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          The Cure Announce Biggest-Ever Belfast Show at Belsonic 2026

          September 30, 2025

          Rock legends The Cure are pleased to announce their biggest Belfast show to date at Belsonic, Belfast on Sunday, June 28th, with support from The Twilight Sad and Just Mustard. Formed in Crawley, Sussex, England, […]

          The Charlatans
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          The Charlatans Share “Deeper and Deeper” Ahead of 14th Studio Album “We Are Love”

          September 30, 2025

          Following the announcement of their 14th studio album, We Are Love, out October 31 via BMG, The Charlatans return today with their second single, “Deeper and Deeper.” A swirling, Hammond organ-driven belter with fat bass […]

          shack
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          Legendary Liverpool Band SHACK Announce December UK Shows After Spring Sell-Outs

          September 29, 2025

          The rush of excitement and love for the unexpected 2025 return of Liverpool’s venerated songsmiths, Shack, extends to the end of the year with six new intimate dates lined up for December. Opening at the Bristol […]

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          ALBUM REVIEW: Robert Plant with Suzi Dian – Saving Grace
          Album Reviews

          ALBUM REVIEW: Robert Plant with Suzi Dian – Saving Grace

          September 26, 2025

          Robert Plant’s latest project, Saving Grace, takes its name from the band he assembled in 2019 to play Americana covers in small venues across Britain. Though it has been eight years since his last solo […]

          ALBUM REVIEW: Dave Hause – …and the Mermaid
          Album Reviews

          ALBUM REVIEW: Dave Hause – …And The Mermaid

          September 26, 2025

          Dave Hause, a veteran of the Philadelphia punk scene, first made his mark fronting The Loved Ones before launching his solo career in 2011. Over the years, his work has spanned everything from hardcore to […]

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          BOOK REVIEW: Y/N - Esther Yi
          Book Reviews

          BOOK REVIEW: Y/N – Esther Yi

          October 30, 2023

          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
          Book Reviews

          BOOK REVIEW: Sophomore Songs by Clarke Geddes

          August 29, 2023

          How does one become qualified to write a fictional music novel? The author of Sophomore Songs offers some clues. Growing up reading NME, doing a stint at Clash, drumming for several bands on and off, and […]

        • Classic Albums

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

          ‘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 […]

          CLASSIC ALBUM: Duran Duran – Duran Duran 2
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          CLASSIC ALBUM: Duran Duran – Duran Duran

          June 17, 2021

          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: Baroness Pay Tribute with Emotional Red & Blue Sets in Los Angeles Credit: Triffin Constantine
          Live Reviews

          LIVE REVIEW: Baroness Pay Tribute with Emotional Red & Blue Sets in Los Angeles

          September 22, 2025

          Sludge, prog, and post-metal band Baroness played an emotional set at Lodge Room in the Highland Park neighbourhood of Los Angeles on Saturday, September 20th. The night was one of remembrance, playing their first two […]

          LIVE REVIEW: Pendulum Celebrate "Inertia" with High-Energy London Launch Show Credit: Alina Salihbekova
          Live Reviews

          LIVE REVIEW: Pendulum Celebrate “Inertia” with High-Energy London Launch Show

          September 10, 2025

          To mark the release of their new album Inertia, Pendulum’s Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen brought an electrifying DJ set to HERE at Outernet in London on September 5th. The Australian outfit has long been […]

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          XS Noize Best Albums of 2018
          Round Up

          XS Noize Best Albums of 2018

          December 22, 2018

          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 […]

          The Best Of October 2018 PLAYLIST + ROUND-UP
          Round Up

          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 […]

        • In Focus

          IN FOCUS// Punk Spirit Burns Bright as SLF, PiL & Sham 69 Rock Custom House Square © Bernie McAllister
          IN FOCUS

          IN FOCUS// Punk Spirit Burns Bright as SLF, PiL & Sham 69 Rock Custom House Square

