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          Kula Shaker return with uplifting new track ‘Be Merciful’ from forthcoming album Wormslayer

          November 12, 2025

          Consistently one of Britain’s most exhilarating live bands, Kula Shaker have evolved from a phenomenally successful anomaly of the Britpop era to step into an adventurous, ambitious and hallucinogenic new era with the release of […]

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          Sananda Maitreya announces ‘Juvenilia: The Columbia Years’ — a 4-LP box set celebrating his first four groundbreaking albums (1987–1995)

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          Sananda Maitreya proudly announces “JUVENILIA : The Columbia Years”, a meticulously curated 4-LP box set bringing together his first four groundbreaking albums, originally released between 1987 and 1995 Introducing the Hardline, Neither Fish Nor Flesh, Symphony or Damn, […]

          Emily Fern
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          Emily Fern releases ‘Christmas Dream’ — recorded at Abbey Road with the London Symphony Orchestra, Bez & Orbital’s Phil Hartnoll

          November 10, 2025

          We all know and love ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’, ‘Last Christmas’ and ‘Fairytale of New York’, but when did we last see a new festive favourite join those all-time greats? 2025 sees […]

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          ALBUM REVIEW: The Belair Lip Bombs – Again
          Album Reviews

          ALBUM REVIEW: The Belair Lip Bombs – Again

          November 10, 2025

          The Australian indie scene has long perfected the art of masking malaise behind sun-drenched, jangly guitar pop, and Melbourne’s The Belair Lip Bombs deliver a textbook example with their punchy second album, Again. Over ten […]

          Swim School
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          ALBUM REVIEW: Swim School – Swim School

          November 4, 2025

          Swim School have delivered a super cool debut album that manages to combine a classic indie feel with a modern edge. Filled with powerful riffs, enchanting melodies and runaway choruses, “This Is The Debut Album” […]

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          BOOK REVIEW: Y/N - Esther Yi
          Book Reviews

          BOOK REVIEW: Y/N – Esther Yi

          October 30, 2023

          K-Pop has reached an international audience. This year, BLACKPINK made history as the first K-pop band to headline a major UK festival at Hyde Park. The media’s coverage of BTS member’s enlistment into compulsory military […]

          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 […]

        • 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
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          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 […]

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          LIVE REVIEW: Thornhill Bring Their Electrifying BODIES Tour to Leeds Credit: Alina Salihbekova
          Live Reviews

          LIVE REVIEW: Thornhill Bring Their Electrifying BODIES Tour to Leeds

          November 11, 2025

          One of Australia’s most exciting modern rock exports, Thornhill, stormed into Leeds on November 6th as part of their BODIES tour — bringing with them a night of sheer intensity, emotion, and energy. The evening […]

          LIVE REVIEW: Gogol Bordello – Rock City, Nottingham – October 30th Credit: Alina Salihbekova
          Live Reviews

          LIVE REVIEW: Gogol Bordello Ignite Rock City with Their Signature ‘Gypsy Punk’ Fury

          November 3, 2025

          On October 30th, the unstoppable Gogol Bordello stormed into Rock City and tore the place apart in the best possible way. From the moment they hit the stage, it was clear the crowd was in […]

        • 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// Punk Spirit Burns Bright as SLF, PiL & Sham 69 Rock Custom House Square © Bernie McAllister
          IN FOCUS

          IN FOCUS// Punk Spirit Burns Bright as SLF, PiL & Sham 69 Rock Custom House Square

          August 17, 2025

          Putting the Fast in Belfast 7 once again proved why it has become a staple of the city’s summer music calendar. A packed Custom House Square buzzed with anticipation as fans from across generations gathered […]

          IN FOCUS// Bryan Adams Brings Joy and Nostalgia to Leeds on ‘Roll With the Punches’ Tour Credit: Alina Salihbekova
          IN FOCUS

          IN FOCUS// Bryan Adams Brings Joy and Nostalgia to Leeds on ‘Roll With the Punches’ Tour

