarlane — the creative core of The Twilight Sad — to talk about their powerful sixth album It’s […]

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ALBUM REVIEW: MYSTERY JETS - CURVE OF THE MOON
Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Mystery Jets – Curve of the Earth

January 10, 2016 Lori Gava

Indie New Prog band Mystery Jets released their fifth album, The Curve of the Earth, on January 15, 2016. The band had been working on the album since 2013 as a follow-up to their critically […]

YOUNGSTRR JOEY releases new album GRILLED WIIG in Feb
New Music

YOUNGSTRR JOEY releases new album GRILLED WIIG in Feb

January 9, 2016 XS Noize

Youngstrr Joey produces lo-fi insomniac rock. Recorded in a Glasgow bedroom between 9pm and 5am, he deliberately tries to make his guitar sound as weird as possible, yet he’s also capable of writing incredibly distinctive […]

ADAM STAFFORD returns with his first album in nearly 3 years
New Music

ADAM STAFFORD returns with his first album in nearly 3 years

January 8, 2016 XS Noize

Adam Stafford returns with his first album in nearly three years following the widely acclaimed Imaginary Walls Collapse in 2013. Taser Revelations was recorded at The Happiness Hotel, Song by Toad’s newly aquired warehouse recording […]

LIVE REVIEW: KARIMA FRANCIS live at The Slaughtered Lamb, Clerkenwell 4
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LIVE REVIEW: KARIMA FRANCIS live at The Slaughtered Lamb, Clerkenwell

January 8, 2016 Thomas S. Day

Clerkenwell, London isn’t a district famed for its music scene, but The Slaughtered Lamb is beginning to change that with it’s little basement music lounge full of candle-lit table-a-deux. The freshly built stage is to […]

CAPTIVA RELEASES DEBUT SELF-TITLED EP; LISTEN HERE
Album Reviews

REVIEW: CAPTIVA – CAPTIVA EP

January 8, 2016 Thomas S. Day

Captiva, a four piece alt. rock band from Kansas City (not to be confused with the trance act of the same name), graced our ears with their eponymous EP in late December. The fledgling band […]

TRACK OF THE DAY: THE DANDY WARHOLS - You Are Killing Me
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TRACK OF THE DAY: THE DANDY WARHOLS – You Are Killing Me

January 8, 2016 XS Noize

The Dandy Warhols have announced they’ve signed with Dine Alone Records and have unveiled “You Are Killing Me” – their first taste of new music since 2012’s This Machine. We dare you not to play […]

DAVID BOWIE unveils video for latest single "LAZARUS"- watch
New Music

DAVID BOWIE unveils video for latest single “LAZARUS”- watch

January 7, 2016 XS Noize

“Lazarus” is the second single from Bowie’s 28th album ★ out January 8 on ISO/Columbia Records. Director Johan Renck, who also directed the 10-minute short film for the album’s title track, commented on the experience […]

TRACK OF THE DAY: PUBLIC MEMORY - RINGLEADER
Track Of The Day

TRACK OF THE DAY: PUBLIC MEMORY – RINGLEADER

January 7, 2016 XS Noize

New track ‘Ringleader’ captures Public Memory’s unique blend of propulsive beats, entrancing drones & shimmering staccato flourishes. Laid back, hypnotic & bracing in equal measures; spectral vocals meld with delicate piano against hip hop beats […]

TRACK OF THE DAY: THE ANCHORESS - 'POPULAR'
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ALBUM REVIEW: THE ANCHORESS – CONFESSIONS OF A ROMANCE NOVELIST

January 6, 2016 Lori Gava

What a way to begin the year?! We are barely into the New Year and already a contender for best new debut of 2016 has arrived. The bewitching and spellbinding release Confessions of a Romance […]

GWEN STEFANI'S 'Used To Love You' Gets Official Remix by MAIZE - Listen
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GWEN STEFANI’S ‘Used To Love You’ Gets Official Remix by MAIZE – Listen

January 6, 2016 XS Noize

Gwen Stefani’s latest Top 20 smash, ‘Used To Love You’ has received a club ready re-work courtesy of Los Angeles based electronic duo MAIZE. The new take on the track is an absolute dance floor […]