          August 17, 2025

          Putting the Fast in Belfast 7 once again proved why it has become a staple of the city’s summer music calendar. A packed Custom House Square buzzed with anticipation as fans from across generations gathered […]

          IN FOCUS// Bryan Adams Brings Joy and Nostalgia to Leeds on ‘Roll With the Punches’ Tour Credit: Alina Salihbekova
          IN FOCUS

          IN FOCUS// Bryan Adams Brings Joy and Nostalgia to Leeds on ‘Roll With the Punches’ Tour

          May 20, 2025

          Legendary Canadian rocker Bryan Adams brought his unstoppable energy to Leeds on May 10th as part of his Roll With the Punches tour — and it was nothing short of a euphoric celebration of life, […]

  • Gigs
        • Hans Zimmer
          Gigs

          Hans Zimmer: The ultimate fan’s guide

          August 27, 2025

          Hans Zimmer, the genius behind Hollywood’s most unforgettable scores, is back on tour with an electrifying live experience to share with his fans. From “Inception” to “Dune”, Zimmer is preparing to transform his soundscapes into […]

          Andrea Bocelli
          Gigs

          The ultimate fans guide to seeing Andrea Bocelli in Amsterdam

          August 21, 2025

          The Italian tenor, Andrea Bocelli, will be at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on March 29 and 30, 2026. The show will feature a mix of operatic tracks, pop songs, and classical repertoire. Bocelli is […]

          Eros Ramazzotti
          Gigs

          Eros Ramazzotti: Dates, venues, tickets and more

          August 18, 2025

          To celebrate the 40th anniversary of his breakout single, “Una Storia Importante”, Eros Ramazzotti will be performing live on some of the grandest stages across Europe, Latin America, and North America. Ramazzotti is a world-renowned […]

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        • Asha Maclean
          Interviews

          INTERVIEW: Asha Maclean on Her Single “Yoga,” Creative Roots, and Staying True to Herself

          June 25, 2025

          Asha Maclean grew up in a deeply creative household, so it’s little surprise that she emerged as a multitalented artist in her own right. Immersed in music and dance from a young age, she first […]

          DURAN DURAN
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          INTERVIEW: Roger Taylor on the Rhythm of Duran Duran: Hits, Influences & Life on the Road

          June 19, 2025

          John Kearns talks to Duran Duran –  The Duran Duran European summer tour is now in full swing. The DD truck has already rolled into cities such as Antwerp, Amsterdam and Rome and will continue […]

          Stephen Moore
          Interviews

          INTERVIEW: Stephen Moore on Post Death Soundtrack’s New Album & HE IS ME

          June 12, 2025

          Post Death Soundtrack, the musical project of Stephen Moore, recently unveiled his fifth album, IN ALL MY NIGHTMARES I AM ALONE, a 30-track collection of songs ranging across the stylistic spectrum, including rock, Gothic rock, […]

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        • The Jacques
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          Finn O’Brien on The Jacques’ New Album “Make Repetition!” | XS Noize Podcast #247

          September 28, 2025

          Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Podcasts | YouTube “Will would be proud of us, and he’d never have wanted his loss to stop us doing what we love.” — Finn O’Brien, […]

          Gary Numan
          Podcasts

          Gary Numan on “Telekon” at 45, Wembley Ghosts & His Glastonbury Debut | XS Noize Podcast #246

          September 24, 2025

          Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Podcasts | YouTube In Episode #246 of the XS Noize Podcast, host Mark Millar is joined by Gary Numan — one of electronic music’s true pioneers — for a powerful conversation marking the 45th […]

          Divine Comedy
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          The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon on “Rainy Sunday Afternoon” | XS Noize Podcast #245

          September 16, 2025

          Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Podcasts | YouTube In Episode #245 of the XS Noize Podcast, host Mark Millar is joined by Neil Hannon — the brilliant mind behind The Divine Comedy — for a revealing conversation about his new […]

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IMAGINE DRAGONS new single ‘SHOTS’ out 20th April 2015, UK Tour

March 6, 2015 XS Noize

US rockers Imagine Dragons have announced the release of their latest single ‘Shots’, which impacts April 20th on Polydor Records. ‘Shots’ is one of the highlights from the band’s acclaimed new album ‘Smoke & Mirrors’, […]

EZRA FURMAN - unveils new track 'Restless Year' - Listen
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EZRA FURMAN – unveils new track ‘Restless Year’ – Listen

March 6, 2015 XS Noize

Bella Union are thrilled to announce the signing of Ezra Furman, whose 2013 album Day Of The Dog and riotous live shows with his band The Boyfriends won numerous 5 star reviews. Furman, who The […]

SCREAMING FEMALES - ROSE MOUNTAIN
Album Reviews

SCREAMING FEMALES – ROSE MOUNTAIN

March 5, 2015 Jamie Gibson

Screaming Females have been around for almost a decade, but again for this review I’m either the best or worst person to review their sixth album Rose Mountain, since I’ve never actually listened to any […]

PITY SEX - ANNOUNCE FIRST EVER UK TOUR FOR MAY / DEBUT ALBUM FEAST OF LOVE RELEASED IN THE UK ON APRIL 20TH
Gigs

PITY SEX – ANNOUNCE FIRST EVER UK TOUR FOR MAY / DEBUT ALBUM FEAST OF LOVE RELEASED IN THE UK ON APRIL 20TH

March 5, 2015 XS Noize

Michigan noise-pop quartet Pity Sex today announce their debut dates in the UK, due to take place in May. Beginning with a stint at Brighton’s The Great Escape Festival, the run will see Guildford, London, […]

THE MARKS CARTEL -  Share single 'Curtain Call' - Listen
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THE MARKS CARTEL – Share single ‘Curtain Call’ – Listen

March 5, 2015 XS Noize

Curtain Call is an evolved and raw take on the British rock sound, with dirty, grimy guitars blaring from the speakers, rhythmic, snapping drums and grizzly, emotive vocals. You can hear the band’s influences shining […]

JACK + ELIZA TO RELEASE THEIR DEBUT ALBUM ‘GENTLE WARNINGS’ ON JUNE 9TH - Listen to track
Gigs

JACK + ELIZA TO RELEASE THEIR DEBUT ALBUM ‘GENTLE WARNINGS’ ON JUNE 9TH – Listen to track

March 5, 2015 XS Noize

New York City’s Jack + Eliza will release their debut album, Gentle Warnings on June 9th via Yebo Music. The duo burst onto the scene last year with their critically acclaimed EP No Wonders, receiving […]

SIV JAKOBSON - unveils new single 'Dark'! - Listen
New Music

SIV JAKOBSON – unveils new single ‘Dark’! – Listen

March 5, 2015 XS Noize

Dark is a deeply sad, yet beautiful song. Siv Jakobson’s ability to capture and convey emotion with her voice, combined with heart piercing lyrics, demonstrate once again that she is a songwriter who, one day, […]

THE ACORN -  Reveal First New Track In Nearly Five Years - Listen
New Music

THE ACORN – Reveal First New Track In Nearly Five Years – Listen

March 5, 2015 XS Noize

Experimental indie-electro band The Acorn have revealed their first new music in nearly five years. The recording project of Ottawa-based musician Rolf Klausener, The Acorn will release their new studio album Vieux Loup this spring […]

'AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR' PREMIERE NEW SINGLE 'RUN HOME' - listen
Gigs

AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR: Share tracks from forthcoming album Heirs – Listen

March 5, 2015 XS Noize

Northern Ireland’s And So I Watch You From Afar premiered a new track from their forthcoming album Heirs The song “Wasps” can be heard BELOW. And So I Watch You From Afar have applied to […]

THE CHARLATANS ANNOUNCE 12TH ALBUM 'MODERN NATURE' AND UK TOUR
Gigs

THE CHARLATANS – UK TOUR STARTS

March 5, 2015 XS Noize

THE CHARLATANS – Tim Burgess, Mark Collins, Martin Blunt and Tony Rogers – released their, rapturously received, twelfth album, MODERN NATURE on BMG Chrysalis on 26th January 2015. Now, following their triumphant headline slot at […]