          May 20, 2025

          Legendary Canadian rocker Bryan Adams brought his unstoppable energy to Leeds on May 10th as part of his Roll With the Punches tour — and it was nothing short of a euphoric celebration of life, […]

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        • Hans Zimmer
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          Hans Zimmer: The ultimate fan’s guide

          August 27, 2025

          Hans Zimmer, the genius behind Hollywood’s most unforgettable scores, is back on tour with an electrifying live experience to share with his fans. From “Inception” to “Dune”, Zimmer is preparing to transform his soundscapes into […]

          Andrea Bocelli
          Gigs

          The ultimate fans guide to seeing Andrea Bocelli in Amsterdam

          August 21, 2025

          The Italian tenor, Andrea Bocelli, will be at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on March 29 and 30, 2026. The show will feature a mix of operatic tracks, pop songs, and classical repertoire. Bocelli is […]

          Eros Ramazzotti
          Gigs

          Eros Ramazzotti: Dates, venues, tickets and more

          August 18, 2025

          To celebrate the 40th anniversary of his breakout single, “Una Storia Importante”, Eros Ramazzotti will be performing live on some of the grandest stages across Europe, Latin America, and North America. Ramazzotti is a world-renowned […]

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        • TAVE
          Interviews

          INTERVIEW: TAVE Talks ‘Fly Away,’ Self-Discovery, and the Art of Letting Go

          November 11, 2025

          Rising artist TAVE has had an extraordinary journey — from earning a scholarship at just 13 and performing with some of music’s biggest names to now stepping into the spotlight with his deeply personal debut […]

          :Panic :Over
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          INTERVIEW: :Panic :Over Are Turning Northern Irish Indie Into a Global Sound

          October 16, 2025

          Neal McClelland meets the Northern Irish band whose anthemic sound is turning heads from Belfast to Tokyo. There’s something electric about catching a band right before liftoff — that mix of confidence, humour, and disbelief […]

          Fabrizio Cammarata
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          INTERVIEW: Fabrizio Cammarata on Solitude, Connection, and the Inner Worlds of His New Album “Insularities”

          October 10, 2025

          Sicilian singer-songwriter Fabrizio Cammarata has returned with Insularities — a quietly profound exploration of connection, isolation, transformation, and memory. The record invites listeners into a space between light and shadow, where grief and love share […]

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        • ALKY
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          ALKY on breaking the cycle with debut album ‘Rinse & Repeat’ | XS Noize Podcast #258

          November 13, 2025

          In this episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar is joined by ALKY — the Dublin-born indie-rock artist and former Emmy-nominated audio engineer whose raw, heartfelt songwriting is making serious waves across Ireland’s indie […]

          The Charlatans
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          Martin Blunt – The Charlatans: Inside new album ‘We Are Love’ | XS Noize Podcast #257

          November 9, 2025

          In this episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar is joined by Martin Blunt — founding member and bassist of The Charlatans, one of Britain’s most enduring and beloved bands. From their breakthrough with […]

          Mani on The Stone Roses, Primal Scream & the Resurrection | XS Noize Podcast #256
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          Mani on The Stone Roses, Primal Scream & the Resurrection | XS Noize Podcast #256

          November 2, 2025

          In this episode of the XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar is joined by Mani — legendary bassist of The Stone Roses and Primal Scream, and one of the most influential figures in British rock history. […]

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GANG OF FOUR announce 77-81 box set - out March 12th
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GANG OF FOUR announce 77-81 box set – out March 12th

February 2, 2021 XS Noize

Initially scheduled for release last year, but delayed due to production issues, we are pleased to announce that GANG OF FOUR: 77-81 will now be out March 12 and available in LP and CD editions. […]

Tom Morello & Serj Tankian cover GANG OF FOUR's 'Naturals Not In It' 2
New Music

Tom Morello & Serj Tankian cover GANG OF FOUR’s ‘Naturals Not In It’

