Fire Note Staff 
Los Angeles heavy hitters Hooveriii have announced their second LP and debut for The Reverberation Appreciation Society. Water For The Frogs is up now for pre-order with several vinyl versions. You can choose between Rainbow Explosion and Black Hole colored vinyl. Both are limited to 300 copies. The record will be released on April 9th, … Read more
Julien Baker has shared another single from her forthcoming album Little Oblivions by way of a new single, “Favor”. The track follows up Baker’s previously released singles, “Hardline” and “Faith Healer.” Little Oblivions will be available everywhere on February 26th (Matador Records). “I used to think about myself, like I was a talented liar,” Baker … Read more
Narrow Head have a brand new video for “Hard To Swallow” from their rocking sophomore album 12th House Rock, which is out now via Run For Cover Records. Jacob Duarte from the band explains a bit more about the new video: “We shot the video in the middle of nowhere Texas at this insane house … Read more
Western MA’s Editrix – the trio of Wendy Eisenberg, Josh Daniel, and Steve Cameron – are set to release their full length debut, Tell Me I’m Bad, this Friday, February 5th, via Exploding In Sound Records. Today you can hear the album’s last single, “The History of Dance,” a song that “plays with a bunch … Read more
Ten years since the release of their debut album, New Brigade, Copenhagen’s Iceage release “The Holding Hand.” It’s the band’s debut single/video for new label, Mexican Summer. Throughout the track, romance and desire are feelings that stretch torturously — a race without a finish line. Elias Bender Rønnenfelt’s voice crawls over slow-marching percussion and glittering … Read more
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones have a new track with “The Final Parade.” The track heralds the ups and downs of the band’s journey, the history of ska, and features vocal cameos and guest appearances from many ska-punk luminaries. At nearly 8-mintues, the track has been referred as “The Ska Summit” by Tim Armstrong (Rancid), who … Read more
Hand Habits, the project of Meg Duffy (they/them), announces dirt EP with the release of a video for its lead single “4th of july.” dirt finds the songwriter exploring themes of growth and finding ways to let go of the parts of their past that no longer serve them. It illuminates Duffy’s attempts to evolve beyond the confines of their past. Of … Read more
The Hold Steady have just released their new song, “Spices.” It’s the third song released from the band’s eighth studio album Open Door Policy, arriving on their Positive Jams label via Thirty Tigers on Friday, February 19. Open Door Policy is available for digital and physical pre-orders now. All pre-orders will be joined by an … Read more
If you can believe it, 15 years have passed since the garage rock outfit The Deathray Davies have shared any new material. That changes today with the forthcoming release of a brand new album, Time Well Wasted. The record will be out February 12th via State Fair/We Know Better Records. To celebrate its release Good … Read more
The Besnard Lakes have a new video for “Our Heads, Our Hearts On Fire Again,” from their just released record The Besnard Lakes Are The Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings (January 29). They share, “the track started as an Oggy Film Song. A skeletal version of the song had been in the Besnard vault … Read more
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have released a new track called “O.N.E.”, accompanied by a new music video by Alex McClaren. The video was shot remotely during Melbourne’s second pandemic-related lockdown, and features a combination of stop motion and collage elements. “King Gizzard’s new album (y’all know what it’s called) is definitely not coming … Read more
Frankie Sunswept’s new LP, Turning, drops on wax tomorrow (1/30/21) at 3PM EST. There is a selection of great wax variants from the always amazing Romanus Records, including an ultra rare real shark teeth filled vinyl that is limited to 3 copies and any order is randomly entered to win a copy! VariantsTri Color / … Read more
Andrew Gabbard (Buffalo Killers, Gabbard Brothers) keeps 2021 rolling with his new infectious single “Wake, Up, Brother.” The track is off his forthcoming LP Homemade Album from Karma Chief/Colemine Records. “I wrote the first verse of this song on a plane about a year ago (can’t believe it’s been that long) when I was on … Read more
Squid will a band to watch for sure! Over the last eighteen months, Squid has become one of the most exciting bands to emerge from the UK. They have finally announced their eagerly awaited debut album, Bright Green Field, out May 7th on Warp Records, with this fantastic lead single/video, “Narrator” feat. Martha Skye Murphy. … Read more
Acclaimed rock/alt-country quintet Lucero is gearing up to release When You Found Me this Friday on January 29, 2021 (Liberty and Lament/Thirty Tigers) . Lucero reunites with Grammy Award winner Matt Ross-Spang (Jason Isbell, Margo Price, Drive-by Truckers) who produced their 2018 acclaimed album Among The Ghosts. When You Found Me was recorded in the … Read more
Deep Fried Grandeur is a collaboration between the talented New York based guitarist Ryley Walker and Japanese psychedelic rockers Kikagaku Moyo. Recorded live at Le Guess Who? in Utrecht in 2018, the two artists present lengthy, kaleidoscopic jams shot through with freak folk and jazz. This is a must have for anyone that enjoys either … Read more
French power trio Lizzard has revealed their new video for “Blue Moon.” The track is featured on the band’s impending new full-length “Eroded”, set for release on February 19th via Pelagic Records. You can pre-order the album HERE.
The difference between being 18 and 24 isn’t the world, but at the same time, it is. The Obsessives’ sound has clearly grown up with them, and it’s apparent from one listen to their upcoming EP, Monastery, out February 12 on Memory Music. Grammy-nominated producer Will Yip gets the absolute best out of the Philadelphia-based … Read more
The Melvins have released a new track from their upcoming album, Working With God (Feb. 26, Ipecac Recordings). The new album features the 1983 lineup of Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover, and Steven McDonald. You can pre-order the album HERE. The single’s arrival comes as the band has announced a Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14) livestreaming event … Read more
L.A. Witch roars into 2021 with an incredible video for “Motorcycle Boy” off their new album, Play With Fire, that’s out now on Suicide Squeeze Records. “The song is inspired by Moto Boys like Mickey Rourke, Marlon Brando, and Steve McQueen, so of course we took a lot of inspiration from our favorite biker movies like The Wild One, Rumble Fish, On any … Read more
Late last year Richard Edwards dug up the original tapes for Margot’s 3rd album, Buzzard and talked about how it had not been properly mastered. The vinyl edition of the album has been out of print for a decade so the analog tapes had been just sorta languishing in the vault. No more! Per Richard, … Read more
Next up on Levitation Sessions: Dead Meadow – Live from The Pillars of God. The show premieres at 7PM CT on Saturday, February 20 and after checking out the video it looks to be another psych rock experience. In Fall 2020, Dead Meadow convened at Camp Mozumdar, hidden away in the mountains above Los Angeles, … Read more
Mister Goblin – the solo project of Sam Goblin (formerly of Two Inch Astronaut) 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 (Pile, Editrix, Thirdface). Here is the album’s first single, “Six Flags America,” a beautiful … Read more
2020 was going to be the year of Van Weezer — the big riffs rock album Weezer made as an homage to the metal bands they loved growing up — until, thanks to the global pandemic, it suddenly wasn’t. The entire time, however, Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo was busy at the piano, writing a very … Read more
Fuzz Club Records · Mt. Mountain – Aplomb Australian five-piece Mt. Mountain will release their fourth album, ‘Centre’, on February 26th 2021 via London’s Fuzz Club Records. Hailing from Perth, Australia, Mt. Mountain deal in a sprawling, motorik psychedelic rock sound that journeys between tranquil, drone-like meditations and raucous, full-throttle wig-outs that’ll blow your mind … Read more