Fire Note Staff 
Post-psychedelic unit SLIFT’s acclaimed album Ummon was released on February 28th 2020 via Vicious Circle Records and Stolen Body Records. It was TFN’s #1 Blazing album of the year! The album anniversary is a perfect occasion for the band to share their new video “Thousand Helmets Of Gold”. Enjoy!
Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs are a power pop band from Toronto. Formed by Coffey, a former mechanic’s apprentice from Kitchener, Ontario, with it’s members collected from various Ontario small towns, they rapidly ingratiated themselves with Toronto’s punk scene. The band released a stream of DIY singles before signing to Oakland punk/garage rock label … Read more
Manchester Orchestra have announced their new album The Million Masks of God will be released April 30th, 2021 via Loma Vista Recordings. The first single, “Bed Head” is two old friends existing in two separate realities,” explains lead singer Andy Hull. “It’s a conversation about the lives they lived, the consequences of life’s decisions, and … Read more
On May 14 via Polydor Records, Paul Weller releases his 16th solo album since his 1992 self-titled debut, which comes in just under twelve months following June 2020’s, UK chart-topping On Sunset. The new video for “Cosmic Fringes” shows the albums overall upbeat direction. During spring last year, after his tour dates were postponed, Paul … Read more
Wolf Alice, one of Britain’s most revered bands and winner of the Mercury Prize 2018 for their last album Visions of Life, today announce their highly-anticipated third album, Blue Weekend, due for release on June 11th via Dirty Hit/RCA Records. The first glimpse into this new world is with first single and video “The Last … Read more
As the world around us succumbs to disgusting hate-fueled violence, folks are looking for answers….looking for a ray of hope. And while it may not save the world, Colemine Records is certainly helping with these new tune from The Harlem Gospel Travelers. The tracks will for sure bring a note of positivity in your life. … Read more
Spoon’s Girls Can Tell ranks very high in TFN list of indie releases. To mark this weeks’ 20th anniversary of Spoon’s third studio album Girls Can Tell, here is the recently re-unearthed rarity, the accurately-named “Lines In The Suit – 30 Minutes Old (1999 Home Demo).” You can read what founder Britt Daniel had to … Read more
Guided By Voices have announced their upcoming LP, Earth Man Blues, due out April 30th. The lead single, “Free Agents,” is another catchy rocker from the band that clearly has no intention of slowing down! You can pre-order the new album at Rockathon HERE.
David Berman’s death still hurts but his music lives forever. Bill Callahan and Bonnie Prince Billy continue their excellent journey together with this cover of Berman’s Silver Jews track “The Wild Kindness.” It also features Cassie Berman which just makes this rendition even sweeter. The video was directed by Ben Berman, produced by Clark Baker … Read more
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have announced their seventeenth studio album L.W., to be released February 26, 2021. The album serves as a direct follow-up to last year’s full-length K.G., and is the third volume in the band’s explorations into microtonal tunings (which began with 2017’s Flying Microtonal Banana). Following the recent releases of … Read more
Ghost of Vroom – the new band comprised of veteran singer-songwriter Mike Doughty (Soul Coughing) and his longtime collaborator, bassist Andrew “Scrap” Livingston – have announced the release of their debut album. Ghost Of Vroom I arrives via Mod y Vi Records on Friday, March 19. “I Hear The Ax Swinging” is their first track … Read more
Wild Pink’s anticipated album A Billion Little Lights, is due out this Friday on Royal Mountain Records. The album has been preceded by singles “The Shining But Tropical,” “You Can Have It Back,” “Oversharers Anonymous” and today the band are sharing a final single from the LP, “Pacific City.” On “Pacific City”, Ross delivers a … Read more
Mister Goblin is the solo project of Sam Goblin (formerly of Two Inch Astronaut) and he is set to release his latest album, Four People In An Elevator And One Of Them Is The Devil, on February 19th via Exploding In Sound Records. Today Mister Goblin is sharing their latest single, “Hook In The Eye,” … Read more