January 8, 2021 XS Noize

This new version of “Natural’s Not In It” is the first single from the album The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four, set for release in May 2021. It’s […]

REVIEW: Gang of Four - Anti Hero EP
Album Reviews

REVIEW: Gang of Four – Anti Hero EP

July 14, 2020 Lee Campbell

After the passing of Gang of Four’s leader and guitarist Andy Gill earlier this year, fellow axeman Tom Morello praised Gill as a major influence with his “industrial funk deconstructed guitar anti-hero sonics and fierce […]

GANG OF FOUR announces new EP release ‘ANTI HERO’ - out July 17th 2020
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GANG OF FOUR announces new EP release ‘ANTI HERO’ – out July 17th 2020

May 29, 2020 XS Noize

The surviving members of Gang of Four, singer John Sterry, bassist Thomas McNeice and drummer Tobias Humble, have joined with Andy Gill’s widow Catherine Mayer to celebrate Andy through music – and in raising funds […]

GANG OF FOUR Releases 'The Dying Rays (2020)' from new EP 2
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GANG OF FOUR Releases ‘The Dying Rays (2020)’ from new EP

February 14, 2020 XS Noize

Gang of Four today announce the release of a new EP, This Heaven Gives Me Migraine, on February 26, 2020. The lead single, “The Dying Rays (2020)” is released today (February 14, 2020) Until days […]

ANDY GILL pioneering guitar player & founding member of GANG OF FOUR, passed away at age 64
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ANDY GILL pioneering guitar player & founding member of GANG OF FOUR, passed away at age 64

February 1, 2020 XS Noize

It is with great sadness that we announce that Andy Gill died today, aged 64, in a central London hospital after a short respiratory illness. Andy, often cited as one of the world’s greatest guitarists, […]

Gang of Four
Gigs

GANG OF FOUR reveal the official video for new single, ‘Change The Locks’ – Watch Now

April 17, 2019 XS Noize

Pioneering post-punk band Gang of Four release a video for brand new single ‘Change The Locks’ today. A standout cut from their forthcoming new album ‘Happy Now’ (19 April), ‘Change The Locks’ is a synth […]

INTERVIEW: Andy Gill (Gang of Four) - "We have arrived at the land of happiness." 1
Interviews

INTERVIEW: Andy Gill (Gang of Four) – “We have arrived at the land of happiness.”

April 11, 2019 XS Noize

Pioneering post-punk band Gang of Four will release their brand new full-length Happy Now on April 19th, 2019. Happy Now comes 40 years after the release of the band’s groundbreaking debut Entertainment!, diving deeper into […]

Gang of Four
Gigs

GANG OF FOUR release a brand new single ‘Change The Locks’ on 26th March – Listen Now

March 26, 2019 XS Noize

Pioneering post-punk band Gang of Four release a brand new single ‘Change The Locks’ on 26th March 2019. A standout cut from their forthcoming new album ‘Happy Now’ (19 April), ‘Change The Locks’ is a […]

ALBUM REVIEW: Gang of Four - Happy Now
Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Gang of Four – Happy Now

March 13, 2019 Lori Gava

The pioneering post-punk band Gang of Four will be releasing their tenth studio release, “Happy Now” on April 19th. The influence of this band on the development of Indie music is almost immeasurable. Their impact […]

Gang of Four
New Music

GANG OF FOUR release new single “PAPER THIN” from upcoming album HAPPY NOW – Listen

January 22, 2019 XS Noize

Pioneering post-punk band, the Gang of Four were formed by guitarist Andy Gill in the bricolage punk rock fallout culture of late seventies Leeds – a place where art was a mirror and guitars were machine guns. They […]

GANG OF FOUR to Release new album HAPPY NOW on March 29, 2019
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GANG OF FOUR to Release new album HAPPY NOW on March 29, 2019

