Fire Note Staff 
Big Thief just released their highly-anticipated double album, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, via 4AD. In conjunction, they have unveiled a new video for one of its tracks, “Red Moon.” In order to bring in some new energy, they invited long-time friend Mat Davidson of Twain to join in on one of … Read more
Watch the official video for Father John Misty’s “Q4,” the new single from Chloë and the Next 20th Century, his forthcoming new album, directed by Grant James (“I Love You, Honeybear,” “Funtimes in Babylon”) with title design by Rafa Orrico, and typestract animation by Cossa. Chloë and the Next 20th Century is out April 8th … Read more
Spoon have shared “My Babe,” the third and final advance listen of their forthcoming album Lucifer on the Sofa which is out February 11th via (Matador Records). “My Babe” is a song of contrast. What begins as a sentimental ballad with a heartbreaking piano melody yields to an exuberant chorus with a proclamation of sheer … Read more
Star Party began in March 2020 as a Seattle living room project between Carolyn Brennan and Ian Corrigan (Gen Pop, Vexx) – both sharing a love of high energy rock n roll music. The idea to start a band percolated during trips to the high deserts of eastern Washington to pick sage and see the … Read more
Australia’s Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have announced their new album, Endless Rooms, out May 6th on Sub Pop, as well as their first North American tour since 2019. Additionally, they are sharing the album’s first taste, “The Way It Shatters,” alongside an accompanying video. The band – comprised of Fran Keaney, Joe White, Marcel Tussie … Read more
Always going to be a great day when we post a new Guided By Voices single. This track is the latest from Crystal Nuns Cathedral that is officially out on March 4, 2022. The even better part is that “Never Mind The List” comes at you with a mind blending video by Aaron Dunkel. GBV … Read more
“Love Me More” is the latest track by Mitski from the forthcoming album ‘Laurel Hell’, which is out this February 4th 2022 on Dead Oceans. “Love Me More” follows earlier singles, “Working for the Knife,” “The Only Heartbreaker,” and “Heat Lightning,” further showing how Laurel Hell is shaping up to be an album that delivers … Read more
Widowspeak’s sixth studio album, The Jacket, will be released March 11th via Captured Tracks. The duo (singer-songwriter Molly Hamilton and guitarist Robert Earl Thomas) share a propulsive, spirited song here about shifting perspectives in increasingly complicated situations. In the music video directed by OTIUM, Hamilton croons “learned to love the ropes when you were caught, … Read more
There are always records that everyone remembers fondly in their listening history. Kishi Bashi’s 151a is one of those records for TFN. It was an instant Headphone Approved album and on April 11, 2012 we summed it up by calling 151a “A gorgeous piece of indie pop!” The album then firmly landed at #5 on … Read more
Exploding In Sound Records has shared Thank’s brand new single, “Dread”. EIS are releasing the single together with Box Records (UK), the third single from the band’s upcoming full length debut, Thoughtless Cruelty, out February 4th. Leave it to Thank to have us all singing “there’s never been a good band from London.” Over the … Read more
Onsloow’s eight-track, self-titled album was just co-released on January 21st with How is Annie Records (Norway), Slow Down Records (Norway), Motorpool Records (Japan) and Friend Club Records (US). The Trondheim, Norway’s band is a fresh, well-crafted indie rock group that creates rousing and dreamy powerpop sounds with nuances and nods to pop punk. The sweet, … Read more
Dropper is the brainchild of Brooklyn multi-instrumentalist Andrea Scanniello, a lifelong musician and veteran of the NYC indie rock scene. Having played in local favorites like High Waisted, Stuyedeyed, TVOD and Russian Baths, Dropper shows Scanniello stepping into the spotlight as a songwriter and vocalist. She is joined by longtime collaborators Jono Bernstein (also of … Read more
