Reviews
The 50 best albums of 2022: 25 – 1
In 2022 we all got back to normal and enjoyed live music and the fantastic albums released this year. So it’s that time of year again when the XS Noize writers have sat down and […]
Broken Bells
Album Reviews
ALBUM REVIEW: Broken Bells – Into the Blue
Fans of the collaboration Broken Bells have had a lengthy wait for the third instalment to their discography. That wait is over as Broken Bells releases Into the Blue. The album is an amalgamation of […]
New Music
BROKEN BELLS share new single ‘Saturdays’ – from their long-awaited 3rd full-length album, INTO THE BLUE
Broken Bells have revealed that their long-awaited 3rd full-length album, INTO THE BLUE, will be released on October 7th via AWAL. Following the recent release of the “at once retro and futuristic”(Rolling Stone) first advance […]
News
BROKEN BELLS share video for ‘Good Luck’ – Watch Now
Think back, if you can, to September 2019 when post-apocalyptic scenarios seemed a little further removed from daily reality, back when “Burton and Mercer… made time to create a masterpiece” (MXDWN) in the form of “Good […]
News
BROKEN BELLS return with new song ‘Good Luck’ – Listen Now
Brian Burton (aka Danger Mouse) and James Mercer (of The Shins), collectively known as Broken Bells, have released their newest song “Good Luck.” The song is available now for purchase and streaming across all platforms […]
Album Reviews
Album Review: The Shins – Heartworms
Rejoice, the long awaited new release from The Shins has arrived. For fans it has been a long wait since the 2012 release of Port of Morrow. The anticipation for a new release was ratchet […]
New Music
BROKEN BELLS – unveil previously unreleased track “It’s That Talk Again”, listen
Broken Bells have unveiled “It’s That Talk Again”, a previously unreleased track from the After the Disco recording sessions. Listen to “It’s That Talk Again” below. Also following a lengthy 2014 world tour that hopscotched […]