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Sleep Token - 'The Summoning': from metal to cathartic dance
Ben Massey | 22/02/23 Get ready to “taste the divine” with Sleep Token’s new single, The Summoning. What a way to start off the year for...

Ben Massey
Jan 22, 20232 min read


4 breakthrough artists 4 you in 2023
By Ben Massey | 18/01/23 Let me introduce, or simply reintroduce, to you a few artists who are bound to send shockwaves across the world...

Ben Massey
Jan 18, 20233 min read


A white noise Christmas: our playlist for you
By Roxann Yus | 29/11/22 We thrive on alternative here at white noise. It’s a selling point for us: it means you don’t abide by rules; in...

Roxann Yus
Nov 29, 20225 min read


Artist of the Month: Case Open – including interview
Roxann Yus & Ben Massey | 24/11/22 Case Open is a Leeds-based singer-songwriter who dives headfirst deep beneath the mainstream,...
whitenoisepod
Nov 24, 20223 min read


Die Nerven @ Waldsee, Freiburg
By Roxann Yus | 15/11/22 Finally, I’ve arrived! I’ve been living in Freiburg for over six weeks now, but Sunday night slapped me in the...

Roxann Yus
Nov 15, 20223 min read


The Blue Stones @ The Ale House, Kingston ON
Ben Massey | 13/11/22 Wednesday night was nostalgic for me: it marked a resemblance between my life now, and the life I’ve said “see you...

Ben Massey
Nov 13, 20223 min read


Scene Queen - 'BIMBOCORE VOL. 2' review: an uno-reverse of historical label-making
Roxann Yus | 11/11/22 I am pleased to report that phallic imagery has been cancelled. Now, explicit language is totally in fashion thanks...

Roxann Yus
Nov 11, 20223 min read


GROWERS @ The Mansion, Kingston ON
Ben Massey | 09/11/22 Any band that starts their set off with the theme song to Scooby-Doo has a POV worth listening to. GROWERS were...

Ben Massey
Nov 9, 20222 min read


We Are Monroe @ The Mansion, Kingston ON
Ben Massey | 06/11/22 Montreal-based indie rockers We Are Monroe hit The Mansion last Friday for a night of impressive guitar riffs....

Ben Massey
Nov 7, 20222 min read


Artist of the Month: Royal & the Serpent
Roxann Yus | 28/10/2022 So, if anyone’s like me, you’ve also been awaiting a new Royal & the Serpent single every week this month. IM...

Roxann Yus
Oct 28, 20222 min read


WILLOW – ‘>COPINGMECHANISM<’ review: the peaks and troughs of musical soul
By Roxann Yus | 18/10/22 WILLOW has been my new obsession for a few months now. Ever since the gradual tease of new releases for the...

Roxann Yus
Oct 18, 20222 min read


Kid Kapichi – ‘Here's What You Could Have Won’ review: political reality within danceable punk
By Ben Massey | 05/10/2022 When Kid Kapichi started releasing singles for Here’s What You Could Have Won I was surprised by the speed of...

Ben Massey
Oct 5, 20223 min read


Artist of the Month: Boston Manor
By Roxann Yus | 27/09/22 The idea of beginning an Artist of the Month series sparked a couple of months ago. I thought it would be a...

Roxann Yus
Sep 28, 20223 min read


La Dispute @ The Opera House, Toronto
By Ben Massey | 21/09/22 Quite possibly the best live performance I have ever seen was La Dispute in Toronto last Sunday. As a band that...

Ben Massey
Sep 21, 20222 min read


EDEN – ‘ICYMI’ review: Fragility of Being and the Unforgiving
By Roxann Yus | 12/09/22 “If we act like things are not spiralling out of hand, does that make them so?” “If a thought goes unspoken,...

Roxann Yus
Sep 12, 20224 min read


Artio – ‘Pyrokid’ review: a biting sign of the times
By Ben Massey | 07/09/22 Our favourites here at white noise., Artio, are back with a playful and elaborate single, Pyrokid. Despite...

Ben Massey
Sep 7, 20222 min read


Apocalypse Summer Bash @ Exchange, Bristol
By Roxann Yus | 03/09/22 The first gig I ever went to was at the Exchange in Bristol – I saw Barns Courtney. Looking back at the gig a...

Roxann Yus
Sep 3, 20225 min read


Movements – 'Cherry Thrill' review: a depiction of romantic tragedy
By Ben Massey | 26/08/22 California based alternative rock outfit, Movements, return with their most polished work to date. Cherry Thrill...

Ben Massey
Aug 26, 20223 min read


Rewriting narrative and reclaiming sex: ZAND, Bambie Thug and more
By Roxann Yus | 24/08/22 Themes that infiltrate rock and metal music usually include the following: violence, drugs, sometimes love and...

Roxann Yus
Aug 24, 20225 min read


Locating lost memories: the relationship between dementia and music
By Tracey Yus | 20/08/22 Whether working in care or knowing a loved one living with dementia, have you ever seen their world come alive...

Tracey Yus
Aug 20, 20223 min read
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