Philadelphia, PA’s finest rock & roll up-and-comers, Big Nothing, have announced their sophomore full-length, Dog Hours, due out February 18th from Lame-O Records. Dog Hours finds the four-piece incorporating new dynamics and textures into their timeless songwriting to make ten songs of warm and welcoming guitar pop that’s as comforting as it is catchy. To … Read more
The Reds, Pinks & Purples have shared the third single/video from its second LP for Slumberland (on Tough Love in Europe) Summer at Land’s End, which is out Feb. 4, 2022. The first pressing of the album includes a limited edition bonus LP w/ 11 instrumental tracks which will not be released digitally. You can … Read more
Dayton, Ohio’s M Ross Perkins is back with his sophomore full-length, E Pluribus M Ross. The album, his first for Colemine/Karma Chief Records, is another masterclass in home recording with 12 shimmering slices of purely perfect psychedelic pop. In describing Perkins, it’s not wrong to namecheck Rhodes and Nilsson, but you have to expand that … Read more
Sub Pop has welcomed Guerilla Toss to their iconic roster of artists. The label will be releasing their latest effort, Famously Alive on March 25th. After a decade sprinkling glitter into grit, building a reputation as one of the most ferociously creative art-rock groups working, the upstate New York band have eased fully into their … Read more
Placebo share “Try Better Next Time” from the band’s forthcoming album, Never Let Me Go (March 25, Rise Records). It follows recently released new tracks “Beautiful James” and “Surrounded by Spies,” the latter of which heralded news of the band’s long-awaited eighth studio album – and first together in almost a decade. You can pre-order … Read more
Methyl Ethel—the musical project of Western Australian artist Jake Webb—announced its new album, Are You Haunted?, to be released February 18th on Future Classic. The nine-track album features today’s new single, “Proof” featuring Stella Donnelly, as well as previous singles “Neon Cheap” and “Matters.” “Proof” is the first ever Methyl Ethel song to feature an … Read more
As part of their 50th anniversary celebration for Karen Dalton’s 1971 masterpiece, In My Own Time, celebrated archival reissue label Light in the Attic (LITA) released a new single featuring North Carolina-based Angel Olsen covering the singer’s iconic “Something on Your Mind.” Written by Dino Vallenti, the track was originally found on Dalton’s second album, … Read more
Canadian band Destroyer announced their 13th studio album, with lead single “Tintoretto, It’s For You” and its David Galloway-directed video out now. The album, titled LABYRINTHITIS, is due out March 25 via Merge Records and serves as the follow-up to the band’s 2020 release, Have We Met. You can pre-order the album HERE.
The Smile, the new group comprising Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet’s Tom Skinner, have revealed their debut single “You Will Never Work In Television Again.” The track, is accompanied by a lyric video (dir. Duncan Loudon) and was first heard in the band’s secret show as part of last year’s … Read more
Bay Area band, Kids On A Crime Spree, have a new video for “Goods Get Got.” The track is included on their new album, Fall In Love Not In Line, which is out on 1/21 via Slumberland Records. It’s been over a decade since We Love You So Bad was released, the Bay Area indie … Read more
El Ten Eleven, the SoCal duo whose 2020 triple-LP Tautology series presciently and ambitiously put the arc of human life to music, return with a joyously unrestrained six-song album, New Year’s Eve (March 4, Joyful Noise Recordings). “New Year’s Eve is a reference to guarded optimism about what is to come. At the time, it seemed like our national divisiveness … Read more
Guided By Voices are set to unleash upon the world their 35th album, Crystal Nuns Cathedral, on March 4, 2022. This record comes to you just four months since It’s Not Them. It Couldn’t Be Them. It Is Them!, as Crystal Nuns Cathedral contains twelve songs determined to challenge for the title of greatest Guided … Read more
Black Country, New Road have shared a video for their latest single “Concorde”, the third track to be taken from their anticipated second album, Ants From Up There, which will be released on February 4th via Ninja Tune. The new video was directed by Maxim Kelly and saw the band collaborate heavily with independent production … Read more