Fire Note Staff 
Virginia band Turnover announces their fifth full-length album Myself in the Way due November 4th via Run For Cover Records. Along with the album’s announcement, Turnover shares the title track “Myself in the Way” featuring vocals from Brendan Yates of Turnstile, which arrives with the digitally-altered, montage-style visuals of the band performing and exploring nature … Read more
Titus Andronicus have announced the long-awaited release of their seventh studio album, The Will to Live, out via Merge Records on Friday, September 30. Produced by Titus Andronicus singer-songwriter Patrick Stickles and award-winning Canadian producer Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Leonard Cohen, The Whole Nine Yards) at the latter’s hotel2tango recording studio in Montreal, The Will … Read more
Kevin Morby and Waxahatchee have teamed up and released a pair of covers in support of the Vote No Kansas PAC, whose mission is to prevent House Bill 2746 from passing if the “Value Them Both” amendment (HCR 5003) is passed. If passed, the amendment would allow the legislature to completely ban abortion. There is already a proposed ban (HB2746) … Read more
Disq – the Wisconsin-bred rock band – announces its new album, Desperately Imagining Someplace Quiet, out October 7th, lead single “Cujo Kiddies,” and North American tour (dates below). Desperately Imagining Someplace Quiet reaffirms the charms of Collector, Disq’s 2020 debut album, while pushing the sound and dynamic of the band in exciting and unexpected new … Read more
On August 12th, 2022, Kiwi Jr. will release Chopper, their third album, via Sub Pop, with the exception of Canada through the band’s Kiwi Club imprint. The album was recorded and produced in Toronto by Sub Pop labelmate Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs, Operators). Jeremy Gaudet says of the new single, “This song is … Read more
Canadian indie-rock royalty Sloan announce their 13th studio album, Steady, set for an October 21 release on Yep Roc Records in North America. Their first new album since 2018’s 12, Steady will coincide with the 30th anniversary of their debut album Smeared, which came out in October 1992. Today’s album announcement is marked by the … Read more
Archers of Loaf have announced the October 21 release of their first new full-length studio album in 24 years, Reason in Decline, via Merge. Today they share the first single from the record, the thunderous, tension-filled “In the Surface Noise.” The band’s Eric Bachman notes “we didn’t intend for this song to be political and … Read more
Hailing from Melbourne, 60’s tinged psych-rock punks The Murlocs have announced their brand new studio album, Rapscallion, due out September 16 on ATO Records. Strapped with fuzzy guitar licks, feverish bass and psychedelic brightness, the 12-track collection is a coming-of-age novel in an album form. The wildly squalid odyssey populated by an outrageous cast of … Read more
Cass McCombs has announced his tenth studio album, Heartmind, out digitally August 19th on ANTI- (vinyl available in September), a North American tour (dates below), and presents the aching and epic country number, “Unproud Warrior” featuring Wynonna Judd and Charlie Burnham. Heartmind is an eight-song album that feels like a journey among assorted tuneful feelings, … Read more
Preoccupations return with Arrangements, their 4th studio album, on September 9th via Flemish Eye Records. Arrangements finds the band restoring their roots with the singular, guitar-driven, dissonant yet anthemic washes of intricate noise that have brought them international acclaim since their basement beginnings. With Arrangements, Preoccupations finally and confidently inhabit the dystopia that they have … Read more
With Gusto is the sophomore album from surrealist pop outfit, Eggy. The album is out July 22nd, 2022 and is the band’s first release through Flightless Records. Lavish with opulence and dripping in surrealism, With Gusto is a vivid labyrinth of intricate and intersecting worlds, a pastiche of poignant ideas and concepts held together by … Read more
Alvvays has returned and have announced the new album Blue Rev which will be released via Polyvinyl on October 7th. At least the five-year wait was worthwhile: Blue Rev doesn’t simply reassert what’s always been great about Alvvays but instead reimagines it. They have, in part and sum, never been better. There are 14 songs … Read more
