Bell X1 is one of the biggest bands in Ireland. Hear and watch a live performance from the band at the Guiness Storehouse in Dublin during World Cafe's recent trip across the Atlantic.

The Irish pop-rock band Bell X1 has brought its catchy riffs and smart lyrics to America in recent years, long after the group had already become a reliable hitmaker in its homeland. Hear Bell X1 ...

It’s not every songwriter who would pen a piece about his own creative shortcomings. But Paul Noonan, of Bell X1, did exactly that in his new song “Better Band.” “I’m … ...

This Irish trio has been plotting a bloodless coup to be the best rock band in the world. They’ve done it, by a country mile. The songwriting and playing are superb, and frontman Paul Noonan is ...

Bell X1 preach continuously throughout the album that we must live in the present and connect with each other. However, the musical direction is less uniform than the lyrical content.

Bell X1 Iveagh Gardens, Dublin ★★★★☆ Intermittent drizzle and Bell X1 – two key ingredients of any Irish summer. The band’s back catalogue has been a backdrop for summers across the ...

Bell X1 have been knocking around for a quarter of a century now and, 23 years after releasing their debut album, they are set for the stage in Dublin again with new music on hand. The band ...

Throwing Shapes fuses together McKenna’s experimental approach to the harp with Chaney’s blend of jazz and electronic music, ...

Paul Noonan is in the band Bell X1 and, more recently, HousePlants. The musician, who is from Lucan, also works in music therapy. Paul lives in Dublin with his wife Amy and their two children.

Bob Marley's band The Wailers, Newton Faulkner and Bell X1 will play this year's Stendhal Festival, organisers have announced. Fun Lovin' Criminals frontman Huey Morgan, ex-Portishead DJ Andy ...

On their newest record,'Bloodless Coup' Bell X1 intentionally regressed, looking for a more traditional approach of rehearsing and 'photographing' songs to make an album. Often associated with ...