Fire Note Staff 
Ahead of the release of their fourteenth studio album Extreme Witchcraft, out January 28 via PIAS and the band’s own E Works Records, EELS are sharing the album’s opening track, “Amateur Hour.” EELS frontperson and songwriter E (a.k.a. Mark Oliver Everett) co-produced Extreme Witchcraft with PJ Harvey producer and guitarist John Parish, marking the first … Read more
2021 was great year in music! Solid release after solid release made this year’s list one of the hardest to put together in TFN’s 15 year history. 2021 brought us plenty of surprise entries, more psych rock, an excellent new London scene, modern soul, good old indie rock and simply something new and interesting for … Read more
The Fire Note would not be possible without the talented writers that share their educated thoughts and true enjoyment of music with our readers. The time and commitment that goes into writing consistently is appreciated by TFN and taken for granted by everyone else! Our official year end Top 50 is coming at the end … Read more
SPUD is the Synth-pop solo project of Holly Findlay, bass player of Melbourne’s Stoner/Rock quartet Stonefield. “Spend” is their new video by Millar Wileman and the single is on SPUD’s self-titled EP which was written and recorded in Holly’s bedroom during the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic and mixed by Traffik Island’s Zak Olsen. Inspired by the … Read more
Flying Dream 1 is a change in pace from the elbow’s previous, UK Number One album, Giants of All Sizes, with a deliberately quieter and more contemplative musical tone, informed by the recording process as lead singer Guy Garvey explains: “We don’t phone each other for a chat. We don’t talk about life outside the … Read more
Young Guv, aka songwriter Ben Cook, recently announced his new double album, GUV III & IV, with the first installment, GUV III, due out March 11th from Run For Cover Records (and Hand Drawn Dracula in Canada). Today he’s back with the album’s second single “Only Wanna See U Tonight.” GUV III is packed front … Read more
The Gulps are pleased to present the official video for “Stuck In The City”; their new single out on Alan McGee’s It’s Creation Baby imprint. Directed by Sandra Crilo and shot around Soho over Summer 2021, the video follows a day-in-the-life of the band as they immerse themselves in the diverse cultural riches of one … Read more
Bloc Party announced details of their forthcoming sixth studio album Alpha Games, out April 29th 2022 via Infectious / BMG. Alpha Games is the band’s first studio album since 2016’s Hymns. Alongside the album announcement, Bloc Party have shared new single “Traps” as the first taste of the upcoming record. Produced by Nick Launay and … Read more
“The Magic,” is the latest track from EELS’ upcoming fourteenth studio album Extreme Witchcraft, which is out January 28 via PIAS and the band’s own E Works Records. EELS previously unveiled the album track “Good Night On Earth,” which continues to receive extensive critical acclaim; The New York Times raves, “a fuzz-toned guitar riff and … Read more
Erin Rae has announced, Lighten Up her anticipated new album which was produced by Jonathan Wilson and features guest appearance from Meg Duffy (Hand Habits) and Kevin Morby. The album will be released on Feb 4, 2022, via Thirty Tigers. Rae debuted this video for her first official single from the album, “Modern Woman.” The … Read more
Peter Doherty, now resident in Normandy the land of Calvados and camembert, has teamed up with composer/producer Frédéric Lo, and created a wonderful nouvelle vague slice of pop entitled ‘The Fantasy Life of Poetry & Crime’, which will be released as a single through the Strap Originals label today. “The Fantasy Life of Poetry & … Read more
Israeli guitarist Charlie Megira brewed a heady amalgam of ’50s trash rock, surf-y tremolo, and reverb-drenched goth during his all-too-brief 44 trips around the sun. He recorded seven albums worth of material in 15 years, primarily issued on CD-R, most of which is now unreadable or in a landfill. Armed with only an Eko guitar, … Read more
LOOP have announced their first album in 32 years and shared the video for new track “Halo.” Sonancy will be released via Cooking Vinyl on March 11, 2022. Formed in South London in the mid-1980s, LOOP blazed a trail with their potent mix of motorik beats and heavy guitar riffs, recording a trio of brilliant … Read more
As the release of Observatory approaches on December 10, 2021 via Sub Pop, the debut album by AEON STATION, Kevin Whelan (one of the main songwriters of iconic indie rock band The Wrens) has offered a third glimpse into the musical world he has created with new single and video “Fade.” “I wrote this song … Read more
Jack White has announced the upcoming release of two brand new albums – his first new full-length collections in over four years. FEAR OF THE DAWN arrives everywhere via Third Man Records on April 8, 2022 and ENTERING HEAVEN ALIVE will follow on July 22, 2022. FEAR OF THE DAWN & ENTERING HEAVEN ALIVE are … Read more
New Jersey-based group Pinegrove announced their new album 11:11 will release on January 28th through Rough Trade Records. Self-produced with mixing by Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie, The Decemberists, Tegan & Sara), 11:11 is the band’s fifth studio album following 2020’s Marigold. They also shared their lead single “Alaska,” a gallop of dense, bracing … Read more
“Car Crash” sees IDLES operating free from constraints and unshackled from any notions of what an IDLES song should sound like. It chronicles frontman Joe Talbot’s own near-fatal experience behind the wheel, one of many stories of trauma, addiction, survival and recovery the band vividly bring to life on CRAWLER. Speaking about the track Talbot … Read more
Failure, the L.A.-based trio of Ken Andrews, Greg Edwards and Kellii Scott return with their highly-anticipated sixth album, Wild Type Droid which is out December 3rd via Failure Music. Your first listen of the 10-song collection arrives with today’s release of “Headstand”. “The lyrics come from my earliest memory of spacing-out in my room when … Read more
San Francisco punk outfit Spiritual Cramp return with their first new music since late 2018, when they released a collection of recordings to date entitled Television via Deranged Records. This new EP, Here Comes More Bad News, was recorded with longtime collaborator Grace Coleman and captures the band at their best, having spent the interceding … Read more
Mitski made her bold return last month, presenting “Working for the Knife” and announcing a world tour, with all North American dates selling out instantly. Mitski has now announced Laurel Hell, her new album, out February 4th on Dead Oceans. There are multiple variants out there but this Rough Trade edition is on Triple Button … Read more
Melbourne-based singer, songwriter, producer and accomplished stage actor Grace Cummings has released a new single and music video for “Up In Flames,” from her forthcoming, self-produced sophomore album. Storm Queen will be released on January 14th on ATO Records, and follows Cummings’ understated debut album Refuge Cove, which was released in 2019 via King Gizzard … Read more
Chicago-based composer, singer and improviser Ben LaMar Gay shares a new single and music video for “Aunt Lola and the Quail,” a song off his upcoming album Open Arms to Open Us, out November 19, 2021 on International Anthem / Nonesuch. It’s also been announced that on Tuesday, January 18, 2022t Ben LaMar Gay will … Read more
Check out the latest video from Ivan The Tolerable & His Elastic Band. “Indigo Blue” is taken from the upcoming album The Long Year which comes out on November 26th via Stolen Body Records. This is the 3rd track from the album which comes after the previously released Night Hospital. You can pre-order the album … Read more
“I Saw The Wheel” is the lead single from Heaven’s Just A Cloud, the debut and Headphone Approved album from Spirit Was, which is out on Danger Collective Records. You can order the album HERE.
Spoon’s tenth album, Lucifer on the Sofa, is the band’s purest rock ’n roll record to date. Texas-made, it is the first set of songs that the quintet has put to tape in its hometown of Austin in more than a decade. Lucifer on the Sofa bottles the physical thrill of a band tearing up … Read more