Reviews
The 20 Best Albums of 2021
There isn’t much to say about 2021 that hasn’t already been said somewhere – it was chaotic, bizarre and unprecedented across all walks of life, and music in all its forms was hit hard. We […]
LOW
Gigs
LOW announce new album HEY WHAT and world tour – Hear first single ‘Days Like These’
HEY WHAT, the astonishing new LOW album, will be released worldwide on 10th September 2021 via Sub Pop Records. In anticipation of the new album, the beloved group is sharing “Days Like These”; the first […]
News
BEN WATT Releases New Track “Irene” ft. Low’s Alan Sparkhawk from New Album ‘Storm Damage’
Today, Ben Watt releases “Irene,” the six-minute centrepiece track of his forthcoming album Storm Damage out January 31, 2019. Atmospheric and without drums, it features Watt on finger-picked metal resonator guitar over an insistent synthetic […]
Playlists
PLAYLIST: XS Noize August 2019 – Listen Now
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 August 2019 edition features tracks from: Iggy Pop, Temples, […]
Playlists
XS Noize July 2019 PLAYLIST – Listen Now
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 […]
Gigs
LOW share King Britt remix of “Fly” – Listen Now
On the heels of last year’s critically acclaimed Double Negative, LOW has shared a remix of a standout album track. Famed Philadelphia producer/DJ King Britt has reworked “Fly”, and had this to say about their collaboration: “As a longtime Low […]
Gigs
LOW share “Always Trying To Work It Out” video – Watch Now
Hot on the heels of the release of their critically acclaimed album Double Negative, Low have shared a new video for their song “Always Trying to Work It Out”. The visual was co-directed by longtime friend and video collaborator Phil […]
Round Up
The Best Of September 2018 PLAYLIST + ROUND-UP
Welcome to the September 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 […]
Gigs
LOW Announce new album ‘Double Negative’ – Released 14th September
On 14th September 2018, in defiant fashion faithful to their 25-year career, LOW will release Double Negative, their most brazen, abrasive (and, paradoxically, most empowering) album. Today, the band present a triptych video for the […]
News
LOW announce Christmas tour
LOW’s 8-song 1999 EP Christmas is often referred to as one of the seminal alternative festive releases and is a gift that music lovers return to every winter to get them in the seasonal mood. […]
Album Reviews
ALBUM REVIEW: LOW – ONES AND SIXES
The improbable career of the Duluth, Minnesota based band Low is entering its third decade. They have spanned the globe touring, played the opening spot for Radiohead in 2003 and been covered by rock legend […]
Gigs
LOW – SHARE NEW SONG “LIES” – Listen
Last week, Low’s Alan Sparhawk & Mimi Parker hosted a Reddit AMA fielding questions from fans about the band’s career to date, as well as forthcoming record Ones and Sixes. Today, Low have just shared […]