The XS Noize Podcast

In episode #55 of The XS Noize Music Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with DMA'S guitarist Johnny Took to talk about their UK and Ireland tour, songwriting and their recent surprise EP 'I Love You Unconditionally, Sure Am Going To Miss You'. This will see DMA'S embark upon the biggest UK tour from an international artist since COVID hit. The band have already sold over 60,000 tickets for the tour,...

In episode #54 of The XS Noize Music Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with music legend Shaun Ryder to talk about his new solo album Visits From Future Technology, Celebrity Gogglebox, Happy Mondays, Black Grape and loads more.  Who would have that in 2021 that Shaun Ryder would have become a National Treasure, one of the greatest living Englishmen and UK music's great survivors? The Happy Mondays...

In episode #53 of The XS Noize Music Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with She Drew The Gun, songwriter Louisa Roach. Louisa talks about her third album 'Behave Myself' the follow-up to the critically acclaimed 'Revolution Of Mind', which was named among BBC 6 Music's Albums Of The Year. Under the moniker She Drew The Gun, songwriter Louisa Roach began by playing solo gigs around Liverpool, she qui...

In episode #52 of The XS Noize Music Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Pete Wiggs from London trio Saint Etienne. Pete talks about Saint Etienne's 10th studio release, 'I've Been Trying To Tell You' - an album about optimism, youth and the late nineties.  It is accompanied by a sumptuous film by the same name directed by acclaimed photographer Alasdair McLellan.

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 In Concert', their collaboration with innovative hybrid orchestra Nu Deco Ensemble, released on September 17th.

In episode #50 of The XS Noize Music Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Chloe and James of Wings Of Desire to talk about their fantastic new EP Amun-Ra. Amun-Ra moves on from the observant nature of debut EP End Of An Age and into a more inwardly focused journey of self-discovery. It is named after the ancient Egyptian deity, the transcendental creator of the universe and the god of light. It re...

In episode #49 of The XS Noize Music Podcast, Lee Campbell catches up with Mark Lanegan to discuss Dark Mark vs Skeleton Joe, his collaborative project with The Icarus Line frontman, Joe Cardamone, his recent autobiography, moving to Ireland and much more. A project born from mutual respect, Dark Mark vs Skeleton Joe mines electronic music and unearths an experimental sound for Mark Lanegan and Jo...

In episode #48 of The XS Noize Music Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with music legend Tito Jackson to discuss his debut Blues album, Under Your Spell, The Jackson 5, his brother Michael Jackson and much more. The California-based Jackson is supported on the album by many special guests, including George Benson, Joe Bonamassa, Marlon Jackson, Eddie Levert, Kenny Neal, Bobby Rush and Stevie Wonder,...

In episode #47 of The XS Noize Music Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Argentine-born actor, writer, and director Ben Cura who is known for his work on various film, TV, and stage productions, including Netflix's 'Marcella', '15 Minutes of War', 'Gatecrash' and his award-winning directorial debut 'Creditors'. Ben has just released his debut E.P. Extended Play No.1. and later in the year, the or...

In episode #45 of The XS Noize Music Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with The Bluetones' Mark Morriss to discuss the 25th anniversary of The Bluetones' debut album Expecting To Fly. Hailing from Heston in West London, The Bluetones (Scott Morriss – bass, Eds Chesters – drums, Adam Devlin – guitars, and Mark Morriss – vocals) arrived on the scene in 1995 with their debut single 'Are You Blue Or Are...

In episode #45 of The XS Noize Music Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Northern Irish artist Conchúr White to talk about his stunning new EP 'Dreamers'. Hailing from County Armagh in Northern Ireland, Conchúr White achieved notable success in Ireland with his previous band Silences, who split in 2019. Upon parting ways, Conchúr felt an outpouring of creativity and began working on solo material...

In episode #44 of The XS Noize Music Podcast, Lee Campbell catches up with LoneLady to talk about her third album, Former Things. Former Things was written, performed and recorded entirely by LoneLady. Whereas previous albums at least allowed the appearance of another human, the soundworld of Former Things was entirely crafted by LoneLady during her time spent in Somerset House Studios Rifle Range...

In episode #43 of The XS Noize Music Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with AJ Dean-Revington, Tara Wilcox and Chess Whiffin of The Wandering Hearts about their new album and upcoming tour.  After shooting to the forefront of the UK folk/Americana scene with their debut album 'Wild Silence', The Wandering Hearts headed to the genre's spiritual home of Woodstock at the start of 2020 to work on a foll...

In episode #42 of The XS Noize Music Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with James multi-instrumentalist Saul Davies to talk about their 16th studio album 'All The Colours of You'.  Since the release of Sit Down, their breakthrough single in 1991, James has released 15 studio albums, selling over 25 million copies in the process, and performed at countless headline shows and festivals across the worl...

In episode #41 of The XS Noize Music Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with The Killers' founding member and guitarist Dave Keuning to talk about his second solo album, A Mild Case of Everything, the origin of The Killers and much more. The 16-track album - a mix of dynamic guitar riffs, 80s synth-pop and melodic alt-rock - was written throughout 2020 and recorded by Dave in his San Diego home studi...

On episode #40 of The XS Noize Music Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with the iconic Gary Numan, who is set to release his brand new album 'Intruder' on May 21st. 'Intruder' is Numan's 18th solo studio album and follows 2017's 'Savage: Songs From A Broken World', which became his highest-charting set in almost forty years when it debuted at #2 on the Official Albums Chart. That commercial success...

On episode #39 of The Xs Noize Music Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Alice Merton. Born in Frankfurt and raised in the USA, England and Canada, Alice achieved so much in the first chapter of her career: her breakthrough track 'No Roots' topped the Billboard rock chart, exceeded 400 million streams and shot to the Top 10 all across Europe. Alice Merton's recent single 'Vertigo' is #1 Most Adde...

On episode #38 of The Xs Noize Music Podcast, Mark Millar sits down with New Order guitarist Phil Cunningham to talk about their new Bluray, CD release 'Education, Entertainment, Recreation (Live at Alexandra Palace), his musical influences and Sea-Fever and more. Check out www.xsnoize.com for daily music news, interviews, live dates and more.

On episode #37 of The XS Noize Music Podcast Mark Millar sits down with Mark Emmerson of The Lucid Dream to discuss the bands' fifth album - The Deep End.  Check out www.xsnoize.com for daily music news, interviews, live dates and more. Like and subscribe to Xs Noize on YouTube here! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgOqG6Q9_J3D9cRIBb9kZ8g   Xs Noize Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/xsnoiz...

On episode #36 of The Xs Noize Music Podcast Mark Millar catches up with Merseyside five-piece The Coral's Nick Power to discuss their first ever double-album 'Coral Island' 

Lea Porcelain's debut Hymns To The Night was written and recorded over a two year period in Berlin's FUNKHAUS, a broadcasting house created under Soviet supervision that now houses the world's biggest recording studio. The spectrum of the album is extremely wide. Hymns To The Night bends genres, yet every song works together, playing with very different moods. Lea Porcelain describe their sound "a...

Welcome to episode #34 of the XS Noize Music Podcast. This episode Mark Millar is joined by Hightown Pirates frontman Simon Mason to talk about their debut album, Dry and High, will be released June 16th on Strike-Back records.   Simon Mason is best known for his critically acclaimed book Too High Too Far Too Soon, where he recounts his numerous decadent adventures at Glastonbury Festival and the...

Welcome to episode #33 of the XS Noize Music Podcast. This episode Mark Millar is joined by Curse of Lono Founder and frontman Felix Bechtolsheimer. To talk about their acclaimed debut album 'Severed' which was released on Submarine Cat Records on April 7th. Founded and fronted by Felix Bechtolsheimer, formerly the singer-guitarist in British roots pioneers Hey Negrita, Curse Of Lono formed in ear...

Welcome to episode #33 of the XS Noize Music Podcast. This episode Mark Millar is joined Kyle Falconer from Scottish indie four piece The View who are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut album 'Hats Off To The Buskers'. Get in touch: podcast@xsnoize.com

The Dears released their sixth studio album, Times Infinity Volume One, on February 3, 2017 through Dangerbird Records. Times Infinity Volume One is the first instalment of a two-album body of work, composed by the band over a two-year period, later recorded at sessions between Toronto's Revolution Recording and Montréal's Thee Mighty Hotel2Tango. With Times Infinity Volume Two slated for release...