December 19, 2018 XS Noize

Following up their provocative 2018 EP “Complicit”, which featured Ivanka Trump on its cover, pioneering post-punk band GANG OF FOUR are set to release their brand new full-length HAPPY NOW on March 29, 2019, via PledgeMusic. Happy Now comes 40 years after the […]

GANG OF FOUR Share the video for ‘Lucky’ from the band’s latest ‘Complicit’ EP
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GANG OF FOUR Share the video for ‘Lucky’ from the band’s latest ‘Complicit’ EP

June 19, 2018 XS Noize

Gang of Four have today released the video for ‘Lucky’ from the band’s latest ‘Complicit’ EP. Watch the ‘Lucky’ video – also featuring Nova Twin’s Amy Love, who provides BVs on many of the tracks […]

GANG OF FOUR Releases ‘IVANKA (THINGS YOU CAN’T HAVE)’ Single 1
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GANG OF FOUR Releases ‘IVANKA (THINGS YOU CAN’T HAVE)’ Single

April 16, 2018 XS Noize

GANG OF FOUR today release “Ivanka (Things You Can’t Have)”, the second single from the forthcoming “Complicit” EP, due out April 20, 2018. The new track is a co-production between Andy Gill and Ben Hillier […]

REVIEW: GANG OF FOUR - 'Complicit' EP
Album Reviews

REVIEW: GANG OF FOUR – ‘Complicit’ EP

April 10, 2018 Michael Barron

From their inception in 1977, taking their name from a Chinese Communist political faction associated with Mao Zedong’s widow, Andy Gill and his band Gang of Four have shown that they will not compromise the […]

GANG OF FOUR Announce New EP: ‘COMPLICIT’ out 20th April  - Listen to New Single "LUCKY"
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GANG OF FOUR Announce New EP: ‘COMPLICIT’ out 20th April – Listen to New Single “LUCKY”

March 6, 2018 XS Noize

GANG OF FOUR will release a new EP, COMPLICIT on April 20, 2018. Their first new material in three years, the release bookends a period since 2015’s critically acclaimed album What Happens Next, during which […]

GIGANTIC INDIE ALL DAYER: Live review and photos 6
Live Reviews

GIGANTIC INDIE ALL DAYER: Live review and photos

May 27, 2015 holly mason

Manchester’s Gigantic Indie All Dayer brought generations of Indie music to the stage in a day of musical mayhem, combined with a real ale and cider festival in the afternoon with a sizeable range of […]

COUNTING DOWN TO THE... GIGANTIC INDIE ALL DAYER VOL.2 SATURDAY 23rd MAY 2015
Gigs

THE STARS OF THE… GIGANTIC INDIE ALL DAYER VOL.2 EXCLUSIVELY REVEAL SET DETAILS + MORE AHEAD OF THIS WEEK’S FESTIVAL

May 21, 2015 XS Noize

THE STARS OF THE… GIGANTIC INDIE ALL DAYER VOL.2 EXCLUSIVELY REVEAL SET DETAILS + MORE AHEAD OF THIS WEEK’S FESTIVAL. SATURDAY 23rd MAY 2015 A BIG BIG LOVE… The Gigantic Indie All Dayer will make […]

GANG OF FOUR - ‘England’s In My Bones’ feat. Alison Mosshart
Album Reviews

GANG OF FOUR – WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

March 5, 2015 David McElroy

Gang of Four return, in reality as Gang Of One. Following the original line-up’s successful reformation in 2004, rhythm section Hugo Burnham and Dave Allen repeated history by departing, leaving guitarist and founding member Andy […]

GANG OF FOUR - ‘England’s In My Bones’ feat. Alison Mosshart
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GANG OF FOUR – ‘England’s In My Bones’ feat. Alison Mosshart

February 25, 2015 XS Noize

Gang of Four will release a new album What Happens Next through Membran on March 2, 2015, alongside a new single ‘England’s In My Bones’ (March 2) featuring The Kills’ Alison Mosshart on vocals. The […]

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