U2 have officially revealed the album cover for the physical version of ‘Songs Of Innocence’ on U2.com. The visuals reflect the new songs and their inspiration in the early years of U2 as teenagers in […]

Has there been a more anticipated release this year? It’s unlikely. The news that the Aphex Twin was returning was greeted by all fans of electronica with unconfined joy and rightly so. Richard D James […]

Welcome to XS Noize MixTape #3, this is a taster of what we have been mostly listening to this week. Featuring: The Lucid Dream, The Art Of Amputation, The Rubys, Erasure, Simple Minds, The Charlatans […]

Women of a certain age will today be waking up with the news that Jason Orange has left Take That. Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald will continue on as a three piece as […]

Simple Minds premiered their latest single ‘Honest Town’ From their forthcoming album ‘Big Music’ today on the Ken Bruce show on BBC Radio 2. ‘Honest Town’ is an incredible haunting track that mixes classic Simple […]

This week, the Charlatans announced their as-yet-untitled 12th album. The band’s new material is their first output following the death of drummer Jon Brookes last year, and will honour the late musician: “Jon was adamant […]

‘Let Her Run / I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight’ is the new double A side single from Britain’s most successful ever traditional folk act, Bellowhead. 10 years old this year, Bellowhead released […]

White Male Actors Ghosts – Debut EP Broken Melody Records October 20th 2014 When you’re a band hailing from a not exactly humming rock scene, in this case Strabane North West Ireland, you have to […]

The Art of Amputation are an alternative five-piece from London who combine soaring melodies with experimental sounds and big fuzzy guitars to create soundscapes they claim will “hold your hand in dark times.” The band […]

Pink Floyd announced today ‘The Endless River’, the new Pink Floyd album, it will be released on November 10 and is their first album in 20 years since ‘The Division Bell’. The album is described […]

Simple Minds will release ‘BIG MUSIC’ on November 3rd, their first album of new material in over five years. They will also embark on a major UK & European tour in 2015. There will be […]

Hailing from Modena, Italy, Rev Rev Rev’s sound is influenced by first-wave shoegaze, as well as psychedelic rock, re-metabolizing these elements into a loud, woozy, fuzz-driven context. Their debut single ‘Catching A Buzz’ b/w ‘Blue […]

Who broke Ryan Adams’ heart?  That’s the question I find myself asking every time I listen to a new album from the prolific singer/songwriter. I find myself asking the question again on his latest self-titled […]

The eponymous debut album release from Liverpool-based trio, All We Are, is released on 5th January 2015. The slick, falsetto harmony-driven, I Wear You, will be released as a single on 3rd November 2014. The […]

Wild Beasts are to release a special edition of their fourth album, Present Tense, on 13th October 2014. To accompany the original, critically acclaimed album is a bonus disc of remix material from artists including […]

For most people of my age (39 plus 15 months), Erasure hold a special place in their childhood hearts. Along with the Pet Shop Boys, Erasure dominated the charts in the late 80’s and into […]

Wampire Share New Single ‘The Amazing Heart Attack’ With Entertainment Weekly After recently announcing their sophomore LP ‘Bazaar’ and sharing its first single (“Wizard Staff”), Portland’s Wampire is back to share their new single “The […]

Jouis (Jhew-ee) are a 5 piece band based in Brighton, UK. Combining Jazz, Psychedelia and Progressive Rock, their sounds are designed to open your mind, and spirit you away to new lucid dimensions. Jouis is […]