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Sleep Token - 'The Summoning': from metal to cathartic dance

Jan 22, 20232 min read

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 18, 20233 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...

A white noise Christmas: our playlist for you

Roxann Yus

Nov 29, 20225 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...

Artist of the Month: Case Open – including interview

whitenoisepod

Nov 24, 20223 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,...

Roxann Yus

Nov 15, 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...

The Blue Stones @ The Ale House, Kingston ON

Ben Massey

Nov 13, 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...

Scene Queen - 'BIMBOCORE VOL. 2' review: an uno-reverse of historical label-making

Roxann Yus

Nov 11, 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...

Ben Massey

Nov 9, 20222 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...

We Are Monroe @ The Mansion, Kingston ON

Ben Massey

Nov 7, 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....

Artist of the Month: Royal & the Serpent

Roxann Yus

Oct 28, 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...

WILLOW – ‘>COPINGMECHANISM<’ review: the peaks and troughs of musical soul

Roxann Yus

Oct 18, 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...

Kid Kapichi – ‘Here's What You Could Have Won’ review: political reality within danceable punk

Ben Massey

Oct 5, 20223 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...

Roxann Yus

Sep 28, 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...

Ben Massey

Sep 21, 20222 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...

EDEN – ‘ICYMI’ review: Fragility of Being and the Unforgiving

Roxann Yus

Sep 12, 20224 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,...

Artio – ‘Pyrokid’ review: a biting sign of the times

Ben Massey

Sep 7, 20222 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...

Apocalypse Summer Bash @ Exchange, Bristol

Roxann Yus

Sep 3, 20225 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...

Movements – 'Cherry Thrill' review: a depiction of romantic tragedy

Ben Massey

Aug 26, 20223 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...

Rewriting narrative and reclaiming sex: ZAND, Bambie Thug and more

Roxann Yus

Aug 24, 20225 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...

Locating lost memories: the relationship between dementia and music

Tracey Yus

Aug 20, 20223 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...