Fire Note Staff 
In early 2020, the long-standing three-piece lineup of Kal Marks dissolved. This left Carl Shane, the band’s vocalist, guitarist, and de facto leader wondering if the Boston noise-rock institution he’d started nearly a decade prior would even continue. “Dylan Teggart (A Deer A Horse) reached out to me and asked if I wanted to play … Read more
Editors announce their seventh album EBM, due September 23, 2022 via Play It Again Sam. The new album will be the first with new band member Benjamin John Power, aka Blanck Mass, who was announced as a full time member last month with the album’s first single “Heart Attack.” A second preview is now available … Read more
Horse Jumper of Love recently announced their highly anticipated third full-length, Natural Part, due out June 17th from Run For Cover Records. Today the Boston-based slowcore champions are sharing another early taste of the record with its almost-title-track “The Natural Part.” The eleven songs found on Natural Part push the dynamics of Horse Jumper of … Read more
Having just wrapped their first North American tour since 2019, in support of latest album Skinty Fia, which debuted at #1 on both the UK and Irish Album Charts, Fontaines D.C. have unveiled a video for their most recent single “Roman Holiday.” The 70s heist-inspired video was “the result of attempting to challenge the monarchy … Read more
Reverend Baron released “It’s My Turn (To Cry, Cry, Cry),” the new single from his album From Anywhere (out June 24th via Colemine Records). From the academy of deep soul and no ego, Reverend Baron delivers visions of liquor store East LA, the off-the-freeway dry mirage of slow motion graffiti and lonely seagulls. A nylon … Read more
Muse releases their newest song “Will of The People.” This is the third song from their forthcoming album of the same name, set for release on August 26th via Warner Records. Earlier in the year the band released “Compliance” and “Won’t Stand Down,” both racking up critical acclaim and the latter described by NME as … Read more
Bobby Oroza’s new album Get On The Otherside is due out June 10th via Big Crown Records. “Sweet Agony” is a track from the new album as its video, which Bobby directed and edited himself, plays out like a nightmarish audition tape where he casts himself as a vampire with aspirations of being a performer, … Read more
Drummer Jeremy Cunningham, saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi, and bassist/producer Paul Bryan have announced their debut album as a trio, A Better Ghost, which will be released on July 29, 2022 via Northern Spy Records. “A Better Ghost ties Dustin and me to a time of creation that halted during the pandemic,” says Cunningham. “Getting back to … Read more
Get ready power pop fans! Supercrush have returned with a new EP, Melody Maker, out June 3rd via the band’s own label KR Records in the U.S., Debt Offensive Records in Canada, Erste Theke Tonträger in Europe, and Flake Records in Japan. The new five song offering finds the Seattle-based group delivering a dose of … Read more
Bush Tetras have announced their upcoming West Coast tour supporting their excellent Rhythm and Paranoia box set (Wharf Cat Records) with Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth) on drums. All upcoming shows & tour dates are listed below. Front-woman Cynthia Sley had this to say about the exciting times for the band and their upcoming tour with … Read more
Chicago band Horsegirl – Nora Cheng (guitar, vocals), Penelope Lowenstein (guitar, vocals), and Gigi Reece (drums) – unveil a new single/video, “Dirtbag Transformation (Still Dirty),” from their debut album, Versions of Modern Performance, out June 3rd on Matador. In-step with a string of incredibly well-received singles, “Dirtbag Transformation (Still Dirty)” is a scuffed up, guitar-driven piece of garage-pop. The tracks’ lyrics brim with alliteration and slanted rhymes, … Read more
Tony Molina has returned with the announcement of his new album, In The Fade. The record is due out August 12th via Summer Shade, a new imprint from Run For Cover Records, curated by Madison Woodward (Fury, Object of Affection). In The Fade encapsulates everything that’s so appealing about Molina’s songwriting. The album flies by … Read more