METZ reveal video for 'Eraser', the new single due out Jan 22nd via Sub Pop
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METZ reveal video for ‘Eraser’, the new single due out Jan 22nd via Sub Pop

January 6, 2016 XS Noize

Following two acclaimed albums on Sub Pop (2012’s METZ; 2015’s II) and a deeply impressive amount of touring, this Three One G single is the band’s first recording for the esteemed CA-based label, and their […]

All girl Bristol three-piece IDESTROY reveal debut single 'Vanity Loves Me'
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All girl Bristol three-piece IDESTROY reveal debut single ‘Vanity Loves Me’

January 6, 2016 XS Noize

Blasting straight into 2016 comes Bristol three-piece IDestroy, mixing teenage rock’n’roll rebellion with riot grrrl sensibilities, bubblegum pop melodies and a whole heap of sneering, yet charming attitude. Their debut EP, ‘Vanity Loves Me’, is […]

SYD BARRETT'S family mark his 70th birthday with publication of unseen photos 1
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SYD BARRETT’S family mark his 70th birthday with publication of unseen photos

January 5, 2016 XS Noize

Wednesday 6th January marks what would have been the 70th birthday of Syd Barrett, founder member of the Pink Floyd and one of the most influential musicians in British pop history. To mark the occasion, […]

TRACK OF THE DAY: BLOSSOMS - 'CHARLEMAGNE' - listen
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BLOSSOMS TO RELEASE BRAND NEW EP ‘AT MOST A KISS’ ON FEBRUARY 19TH

January 5, 2016 XS Noize

2015 proved to be something of a seminal year for Stockport five-piece Blossoms. Hotly tipped for this year the band have today been announced as number four on the BBC Sound of 2016 list as […]

TIM HECKER announces Spring tour dates; album for 4AD in 2016
Gigs

TIM HECKER announces Spring tour dates; album for 4AD in 2016

January 4, 2016 XS Noize

Tim Hecker has announced several North American and European tour dates for Spring 2016, ahead of a new album for 4AD. One of the most celebrated electronic composers of his generation, the record follows the […]

TUFF LOVE share new video for 'Crocodile'.
Gigs

TUFF LOVE share new video for ‘Crocodile’.

January 4, 2016 XS Noize

After recently announcing news of their debut LP ‘Resort’, which compiles their three EPs to date as one 15-track record, due Jan 29th via Lost Map Records, Glaswegian guitar-pop duo Tuff Love share a kaleidoscopic […]

Listen to ELLIOTT POWER FORMATION remix of “Sword Souls”
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Listen to ELLIOTT POWER FORMATION remix of “Sword Souls”

January 4, 2016 XS Noize

What have lost Samurais, early Bjork, The Streets and Lord Kitchener have in common? It sounds like the punchline to a particularly surreal riddle, but the answer is that they are the wellsprings of the […]

TUFF LOVE share new video for 'Crocodile'.
Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: TUFF LOVE – RESORT

January 4, 2016 Ari Rosenschein

Tuff Love are the sound of rainy mornings spent in cafes at the threshold of adulthood. Bonfires on the beach at summer’s end. Friends cracking inside jokes and living outside the lines. Alcohol and fights […]

ALBUM REVIEW: THE COLOURFLIES - BEEN THERE, SEEN IT, LIVED IT, LICENSED IT
Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: THE COLOURFLIES – BEEN THERE, SEEN IT, LIVED IT, LICENSED IT

January 4, 2016 Lori Gava

Somewhere Dave Grohl is smiling; he has frequently opined the fact that rock and roll are no longer kids picking up instruments and heading to the garage to figure it out. Instead, American Idol and […]

IN FOCUS// THE CORONAS AT THE ULSTER HALL BELFAST 1
IN FOCUS

IN FOCUS// THE CORONAS AT THE ULSTER HALL BELFAST

January 3, 2016 Bernie McAllister

Bernie Mcallister was on hand to capture The Coronas at the Ulster Hall, Belfast on 20th December.        

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