OSEES have shared “Perm Act,” the second single off their forthcoming album, A Foul Form, due August 12 via Castle Face Records. The new track comes alongside a music video featuring animation by John Harlow. Speaking on their new video, John Dwyer wrote: “Who likes a cop? Other cops. After years of having unpleasant to … Read more
Healing Potpourri, the vibrant indie pop project led by songwriter Simi Sohota, recently announced their upcoming album, Paradise, due out August 5th via Run For Cover Records. The album finds the Oakland-based musician unpacking two tumultuous years and pushing the band’s sound in exciting new directions while collaborating with co-producer Sean O’Hagan (of Stereolab and … Read more
“Lizard On The Red Brick Wall” is the banger lead track from Guided By Voices forthcoming album, Tremblers And Goggles By Rank, which sees its official release Friday July 1, 2022. The song pushes a more wild post-punk meets psychedelic GBV that is completely fresh and another stand out from their massive catalog of tracks! … Read more
Pale Blue Eyes’ excelsior modernist pop music is rooted in Devon and Sheffield. The group’s debut album, Souvenirs – out September 2 – brims with the influence of both the Steel City – home of British electronic music – and the psychedelic Southwestern greenery that surrounds the band at their South Devon HQ. The album … Read more
Alex G – the Philadelphia singer, songwriter, and producer Alex Giannascoli – announced his ninth studio album God Save the Animals, due out September 23 on Domino. The announcement comes along with new single “Runner” and its accompanying video. The video was shot by Colin Acchione and features an affectionate performance by Giannascoli and his … Read more
Based out of Iowa, Telekinetic Yeti is a two-man band that delivers sonic brutality melded with psychedelic doom wizardry, forged by the worship of the almighty riff and honed by relentless touring and dedication to their craft. The band finds itself in a much different, auspicious position, and with the help of famed producer Phillip … Read more
Multi-talented LA producer and musician Rusty Santos, best known for his work with Animal Collective / Panda Bear, has shared “All Things Phasin’,” a new single & video from his upcoming album High Reality. The new album is out July 22nd on London independent label Lo Recordings. “All Things Phasin’” has a message that is … Read more
Whitney, the Chicago duo of Julien Ehlrich and Max Kakacek, return with the announcement of their third album, Spark, out September 16th on Secretly Canadian, and present its lead single/video, “REAL LOVE.” The band also announces a North American tour, on sale Friday, June 17 at 9am local time, and an EU/UK tour on sale … Read more
Chicago-based five-piece, Dendrons have shared their new single, “Wait in Line” – it’s the latest to be lifted from their forthcoming second album, 5-3-8 which is out via LA-based label, Innovative Leisure on August 26. The band announced the record alongside their signing to Innovative Leisure last month with “Double Ending.” The new single, which … Read more
Los Angeles-based trio MUNA – composed of Katie Gavin (she/they), Naomi McPherson (they/them), and Josette Maskin (she/they) have released new single “Kind of Girl” along with a Taylor James-directed video. Katie Gavin of MUNA tells us “This song is the album’s country moment, and in some ways we feel it is the heart of the … Read more
The Beths announce their new album, Expert In A Dying Field, out September 16th on Carpark Records, and share the new single/video, “Silence Is Golden.” On Expert In A Dying Field, Elizabeth Stokes’ songwriting positions her somewhere between being a novelist and a documentarian. The songs collected here are autobiographical, but they’re also character sketches … Read more
In conjunction with BRMC and Cobraside, BrooklynVegan have the definitive vinyl reissue of the band’s 2001 self-titled debut album for Virgin Records, cut as a double LP, gatefold sleeve, with five bonus tracks from the original Screaming Gum CD EP, and new photos etc! This exclusive vinyl variant is on double green vinyl and limited … Read more
Jack White has released “If I Die Tomorrow,” the brand-new single from White’s second album of 2022, Entering Heaven Alive (out July 22 via Third Man Records). “If I Die Tomorrow” comes paired with a haunting new video directed by Brantley Gutierrez. Additionally, White & Third Man Records have unveiled the limited edition vinyl variants … Read more