Bill Ryder Jones

The cinematic nature of Michael Head’s songwriting comes flickering to the fore in American Kid, the latest track to be released from the critically-acclaimed Bill Ryder-Jones-produced album Dear Scott. With words, pictures and melody pouring […]

One day in the late summer of 2019 I pulled into the car park of an old mill building in Belfast. As well as several gyms for muscles, an upholstery business and a tyre fitting […]

Finding that luck, love and letting things roll works out for him just fine, Michael Head leads his Red Elastic Band into a fresh chapter with optimism and some of the best music of his […]

Belfast’s own Wynona Bleach release single “GLIMMER” today, November 6th, the first track from their anticipated debut album Moonsoake. Under their former moniker, R51, they self-released critically acclaimed EP’s, “Pillow Talk” and “NO CHILL” – […]

The monthly XS Noize playlists on Spotify bring together the most essential new music of the last month that has been featured on the site. The July 2019 edition features tracks from: Iggy Pop, The […]

Bill Ryder-Jones will release Yawny Yawn on July 26th; today he is pleased to share a second track from the record, “And Then There’s You”. Yawny Yawn acts as an accompaniment to 2018’s Yawn and […]

At the end of 2018, Bill Ryder-Jones released the critically acclaimed Yawn – his beautiful fourth album. He has now reimagined the songs from Yawn, this time with only vocals and piano, opening an even […]

The Lost Brothers unveil The Bird Dog Tapes, a new series of releases taken from their studio vaults. Volume 1 is a semi-covers album that features Bill Ryder-Jones and The Coral’s Nick Power. The Lost […]

Bill Ryder-Jones has announced a nine date co-headline UK tour this December with Saint Saviour (formerly of Groove Armada), including a show at the Tabernacle in London on December the 12th. The tour coincides with […]