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 in 2015. There will be […]

Hailing from Modena, Italy, Rev Rev Rev’s sound is influenced by first-wave shoegaze, as well as psychedelic rock, re-metabolizing these elements into a loud, woozy, fuzz-driven context. Their debut single ‘Catching A Buzz’ b/w ‘Blue […]

Who broke Ryan Adams’ heart?  That’s the question I find myself asking every time I listen to a new album from the prolific singer/songwriter. I find myself asking the question again on his latest self-titled […]

The eponymous debut album release from Liverpool-based trio, All We Are, is released on 5th January 2015. The slick, falsetto harmony-driven, I Wear You, will be released as a single on 3rd November 2014. The […]

Wild Beasts are to release a special edition of their fourth album, Present Tense, on 13th October 2014. To accompany the original, critically acclaimed album is a bonus disc of remix material from artists including […]

For most people of my age (39 plus 15 months), Erasure hold a special place in their childhood hearts. Along with the Pet Shop Boys, Erasure dominated the charts in the late 80’s and into […]

Wampire Share New Single ‘The Amazing Heart Attack’ With Entertainment Weekly After recently announcing their sophomore LP ‘Bazaar’ and sharing its first single (“Wizard Staff”), Portland’s Wampire is back to share their new single “The […]

Jouis (Jhew-ee) are a 5 piece band based in Brighton, UK. Combining Jazz, Psychedelia and Progressive Rock, their sounds are designed to open your mind, and spirit you away to new lucid dimensions. Jouis is […]

Welcome to XS Noize MixTape #3, this is a taster of what we have been mostly listening to this week. Featuring: The Slow Readers Club, The Rubys, The Anchoress, and more. Listen to XS Noize […]

When the average music listener thinks of techno music images of pasty white nerds tapping away on computers and operating sequencers comes to mind. The broad genre spans from electronic glitch master Aphex Twin through […]

Manchester based Indie/electro band The Slow Readers Club release their new single ‘Don’t Mind’ on September 22nd. It’s a beautifully introspective ballad that details the end of a relationship. As singer Aaron Starkie explains “Lyrically […]

It’s been 6 years since U2 released the underrated ‘No Line on the Horizon’ to the world with a huge media campaign. Even when the first choice single ‘Get on your Boots’ confused fans, the […]

Once upon a time, two brothers started a band in Sydney, Australia. Through many twists and turns, chance opportunities, the band hit the very heights of the rock stratosphere. By century’s end, the band experienced […]

I very rarely listen to radio, but sometimes when I do a song will stop me in my tracks to listen intently. This is what happened when I heard ‘Don’t Mind’ by The Slow Readers […]

The One For Sorrow EP is the second release from The Anchoress – a new project from Welsh multi-instrumentalist Catherine Anne Davies. The EP will be released in November 2014 as a limited 12 inch […]

Since the release of  their debut Disco album iPop featuring Erasure’s flamboyant front man Andy Bell in April this year, Shelters Rob Bradley and Mark Bebb have kept themselves exceptionally busy concentrating on further collaborations […]

Suede have confirmed details of a 20th anniversary box set for their album ‘Dog Man Star’. The limited edition release will be out on October 20 and will include all the b-sides from the ‘Dog […]

Earlier in the evening U2.com subscribers received an email saying “Ok, we’re not going to play all innocent. Those rumours about new songs ? Some of them were not entirely unfounded. What are we on […]