Johnny Marr is on fire musically, releasing two solo albums in less than two years. The journeyman guitarist who made up the other creative half of one of the most iconic bands in Alternative music, […]

With the announcement of their new single, Hookworms are set to release the perfect encapsulation of everything that forthcoming second studio album The Hum is set to be. ‘On Leaving’ takes the blueprint of debut […]

Welcome to XS Noize MixTape #3, this is a taster of what we have been mostly listening to this week. Featuring: The Lucid Dream, The Boxer Rebellion, The Anchoress, Purple Heart Parade, Simple Minds, Inego […]

Manchester psych band Purple Heart Parade have been around for a while now and have a great following live and on social networks. Offering up some vibes nodding to the psychedelic era of the late 60s, […]

Mercurial vocals, dirty fuzzy guitars and a punk detour a few minutes in, they’ve certainly got plenty of ideas. Not sure what the girl in the bra in the video has to do with anything […]

The Boxer Rebellion released a new live album, ‘Live At The Forum’ recorded at The Forum in Kentish Town, London at the end of last year. It was a special night for us and we […]

Since her breakthrough single ‘You’ve Never Been Alone’ and subsequent debut EP ‘Walls’, which was released in the summer to widespread critical acclaim, rising Franco-Mexican producer/instrumentalist Andrea Balency is further consolidating her high ranking status […]

Throughout a storied career as a musician, producer and engineer, Daniel Lanois helped push the ambient genre forward into celestial new territory as Brian Eno’s foremost protégé; he has recorded landmark albums for U2 and […]

Simple Minds will release ‘BIG MUSIC’ on November 3rd, their first album of new material in over five years. They will also embark on a major UK & European tour. They recently premiered their new […]

Natives have released their new video for ‘The Horizon,’ the third single from their debut album ‘Indoor War.’ On the video, guitarist Jack Fairbrother said: “With The Horizon we wanted to do something different to […]

Danish song writing duo The Wands return to the UK this November with their debut album ‘The Dawn’, a record that celebrates flamboyant, hallucinogenic acid rock, propelled by ideas and a, some might say, old-school […]

Arca recently announced details of his highly anticipated Xen debut album (released 3rd November on Mute) while at the same time debuting brand new track ‘Thievery’, the first to be taken from the album. Today, […]

For French 20-something, Owlle, music is a way to tell stories, a way to embrace freedom and other worlds, and very much expose two sides of the same coin. In Owlle’s world, the things that […]

Simple Minds premiered their new video for latest single ‘Honest Town’ From their forthcoming album ‘Big Music’. ‘Honest Town’ is an incredible haunting track about their hometown of Glasgow, that mixes classic Simple Minds with […]

Oulu, Finland is not exactly a location that springs to mind when you think of the places bands usually originate from, one thinks of LA or London or NY. However, The Scenes might just turn […]

On 17th November, Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings will release ‘Bruce Springsteen: The Album Collection Vol. 1 1973-1984,’ a boxed set comprised of remastered editions of the first seven albums recorded and released by Bruce Springsteen for […]

Rev Rev Rev have just added more UK shows to their debut UK tour. Having toured across Italy, Austria, Germany, Slovenia and the Czech Republic they are now gearing up for their first ever UK […]

The Rubys are an indie-rock band based in Manchester, formed in 2010 they have have had considerable success over the pond with Ep releases and the brilliant debut album ‘Limelight Parasite‘. Their latest single the […]