Reviews

Le Fleur is here to make you go Aaargh. Friday, November 9th will see the group launch their debut 7″ vinyl single ” Things That Make You Go Aaargh”. They have been patiently waiting to […]

Heartbreaker is the stop-gap album that came to define a career. Released 18 years ago this month, Adams himself described it as “An amazing stroll down the back alley of my soul with some fine company.” With […]

Justice’s Woman Worldwide is a remarkable innovation in the world of live albums. Released as something of a gift for fans of the Parisian electronic duo for the ten-year anniversary of them making and performing […]

The third album from Leeds-based duo Menace Beach is a celestial treat for lovers of alternative rock. The songs on ‘Black Rainbow Sound’ show a band who have come into their own. Having always embraced […]

If there was ever going to be a The White Stripes songs adapted into an animated book, one would have expected it to have been “Seven Nation Army”. The case is resolute. “Seven Nation Army” […]

One of Scotland’s many excellent qualities is its seemingly effortless ability to produce majestic, brooding musical artists. The band Fatherson exemplifies the quality and brilliance which best describes this latest generation of bands that call […]

This is a very special day for the city of Bristol, yet it turns out to be far more than that. Despite the South West being the location for Glastonbury, other events in the region […]

It’s been in the works for a considerable amount of time but the new Excision album has at last arrived. Coming in at 14 tracks is the “Apex” LP, which happens to be the fourth […]

NYC’s Future Generations today share new single “Out Loud.” The track is off their upcoming album Landscape (Frenchkiss Records) set to be released on September 14. Produced by Justin Gerrish (Vampire Weekend, Hamilton Leithauser), Landscape […]

Forget about ‘You’re Gorgeous’… Recorded two years after that big hit, this extraordinary, dark, and remarkable album was Babybird’s REAL main event. Released 20 years ago on 24 August 1998, ‘There’s Something Going On’ never became a massive seller […]

Xs Noize was invited to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of The Beatles Yellow Submarine film by taking readers (courtesy of Titan Comics) through the new A4 hardcover 112-page graphic novel of the film by Bill […]

The Arthur Brothers began life as a recording project and quickly grew into an artistic alliance centred around the biological brothers Matt and Danny Arthur and the producer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist J. C. Wright. Their music […]

Sugarspun’s first gig was in 2017 and within a year they have been going out on headline tours and playing multiple sellout shows. 2018 saw the band release their debut single ‘Spaceman Dreams’ on CD […]

In 1988 the seminal band Husker Du spectacularly imploded due to external pressure and numerous self-inflicted wounds. Shell-shocked Frontman Bob Mould would take himself away from the toxic environment that had grown up around Husker […]

Xs Noize was invited to celebrate the London Folk Festivals fifth year at Cecil Sharp House. This event hosted by Folkonmonday offered a programme of sixteen acts across three categories of events: 1. live concerts, […]

Welcome to the August 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 […]

The Canadian rock outfit Dish Pit are back on the scene and delighting with a new track. Due out on September 10th. “Family Man,” is a drawling, guitar-led cut that captures the soul of their […]

In June and July XS Noize did something almost unique that few music zines would do and have done; introduce their readers to the amazing and sadly virtually untapped world of music-related graphic novels. The […]