Recorded live in February 2020, the live album from Best Coast showcases songs off Always Tomorrow, recorded live for WXPN in Philadelphia. Featuring the single “Everything Has Changed”, the album also highlights other cuts from Always Tomorrow, as well as fan favorites “Feeling OK” and “Heaven Sent”. These limited edition records are available now, signed, … Read more
Kip Berman, former singer / songwriter of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart has announced his debut solo album as The Natvral. The album, Tethers, is due on April 30 on Kanine Records. The album’s first single is “Why Don’t You Come Out Anymore?” – which is this Remy Holwick-directed video. As the frontman … Read more
Philadelphia-based Remember Sports will release their fourth album, Like a Stone, on April 23rd on Father/Daughter Records. The 12-song offering contains some of the smartest performances and arrangements in contemporary indie rock, maintaining the warmth and immediacy that made the quartet so beloved when they first connected years ago. Taking a multi-instrumental approach, the band … Read more
Beggars Arkive has announced vinyl reissues for all five Peter Murphy solo releases on Beggars Banquet, plus the release of a brand new rarities album titled The Last And Only Star. Each album is pressed on colored vinyl, and the pressings are limited. The albums will be released in a series of three beginning in … Read more
Middle Kids today released the third single “Cellophane (Brain)” from their forthcoming second album, Today We’re The Greatest. Today We’re The Greatest will be released via Domino Records on March 19, 2021. Multi-instrumentalist Tim Fitz had this to say about “Cellophane (Brain)”: “This feels like a move towards a bold and honest sound. When we … Read more
London-based band Dry Cleaning – Nick Buxton (drums), Tom Dowse (guitar), Lewis Maynard (bass) and Florence Shaw (vocals) – announce their debut album, New Long Leg, out April 2nd on 4AD, and present a new single/video, “Strong Feelings.” Buoyed by the universal acclaim they received for 2019 EPs Boundary Road Snacks and Drinksand Sweet Princess, … Read more
Chicago-based Floatie, Exploding In Sound’s newest signee, announce their debut album, Voyage Out, out March 26th. Alongside the announcement, they present its lead single “Catch a Good Worm.” Sam Bern (they/them), Luc Schutz (he/him), Joe Olson (he/him), and Will Wisniewski (he/him) have been playing shows and making music together for nearly a decade, but it … Read more
Sharon Jones music will live forever and her 2010 record, I Learned The Hard Way, is another strong album in her catalog. This Transparent Gold exclusive from Zia Records is the first color wax pressing of the album and it is limited to 500 copies. It will be released on April 30th, 2021. You can … Read more
Where once was Superwolf, now roam Superwolves, the new album of Matt Sweeney and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, out digitally April 30th on Drag City and available physically on June 18th. Today marks the arrival of their new single “Hall of Death.” Sweeney and Will Oldham (aka Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy) wrote “Hall Of Death” with visionary Tuareg guitarist and producer Ahmoudou Madassane. The song features Oldham and Sweeney in their traditional … Read more
Acclaimed musician, singer, and songwriter Jay Gonzalez has announced the upcoming release of his new album. Back To The Hive arrives everywhere via Gonzalez’s own Middlebrow Records on Friday, March 5th. Perhaps best known for his role as guitarist/keyboard player with the Drive-By Truckers, Gonzalez is heralding Back To The Hive with an official video … Read more
With a sound oscillating between psychedelic pop and space rock, Triptides’ new album Alter Echoes channels both The Byrds at their most hallucinogenic and Floyd at their most cosmically composed while creating something immediate and new. Triptides is led by multi-instrumentalist Glenn Brigman, and with drummer Brendan Peleo-Lazar and bassist/guitarist Stephen Burns. Triptides’ Alter Echoes … Read more
Death From Above 1979 have announced a new album and new video. The single is “One + One” and it is an impressive return for the duo of Jesse Keeler and Sebastien Grainger. The group’s fourth record is titled Is 4 Lovers and arrives March 26th. The album is the follow-up to 2017’s Outrage! “‘One … Read more