Two years of continual touring will make or break a band. For Devon’s These Reigning Days it looks to be the former. Life on the road seemingly suits this ambitious trio, having recently enjoyed support […]

Welcome to XS Noize MixTape #3, this is a taster of what we have been mostly listening to this week. Featuring: New Order, Philip Selway, White Male Actors,Blossoms and more!

New Order are very pleased to announce they have signed a worldwide deal with Mute, and that their next release will be on the legendary independent label. Speaking about the signing Daniel Miller explains: “This […]

Today marks the release of Trentemøller’s ‘Lost Reworks’ EP, and Toydrum are among a handful of guest remixers to reinterpret key tracks from the Copenhagen based producer’s acclaimed opus ‘Lost’. Toydrum (Pablo Clements & James […]

Klangkarussell, aka Adrian Held and Tobias Rieser, will release their stunning debut album on August 4th 2014 through Island Dance. Entitled ‘Netzwerk’, it’s a serious contender for the crossover dance album of the year. Eleven […]

“De Bom Bom” is the logical next step from Dublin’s Girl Band. Formed a couple of years back and influenced by the likes of Bad Brains, Swell Maps, James Chance and the Contortions, Neu, The […]

Let the fanfare play, Robyn Hitchcock that storied psychedelic troubadour has released his 20th album “The Man Upstairs”.  A hybrid disc of covers and original work, filled with the typical surrealistic, comedic elements and depictions […]

Can it be 20 years since Manic Street Preachers released The Holy Bible? Is it possible some American gal could do this monumental record justice? I am going where angels fear to tread to take […]

Beginning next Friday, over the course of several days there will be one off events internationally where fans will be able to hear Aphex Twin’s first new record in 13 years in its entirety. Ticket […]

Psyche-pop riffs, vocal melodies, a film noir meets 60s aesthetic, a range of audible references from Arctic Monkeys via Abba to The Doors – Blossoms are Stockport’s newest (and arguably finest) musical export. Blossoms’ brand […]

Manchester psychedelic rock’n’roll band Hey Bulldog announce the release of the brand new 5-track ‘Numb’ EP. The EP follows last summers’ critically acclaimed free download single ‘Numb’ which was exclusively unveiled by John Kennedy on […]

Hookworms have announced The Hum, a new studio album due for release on Monday the 10th of November 2014. The Hum comes eighteen months after the band’s debut album Pearl Mystic – a record that […]

Ólöf Arnalds returns with a brand new album, ‘Palme’ – her fourth – released via One Little Indian on 29th September. ‘Palme’ represents Ólöf´s most collaborative effort to date, and also perhaps her most profoundly […]

Welcome to MixTape #2, this is a taster of what we have been mostly listening to this week. Featuring Johnny Marr, Purple Heart Parade, Kate Bush, Elephant Stone and more belter tunes. LISTEN BELOW:  

Earlier this summer, Kate Bush announced “Before the Dawn”, a stint of shows at London’s Hammersmith Apollo that will be the singer’s first live dates in thirty-five years. The first show will be on 26 […]

Gigwise report that an acoustic demo of Oasis’ classic ‘She’s Electric’ has surfaced online, listen below. In the wake of the Definitely Maybe reissue that was released earlier this year, the band’s second record (What’s […]

Skinny Dipper are the newest addition to the impressive Olive Grove Records roster and, on 8 September, their Mask e.p. is released on download and limited edition vinyl. The 9 piece “almost a girl group” […]

Tampa Florida five piece Merchandise are one of the most exciting bands to come out of America in years, musically they don’t stand still, they are one of the few bands whose music morphs into […]