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        • STEVEN WILSON
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          STEVEN WILSON’s seventh album, THE HARMONY CODEX is currently No. 2 on the midweek UK Album Charts

          October 2, 2023

          Steven Wilson’s seventh album, THE HARMONY CODEX, is currently No. 2 on the midweeks in the UK Album Charts, with only Ed Sheeran ahead in sales. Steven’s last two albums – To The Bone and […]

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          Gigs

          INHALER announce Belfast show at the Ulster Hall on Thursday 9 November

          October 2, 2023

          The Ulster Hall show will be the penultimate date of their huge CUTS & BRUISES world tour, the final date being a homecoming arena show – their biggest headline to date – at Dublin’s 3Arena […]

          junodream
          Gigs

          JUNODREAM announce February 2024 UK headline tour

          October 2, 2023

          Today, dream rock four-piece junodream announce a brand new tour for February 2024 in support of their upcoming debut album Pools Of Colour, out on 26th January via AWAL. Alongside the tour dates, the band […]

  • Reviews
        • Album Reviews

          ALBUM REVIEW: Slow Pulp - Yard
          Album Reviews

          ALBUM REVIEW: Slow Pulp – Yard

          October 2, 2023

          The sophomore effort from Slow Pulp, Yard, builds on the hugely promising groundwork laid by their fine debut effort Moveys, which was released in 2020. Yard continues the themes of introspective reflection, only this time […]

          Jorja Smith - Falling or Flying
          Album Reviews

          ALBUM REVIEW: Jorja Smith – Falling or Flying

          September 28, 2023

          How many people can say by age 21 that they have toured and collaborated with Stormzy and Drake before even releasing their debut LP? With her debut LP Lost & Found taking five years to […]

        • Book Reviews

          BOOK REVIEW: Sophomore Songs by Clarke Geddes
          Book Reviews

          BOOK REVIEW: Sophomore Songs by Clarke Geddes

          August 29, 2023

          How does one become qualified to write a fictional music novel? The author of Sophomore Songs offers some clues. Growing up reading NME, doing a stint at Clash, drumming for several bands on and off, and […]

          Ziggy Marley - Music Is In Everything
          Book Reviews

          BOOK REVIEW: Ziggy Marley – Music Is In Everything

          January 16, 2023

          Back in 2020, Ziggy Marley teamed up with Lisa Loeb to release a catchy and infectious song that will get people of all ages to sing along called “Music Is in everything”. This song which […]

        • Classic Albums

          ‘Pop’ at 25: Looking back at the orphan child in U2's discography 2
          Classic Albums

          ‘Pop’ at 26: Looking back at the orphan child in U2’s discography

          March 3, 2022

          In March of 1997, 26 years ago, U2 released their much anticipated ninth studio album POP; for fans and critics alike, it quickly became their most polarizing release. There is a prevailing feeling that POP […]

          CLASSIC ALBUM: Duran Duran – Duran Duran 2
          Album Reviews

          CLASSIC ALBUM: Duran Duran – Duran Duran

          June 17, 2021

          This week sees the 40th anniversary of Duran Duran’s self-titled debut album. XS Noize looks back on this momentous release from a band that would become the ‘Fab Five’ of the ‘80s. It was December […]

        • Live Reviews

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          Live Reviews

          LIVE REVIEW: Public Image Ltd at Kentish Town Forum

          October 2, 2023

          With an eight-year hiatus, since PiL released their last LP, PiL’s devoted fan base was elated that not only a new album, End Of World, has finally been released but an impressive 38-date tour, including […]

          LIVE REVIEW: Kula Shaker at The 100 Club, London
          Live Reviews

          LIVE REVIEW: Kula Shaker at The 100 Club, London

          September 7, 2023

          Twenty years following the departure of their original organist in 1999, Kula Shaker released their sixth LP, First Congregational Church of Eternal Love and Free Hugs, which can best be described as their most vital […]

        • Round Up

          XS Noize Best Albums of 2018
          Round Up

          XS Noize Best Albums of 2018

          December 22, 2018

          2018 has been an incredible year for albums. The year saw the strongest new acts in decades release their debuts, as well as a number of alternative legends returning to top form. The world of dance […]

          The Best Of October 2018 PLAYLIST + ROUND-UP
          Round Up

          The Best Of October 2018 PLAYLIST + ROUND-UP

          October 29, 2018

          Welcome to the October 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 support […]

        • In Focus

          IN FOCUS// Field Day 2023 with Aphex Twin, Bonobo, Arca and others at Victoria Park, London Credit: Alina Salihbekova
          IN FOCUS

          IN FOCUS// Field Day 2023 with Aphex Twin, Bonobo, Arca and others at Victoria Park, London

          August 22, 2023

          Victoria Park is a place of yearly festivities and grand summer concerts. On the 19th of August, one of the most creative and mysterious electronic music producers – Aphex Twin – had a hugely awaited […]

          IN FOCUS// STIFF LITTLE FINGERS at Custom House Square, Belfast © Bernie McAllister
          IN FOCUS

          IN FOCUS// STIFF LITTLE FINGERS at Custom House Square, Belfast

          August 21, 2023

          Following their SOLD OUT Custom House Square show in 2022, Legendary NI Punks STIFF LITTLE FINGERS returned to Custom House Square for another special night in Belfast on Saturday, 19th August 2023, alongside an all-star line-up […]

  • Gigs
        • inhaler
          Gigs

          INHALER announce Belfast show at the Ulster Hall on Thursday 9 November

          October 2, 2023

          The Ulster Hall show will be the penultimate date of their huge CUTS & BRUISES world tour, the final date being a homecoming arena show – their biggest headline to date – at Dublin’s 3Arena […]

          junodream
          Gigs

          JUNODREAM announce February 2024 UK headline tour

          October 2, 2023

          Today, dream rock four-piece junodream announce a brand new tour for February 2024 in support of their upcoming debut album Pools Of Colour, out on 26th January via AWAL. Alongside the tour dates, the band […]

          Happy Mondays
          Gigs

          HAPPY MONDAYS announce UK tour for 2024 with special guests Inspiral Carpets & Stereo MCs

          September 29, 2023

          Legendary Manchester band Happy Mondays have announced a 16-date UK tour for March and April 2024, which will be their only shows of 2024. They will be joined on this special run of shows by […]

  • Interviews
        • Erene Mastrangeli
          Interviews

          INTERVIEW: Erene Mastrangeli talks latest single ‘Love, Shine’ & her new album

          September 27, 2023

          Regarded as Italy’s answer to Joni Mitchell, Erene Mastrangeli’s music entices flashbacks to the sounds and famed artists of yesteryears, notably the 70s, a decade which heavily influences Erene and the songs she shares with the […]

          Big Gigantic & AHEE
          Interviews

          INTERVIEW: Big Gigantic & AHEE talk about their new single ‘Oh Dang!’

          September 26, 2023

          Electronic dance music duo Big Gigantic, Dominic Lalli and Jeremy Salken teamed up with bass music producer AHEE to create a funk-filled, drop-heavy banger of a track, “Oh Dang!” After emerging in 2009, Big Gigantic […]

          Everyday Pharaohs
          Interviews

          INTERVIEW: Glasgow-based trio Everyday Pharaohs discuss infectious new single ‘Skelmo’

          September 19, 2023

          The Glasgow-based Everyday Pharaohs have been making waves in the music scene for some years now, becoming a regular name gracing the city’s venues. After recently releasing the uplifting and highly infectious ‘Skelmo’, I thought […]

  • Podcast
        • Princess Goes
          Podcast

          INTERVIEW: Princess Goes discuss their evolution in ‘Come of Age’

          September 28, 2023

          In episode #148 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets and speaks to Michael C. Hall, Peter Yanowitz and Matt Katz-Bohen from Princess Goes about their 2nd album Come of Age. Come Of Age […]

          Brand New Friend
          Podcast

          INTERVIEW: Grandstand Glory: A Candid Conversation with Taylor and Lauren Johnson of Brand New Friend

          September 21, 2023

          In episode #147 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets Taylor and Lauren Johnson of Brand New Friend to discuss their new album, ‘Grandstand.’ No strangers to Ireland’s buzzing live scene, Brand New Friend […]

          Alex Lowe
          Podcast

          INTERVIEW: Hurricane #1 frontman Alex Lowe on their new album ‘Backstage Waiting to Go On’