COVES -  unveil new track 'Shot To The Wall' - Listen
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COVES – unveil new track ‘Shot To The Wall’ – Listen

March 5, 2015 XS Noize

Coves are thrilled to unveil ’Shot To The Wall’, the lead track from their forthcoming EP ‘Spectrum’, which is released on 13th April on Nettwerk Records. The band will embark on a headline tour of […]

Watch the hilarious new video from COLLEEN GREEN for 'TV' now
New Music

Watch the hilarious new video from COLLEEN GREEN for ‘TV’ now

March 5, 2015 XS Noize

Colleen Green’s acclaimed new album I Want to Grow Up is out this week via Hardly Art and Sub Pop Records, and to mark the occasion the Cali power-pop-punker has shared a new video for […]

ORLANDO SEALE AND THE SWELL - Filthy Hope
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ORLANDO SEALE AND THE SWELL – Filthy Hope

March 5, 2015 XS Noize

Off the back of a show-stopping performance in front of a sold out Lexington crowd in December last year Orlando Seale and the Swell have announced plans to release a double a-side single in March. […]

GANG OF FOUR - ‘England’s In My Bones’ feat. Alison Mosshart
Album Reviews

GANG OF FOUR – WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

March 5, 2015 David McElroy

Gang of Four return, in reality as Gang Of One. Following the original line-up’s successful reformation in 2004, rhythm section Hugo Burnham and Dave Allen repeated history by departing, leaving guitarist and founding member Andy […]

CLASSIC ALBUM REVISITED – Radiohead - Hail to the Thief, The Gloaming 2
Album Reviews

CLASSIC ALBUM REVISITED – Radiohead – Hail to the Thief, The Gloaming

March 4, 2015 Lori Gava

In September of 2002 Radiohead reconvened at Ocean Way Studio in LA to begin work on their sixth long play record. The much anticipated release would prove to be a departure from prior albums, Kid […]

THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH - 'Sagres' - Listen
Gigs

THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH – ‘Sagres’ – Listen

March 4, 2015 XS Noize

The announcement two weeks ago that The Tallest Man On Earth will release his first new album since 2012 this spring on Dead Oceans was met with open arms and eager anticipation. While the trailer […]

COURTNEY BARNETT ANNOUNCES 2015 US TOUR DATES
New Music

COURTNEY BARNETT Shares video for new song “DEPRESTON” – Watch

March 4, 2015 XS Noize

March 23rd will see the much-anticipated release of the debut LP proper from Courtney Barnett, “Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit”. Recorded in the autumn of 2014 in an intense ten […]

SAUNA YOUTH - Announce new album, Distractions Released 8th June
New Music

SAUNA YOUTH – Announce new album, Distractions Released 8th June

March 3, 2015 XS Noize

Having started out in 2009 in Brighton, Sauna Youth ended up moving to London and changing line up to its current constellation in 2011. Attracted to the possibilities apparent within a DIY philosophy, the band […]

POCKET APOCALYPSE - Stream New Track 'Hollow' + Announce UK Tour Dates
Gigs

POCKET APOCALYPSE – Stream New Track ‘Hollow’ + Announce UK Tour Dates

March 3, 2015 XS Noize

Liverpool post-rock quartet Pocket Apocalypse are pleased to announce that their mini-album ‘Under Our Sky’ will be released on 23rd March, as well as an extensive run of UK tour dates and festival appearances for […]

ART NIKELS Debut EP ‘Primitives’ Out March 30th
New Music

ART NIKELS Debut EP ‘Primitives’ Out March 30th

March 3, 2015 XS Noize

Art Nikels is a brewing presence in the East Bay and greater San Francisco music scene. Art Nikels presents a freeform blend of electronically fused psych-rock, citing influences ranging from hip-rock to kraut-höp. Unpredictable performers, […]

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