Montreal’s singer-songwriter Gus Englehorn just released his sophomore album Dungeon Master via Secret City Records. This is the latest video from the album titled “Run Rabbit Run.” Gus explains, “This one is another story I dreamt up about someone who gets arrested on one of those boardwalks on the east coast, like New Jersey’s Wildwoods. … Read more
Los Angeles psych-rock band Hooveriii (pronounced “Hoover Three”) have announced the July 29 release of their new album A Round of Applause. The LP is being released by The Reverberation Appreciation Society. The band has shared the first take of the album by way of A Round Of Applause’s opening track, “See.” The band’s Bert … Read more
Tim Heidecker’s new album, High School, is out June 24th on Spacebomb Records, and the first single is “Buddy.” Produced by Heidecker, Drew Erickson, Eric D. Johnson and Mac DeMarco, High School sees Heidecker emerging as an increasingly playful and poignant story teller, infusing childhood tales with new gravity. Since 2016, Tim Heidecker has chronicled … Read more
On August 12th, 2022, KIWI JR. will release Chopper, the group’s third album, worldwide on through Sub Pop, with the exception of Canada through the band’s Kiwi Club imprint. The album, which features the lead single “Night Vision” was recorded and produced in Toronto by Sub Pop labelmate Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs, Operators). … Read more
Osees have announced their forthcoming album, A Foul Form, due August 12 via Castle Face Records. To kick off the album cycle, they’re shared the record’s first single, “Funeral Solution,” alongside an accompanying music video by Logan Feser. Speaking on the forthcoming record, certified Osees fan, Black Flag’s Henry Rollins, wrote: “Osees don’t seem to … Read more
Murder by Death announced the Kickstarter campaign for their forthcoming album Spell/Bound which is being released on July 29. Today they share the first single off the LP, “Never Be” and the band notes, “”Never Be” is a cinematic tell-off song that simmers with a dark and lush energy. Cello and violin weave around a … Read more
Bay Area-based Monophonics released “Love You Better,” the second single from their upcoming full-length Sage Motel (out tomorrow via Colemine Records). The world’s premier psychedelic soul band, Monophonics cordially invites you to attend the grand re-opening of the once thriving, once vibrant establishment, the legendary Sage Motel. A place where folks experience the highs and … Read more
Australian musician Stella Donnelly returns, announcing her sophomore album, Flood, out August 26th on Secretly Canadian, and a world tour (dates below and tickets on sale Friday, May 13th). In conjunction, she presents the album’s lead single/video, “Lungs.” Following 2019’s Beware of the Dogs, Flood is Donnelly’s record of rediscovery: the product of months of … Read more
black midi – the UK-based trio of Geordie Greep (guitar, vocals), Cameron Picton (bass, vocals) and Morgan Simpson (drums) – announce their third album, Hellfire, out July 15th on Rough Trade, and a fall North American tour. In conjunction with the announcement, they share the album’s lead single/video, “Welcome To Hell.” Written in isolation in … Read more
This should be one of your first Friday Bandcamp purchases today. Kumoyo Island is the fifth studio album and last (per the band) record released from Japan’s Kikagaku Moyo. This limited gatefold orange variant is only available at their Bandcamp page or their webstore (for a few dollars less w/o download). The album is available … Read more
Florist releases the second single off of their forthcoming album, Florist, out July 29th. “Spring in Hours” is sunny and upbeat and blooms into the comforting sound of Florist we all know and love. Watch the accompanying music video and read more from the band below. “Spring in Hours is a love song for cycles, … Read more
Guided By Voices have shared their newest album, Tremblers And Goggles By Rank which will be released on July 1 via GBV Inc. To kick off the album cycle, they previously shared a new single “Alex Bell” (which is also available on a limited edition 7″ including b/w “Focus On The Flock”) and now, they … Read more
Athens, GA-based psychedelic folk band Elf Power released the official video for the title track to their forthcoming album Artificial Countrysides that will be released on July 15 via Yep Roc Records. The video was directed and filmed by Dickie Cox. The band will kick off their summer tour on July 13 in Milwaukee, WI … Read more