          September 20, 2023

          In episode #146 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets Alex Lowe from Hurricane #1 to discuss their latest album ‘Backstage Waiting To Go On.’ With 2 top 20 albums and 7 top 40 […]

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DAVID HOLMES announces new album ‘Blind On A Galloping Horse’

September 19, 2023 XS Noize

David Holmes has announced details of his first solo album since 2008’s The Holy Pictures. Blind On A Galloping Horse is due for release on Heavenly Recordings on November 10. A 14-track interrogation of the […]

Music Bus Tour
News

Rock, Roll, and Rhythm: Experience the Beat on the Streets of Belfast Aboard Oh Yeah Centre’s Music Bus Tour

July 20, 2023 XS Noize

Prepare to embark on a captivating adventure through the streets of Belfast, the newly designated UNESCO City of Music. Renowned for its rich musical heritage and iconic music venues, experience Belfast’s rock and roll spirit […]

Andy Bell
New Music

Ride guitarist and songwriter ANDY BELL releases new compilation album – ‘Strange Loops & Outer Psych’

February 10, 2023 XS Noize

Ride guitarist and songwriter Andy Bell releases his new compilation album Strange Loops & Outer Psych today (February 10). The CD-only release marks the end of the campaign for Andy’s second solo album Flicker, which […]

Unloved
New Music

UNLOVED announce details of their new LP ‘Polychrome’ & share first single ‘I did it’

January 24, 2023 XS Noize

Unloved today announce details of their new LP, “Polychrome”, due for release on 24 February via Heavenly Recordings. Today the band share the album’s first single, “I did it”, accompanied by a video directed by […]

Andy Bell
New Music

Ride guitarist and songwriter ANDY BELL announces new compilation album – ‘Strange Loops & Outer Psych’

December 20, 2022 XS Noize

Ride guitarist and songwriter Andy Bell releases a new compilation album called Strange Loops & Outer Psych on February 10, 2023. The CD-only release marks the end of the campaign for Andy’s second solo album […]

Andy Bell
New Music

Ride guitarist and songwriter Andy Bell announces EPs of remixes, covers and acoustic versions

October 8, 2022 XS Noize

Ride guitarist and songwriter Andy Bell has announced a series of three EPs featuring remixes, acoustic versions and covers of songs that inspired his second solo album, Flicker, which was released on Sonic Cathedral to […]

Unloved
New Music

UNLOVED share ‘Turn of the Screw’ remixes by Juan Ramos, Erol Alkan and Darren Price

August 18, 2022 XS Noize

Unloved today release remixes of new single “Turn of the screw” by Juan Ramos, Erol Alkan and Darren Price. Imagine a Georgio Moroder production broadcast live from inside a submarine, all of its relentless synthetic […]

UNLOVED share video for new single 'Turn of the screw' (featuring Raven Violet) 1
New Music

UNLOVED share video for new single ‘Turn of the screw’ (featuring Raven Violet)

July 19, 2022 XS Noize

Unloved today release a new single, “Turn of the screw” (featuring Raven Violet), taken from their forthcoming double LP, “The Pink Album”, due for release 2 September via Heavenly Recordings. ”Turn of the screw’ was […]

UNLOVED announce 'The Pink Album' due for release 2nd September - Watch video for first single 'Mother’s been a bad girl' 1
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UNLOVED announce ‘The Pink Album’ due for release 2nd September – Watch video for first single ‘Mother’s been a bad girl’

May 17, 2022 XS Noize

Unloved today announces their new album, “The Pink Album”, due for release on 2 September via Heavenly Recordings. Today the band reveal the album’s single, “Mother’s been a bad girl.”  “In my head, ‘Mother’s been […]

DAVID HOLMES shares new single “Hope Is the Last Thing to Die” featuring Violet Raven - Watch Video 1
New Music

DAVID HOLMES shares new single “Hope Is the Last Thing to Die” featuring Violet Raven – Watch Video

September 23, 2021 XS Noize

Producer, composer, and Unloved-founder David Holmes today releases a new single, “Hope Is the Last Thing To Die” featuring up and coming vocalist Raven Violet. With lyrics in both French and English, the track calls […]

ADVENTURES IN NOISE share 'Get Inside The Music' - Featuring Noel Gallagher
New Music

ADVENTURES IN NOISE share ‘Get Inside The Music’ – Featuring Noel Gallagher

June 16, 2021 XS Noize

Today Adventures in Noise share ‘Get Inside The Music’ Featuring Noel Gallagher. This is a fun way to introduce Adventures in Noise, and although it’s totally unofficial, it serves as a nice taster for forthcoming […]

SINÉAD O’CONNOR returns with new single and video ‘Trouble of The World’ - Watch Now 1
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SINÉAD O’CONNOR returns with new single and video ‘Trouble of The World’ – Watch Now

October 2, 2020 XS Noize

Sinéad O’Connor marks her long-awaited return with a stunning interpretation of ‘Trouble of The World’, a traditional song made famous by exalted gospel singer Mahalia Jackson. The track was produced by David Holmes (Unloved) and […]

TERRY HALL and NOEL GALLAGHER guest on new Le Volume Courbe EP
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TERRY HALL and NOEL GALLAGHER guest on new Le Volume Courbe EP

September 24, 2020 XS Noize

Le Volume Courbe releases a brand-new EP, Fourteen Years, via Honest Jons Records on November 13. It is the first in a series of three EPs that will combine to make up the third album […]

UNLOVED share new single 'Why Not' featured in season premiere of KILLING EVE
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UNLOVED share new single ‘Why Not’ featured in season premiere of KILLING EVE

April 15, 2020 XS Noize

The Emmy-winning spy show Killing Eve has returned, and with it, a fresh batch of Unloved tracks old and new, including new single ‘Why Not’. The track soundtracks a major gory scene in the first episode of the show’s third season, which premiered […]

CRISTOBAL & JAMIEZ rework iconic dance track 'SUGAR DADDY' - Listen Now
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CRISTOBAL & JAMIEZ rework iconic dance track ‘SUGAR DADDY’ – Listen Now

March 27, 2020 XS Noize

Early support from Aly and Fila, Lonya, Golf Clap, Cevin Fisher, Kiz Pattison, Anthony Pappa, Ian Dillon, Max Graham, Chris Fortier, Cream, Juliane Wolf, Nila Alin. For one part of Cristobal & Jamiez, this track […]

AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR announce OK? A music and arts festival in support of mental health awareness & suicide prevention 2
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AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR announce OK? A music and arts festival in support of mental health awareness & suicide prevention

March 2, 2020 XS Noize

A group of friends and colleagues across the local creative scene today announce a concert event at The Telegraph Building on Royal Avenue, Belfast, to raise funds for mental health and suicide awareness charities. It […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Killing Eve Seasons 1 & 2 - Original Series Soundtrack
Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Killing Eve Seasons 1 & 2 – Original Series Soundtrack

December 5, 2019 Lee Campbell

David Holmes spearheads this collective effort to brilliantly capture the essence of the award-winning ‘Killing Eve’ series in these dual-release soundtracks. The menace and playful brutality of the female lead character is just pouring out […]

UNLOVED Announce details of their second album, ‘Heartbreak’ and December show at the Hoxton Hall, London.
Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Unloved – ‘Heartbreak’

February 12, 2019 Michael Barron

LA/Belfast based trio, Unloved (vocalist and songwriter Jade Vincent, her partner, producer/composer Keefus Ciancia, and DJ, producer and composer David Holmes) return with Heartbreak, the follow-up to their 2016 debut, Guilty of Love. Heartbreak is […]

UNLOVED Announce new single, ‘Love’, from forthcoming album, ‘Heartbreak’ - Listen Now
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UNLOVED Announce new single, ‘Love Lost’, from forthcoming album ‘Heartbreak’ – Listen

January 23, 2019 XS Noize

Unloved, the band made up of vocalist and songwriter Jade Vincent, her partner the producer/composer Keefus Ciancia, and the DJ and producer/composer David Holmes, have announced details of a new track, Love Lost, the latest […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Manic Street Preachers - This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours, 20th Year Collector’s Edition
Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Manic Street Preachers – This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours (20th Anniversary Edition)

December 5, 2018 Sandra Blemster

On December 7th 2018, the Manic Street Preachers release a 20th Year Collector’s Edition of their fifth album, This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours. The title comes from a part of a speech by […]

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