Interviews
INTERVIEW: Elyse Jewel chats 'TBH IDK' & tour plans
It could be argued that anyone could and can be a songwriter if they wanted or want to be, but it takes a special kind of talent to be a success at it. Elyse Jewel...
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Podcast
INTERVIEW: Bernard Butler on the reissue of his debut solo album 'People Move On'
In episode #62 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with legendary guitarist, songwriter and award-winning music producer Bernard Butler. On 11th February 2022, Demon Music Group will release a box set of...
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INTERVIEW: Larkin Poe discuss ‘Paint The Roses: Live In Concert’, their collaboration with innovative hybrid orchestra Nu Deco Ensemble
In episode #51 of The XS Noize Music Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Megan and Rebecca from Grammy-nominated roots-rock duo Larkin Poe. Megan and Rebecca talk about the new album ‘Paint The Roses: Live...
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INTERVIEW with Electronic Music Wizard SoundQ
Krakow, Poland-based alternative dance/alt-pop singer-songwriter and producer SoundQ unveiled the music video for “Bad Lot” not long ago. SoundQ is the brainchild of Kuba Kubica whose sound blends potent elements of bass, house, old-school IDM,...
Features
WANDERLUST PT.1: Interview with Rebekah Fitch
I'm sure it's crossed many of our minds: “Do I leave my home town in search of something better?” In this three-part series, I have interviewed three musicians on whether leaving their home to try...
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Irish indie pop three-piece TRUE TIDES talk ahead of Belfast show
Irish indie pop three-piece True Tides are playing a Belfast show at Voodoo on Saturday 13th April 2019. Formed in 2017, True Tides is the intrepid pop project of Cian, Conor and Eoghan MacSweeny, three...
Interviews
INTERVIEW: Shotty Horroh discusses his debut album, 'Salt of The Earth'
Shotty Horroh releases his debut album Salt of The Earth, on October 12. On Salt of the Earth, Shotty Horroh, born Adam Rooney, arrives like the fire-breathing love child of Liam Gallagher, Alex Turner and...
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INTERVIEW: SUNFLOWER BEAN - Discuss New Album 'Twentytwo in Blue'
New York trio Sunflower Bean released their second record Twentytwo in Blue on March 23rd. The album comes almost two years and two months after the release of their critically acclaimed 2016 debut album Human...
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INTERVIEW: DMA’s Tommy O’Dell discusses new album - 'For Now'.
DMA’S made a huge impression with their 2016 debut album ‘Hills End’, which became a Gold-selling smash at home and a word-of-mouth hit here in the UK. Now the band have raised their game with...
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INTERVIEW: Chris Cain of WE ARE SCIENTISTS discusses new album + Limelight, Belfast gig
Brooklyn, New York-based power pop troupe, We Are Scientists recently announced a headline Belfast show at The Limelight 2 on Friday, May 11th, 2018. The band are set to return with their sixth album. Titled...
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INTERVIEW: Steven Wilson - “The most successful British artist you need to hear.”
Steven Wilson has recently released his expansive, brilliant fifth album – To the Bone and is currently on a major 2018 UK tour. Fusing driving futurist rock and spectral electronics to the elegiac hyper-space ambience and...
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INTERVIEW with Paul Connolly, The Wood Burning Savages - “We don’t have throwaway songs.”
The Wood Burning Savages, a fast-paced punk rock band from Derry City, Northern Ireland are proud to announce they’ll be celebrating the release of their debut album ‘STABILITY’ in Limelight 2, Belfast on Bank Holiday...
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INTERVIEW: Richard McNamara (Embrace) discusses new album 'Love is a Basic Need'
20 years into their recording career, Embrace are making an epic and emphatic return with their seventh studio album. With three #1 albums, six Top 10 singles, sold out arena shows and over two million...
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INTERVIEW: The Return of Easter, Tom Long discusses 2nd album - Meander Lines
Easter release Meander Lines on 30th March 2018 via Super Smash Hits Records. With a moniker more be-fitting with every release, Easter’s second album is another re-birth that builds on the energy and experimentalism of...
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INTERVIEW: Jonny Brown (Twisted Wheel) – 'I've got something to prove, and I'm going to prove it to everyone.'
Mark Millar talks to Jonny Brown about the return of Twisted Wheel. Twisted Wheel is back and as always, it’s with a bang! Born in the backwaters of Saddleworth in 2007, the young band, fronted...
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INTERVIEW: Dhani Harrison talks about his debut album - IN///PARALLEL
Grammy Award-winning musician Dhani Harrison’s first solo album ‘IN///PARALLEL’ will be released on October 6 through BMG. Echoing influences from his time as a composer over the past few years, the music of IN///PARALLEL paints...
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INTERVIEW: Right Said Fred's Richard Fairbrass - "Taylor Swift sent us flowers to say thanks."
Taylor Swift’s first single from her long-awaited and highly anticipated 6th studio album Reputation has arrived. The multi-award winning Swift has given Right Said Fred a writing credit on the single 'Look What You Made...
