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• ALBUM REVIEW: Gomez – Liquid Skin (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

  

  Adding a dose of rootsy American influences to memorable British pop melodies, the genre-blending Gomez seemed determined to provide the indie scene with... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• PLAYLIST: The Best Of June 1999

  

  Listen to a selection of the best tracks from June 1999. Every month we revisit the music that we were listening to 20 years ago, and compile them into a YouTub... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• PLAYLIST: XS Noize June 2019

  

  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. Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Track Of The Day: Babybird - Cave In

  

  The dark, powerful 'Cave In' is the second single to be taken from the upcoming Babybird album 'Photosynthesis'. The video was made by RW/FF and Stephen Jones. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• REVIEW: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Black Star Dancing EP

  

  "With more EPs of new music planned for release this year and no signs of abandoning his newfound love of diversity, the most fascinating era of Noel Gallagher’... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• ALBUM REVIEW: The Divine Comedy – Office Politics

  

  "The trademark eccentric, irreverent wit and reflective melodies are all present here, while the standard of the songwriting is a huge improvement on... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Track Of The Day: Babybird - No Cameras

  

  For the first time in 21 years, Babybird will be releasing a vinyl LP.'Photosynthesis' is out on 19 July 2019.It's dark and beautiful. It's strange and... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• PLAYLIST: XS Noize May 2019

  

  The new monthly XS Noize playlists on Spotify bring together the most essential new music of the last month that has been featured on the site. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• PLAYLIST: The Best Of May 1999

  

  Listen to a selection of the best tracks from May 1999. Every month we revisit the music that we were listening to 20 years ago, and compile them into a... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Pre-order the New Babybird Vinyl LP 'Photosynthesis'

  

  For the first time in 21 years, Babybird will be releasing a vinyl LP.'Photosynthesis' is out on 19 July 2019.It's dark and beautiful. It's strange and... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Best Of April 1999 PLAYLIST

  

  Listen to a selection of the best tracks from April 1999. Every month we revisit the music that we were listening to 20 years ago, and compile them into a... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• PLAYLIST: XS Noize April 2019

  

  The new monthly XS Noize playlists on Spotify bring together the most essential new music of the last month that has been featured on the site. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Track Of The Day: Babybird - Your Time

  

  A terrific helping of unsettling lunatic lo-fi hip hop from the maverick Stephen Jones. Taken from the superb new collection 'Babybird 95-19'. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• ALBUM REVIEW: The Chemical Brothers – No Geography

  

  "While many of the great Britpop and alternative bands of the 90s have been pulling off brilliant comebacks recently, the era’s dance and electronica legends... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Best Of March 2019 PLAYLIST

  

  The March 2019 edition of our monthly new music playlist is available to listen to and watch via YouTube.If you enjoy any of the songs featured here, we... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• The Best Of January 1999 PLAYLIST

  

  Listen to a selection of the best tracks from January 1999. Every month I revisit the music that we were listening to 20 years ago, and compile them into a... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Track Of The Day: Quiet Marauder - 'What Happened To Science'

  

  The Welsh anti-folk collective Quiet Marauder have just unveiled their excellent new single 'What What Happened To Science?', a bold and enticing track taken... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• CLASSIC ALBUMS: Blur - '13' Revisited 20 Years on

  

  It's almost impossible to believe it, but Blur's sixth album '13' was released exactly 20 years ago today, on 15 March 1999.The late 90's were a very interestin... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Track Of The Day: Underworld - Soniamode

  

  Underworld's regular 'Drift' series continues with one of the best tracks from it so far. The beats and patterns slot together perfectly on the excellent... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• 20 YEARS AGO: Mansun - What It's Like To Be Hated

  

  This superb helping of filthy post-punk basslines and atmospheric brilliance was featured as a B side on Mansun's 1999 single 'Six'. Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2019 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC