Fire Note Staff 
Following the rhythm-wracked single “Cavehead,” Frankie and the Witch Fingers are back with another new track that seeks to siphon from the cosmic horror and wonder that lurks between the fibres of space and time. As you prepare to cast off your mortal cage and summon the cruel cosmic gods of old, the tones of ‘Sweet Freak’ strike up, … Read more
The way the blues was meant to be: LIVE! This four track EP is the first of many live efforts from GA-20 to come. These four tunes show the wide range of the group, ranging from mellow in the world of groups like The Wood Brothers to raw, electric blues more kin to early 60s … Read more
Daniel Blumberg has shared a new video for “On&On&On&On&On,” the penultimate track from his new album On&On. It is the final rendition of the ever-evolving title song which appears four times across the arc of the record, each time cast in a new light. The self-directed video is the second in a series of films … Read more
Angel Olsen will release Whole New Mess, her first solo album since her 2012 debut, on August 28th via Jagjaguwar. A super intimate and vulnerable emotional portrait that shows her grappling with a period of personal tumult, Whole New Mess presents Olsen working through her open wounds and raw nerves with just a few guitars … Read more
Back in 2019 the most epic Sabbath cover band formed in NYC consisting of Angel Deradoorian (Deradoorian), Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Mick Barr (Ocrilim, Krallice), Greg Fox, and Brad Truax (Interpol). Today Famous Class Records has announced the debut release from BSCBR! The 7”, “Master of Rehearsal”, is up for pre-order now on the … Read more
Fontaines D.C. have shared a live favorite new song “Televised Mind” with its heaves, drones, and churns – a perfect embodiment of the bruised and battered. It is off their new LP, A Hero’s Death which was just released via Partisan).Fontaines D.C. – “Televised Mind” (dir. by Hugh Mulhern) Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten says … Read more
TFN is excited to offer up another three artists to check out this week and we think we have quite the diverse trio. Out of Portland, you can get your full on punk out with Era Bleak, then from Montreal the fantastic vocals from Le Ren will carry you forward while the indie emo from … Read more
UK trio, Doves will release their first new album in 11 years, The Universal Want, September 11 through IMPERIAL (US) + Virgin/EMI (UK). “Carousels” has already earned critical praise and solid airplay. Turning the page onto the next chapter of a three-decade career, The Universal Want follows the Mercury-nominated albums, Lost Souls (2000) and The … Read more
In anticipation of Serpentine Prison, the upcoming debut solo record from Matt Berninger—frontman of critically acclaimed group The National—Berninger released another track from the record, “Distant Axis,” alongside a video which he directed with his brother, Tom Berninger, and Chris Sgroi. Berninger explains about the track, which he wrote with The Walkmen’s Walter Martin, “I … Read more
Bright Eyes is back with a long awaited tenth album, and first since 2011, Down In The Weeds Where The World Once Was, to be released on Dead Oceans on August 21st. The mesmerizing video for “Mariana Trench” was created by Art Camp. Speaking on the creation of the video, Art Camp states: “The production … Read more
Covers have long been an integral part of Whitney’s ethos. Ever since the band first formed in a Chicago apartment in 2014, tackling songs by the Everly Brothers, Allen Toussaint, and more played an important part in the songwriting process for their breakthrough 2016 debut Light Upon The Lake. Since then, their takes on NRBQ’s “Magnet” … Read more
Dublin 5-piece Silverbacks have a video for new single “Up The Nurses”, the latest track to be taken from their debut album Fad, produced by Girl Band (Rough Trade) bassist Daniel Fox. The band has been gaining some notice as they were recently featured in our Artists Of The Week and hit the Top 20 on the vinyl chart. Following swiftly … Read more
Ron Gallo has returned with the announcement of his upcoming LP, Peacemeal is due out October 9th. With the album announcement came the release of his latest video, “WUNDAY.” “It’s an introvert summertime party jam celebrating alone time and isolation, but then after too much solo time starting to go crazy.,” he shares of the … Read more
TFN has three artists here to turn up your week! Great to see members of Fugazi back with Coriky which are out of Washington D.C. of course, a really tight 5 piece out of Dublin in the Silverbacks and finally a nod to 90’s alt-rock out of LA with Disheveled Cuss. You really can’t go … Read more
Liza Anne forthcoming album Bad Vacation, is out tomorrow July 24th on Arts & Crafts Records. Bad Vacation marks a new sonic direction for Liza and is a hybrid of new wave, art rock and 90s indie grunge-pop and is set to establish Liza as a breakthrough independent artist and a bold young voice in mental health self awareness. Bad Vacation has been compared to the … Read more
On October 9th, METZ will release Atlas Vending, the most dynamic, dimensional, and compelling work of their career. Covering seemingly disparate themes such as paternity, crushing social anxiety, addiction, isolation, media-induced paranoia, and the restless urge to leave everything behind, each of Atlas Vending’s ten songs offers a snapshot of today’s modern condition and together … Read more
Suicide Squeeze Records is proud to offer up Death Valley Girls’ new album Under the Spell of Joy to the world on October 2, 2020 on CD/LP/CS and digital formats. First vinyl pressing is limited to 1500 copies (1200 on gold, 300 on label-exclusive silver). You can grab a copy HERE. “Under the Spell of … Read more
On August 7, Matt Pond PA will release the Songs Of Disquiet EP. All proceeds from sales at Bandcamp will benefit the Save The Music Foundation.Today Matt Pond PA has shared the new video for the band’s take on The Thermals classic “A Pillar Of Salt.“ The video features comedians Nikki Glaser, Anya Marina, Andrew Collin, Ian Fidance and Matt Pond dancing on a Zoom. About the video Matt Pond says: At … Read more
Mock Records just announced Fiesta Pack by Healing Gems on limited Mango colored vinyl, check it out HERE. Here’s what they say about it:“Stoked to announce Healing Gem’s debut, ‘Fiesta Pack’! This LA based band has been making waves in the scene for some time now. They bring to the table fresh Latin exotica with a splash of … Read more
Cucamaras have made their return with a new single: “Keep It Cool.” Released this Friday (24 July, via Ditto Music), “Keep It Cool” is the first of two lo-fi cuts set to materialise through the haze of Summer 2020… You can find them to stream HERE. A song that finds the Cucamaras refusing to break … Read more
Deadbolt is a rock band from San Diego, California and they have described themselves as “The Scariest Band in the World.” Deadbolt’s music combines surf rock, goth, psychobilly and blues sound with unusual and offbeat lyrics, a style the band dubbed “voodoobilly.” Tiki Man, now thanks to Pig Baby Records, has received its first vinyl … Read more
Following the release of the animated video for “A Ghost”, frontman Fran Healy has returned to the director’s chair with the video for Travis’ new track, “Valentine”. The track is the third from their new album, 10 Songs, which will be released on October 9th on BMG. The video is directed by Fran and shot … Read more
Honey is the brand-new single from King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. Revisiting the microtonal theme, Honey feels somber and slightly eery, which seems fitting for 2020. Honey has the above accompanying video by frequent collaborators/studio mates PHC which features Stu Mackenzie taking his isolation to the sunsetting streets of Melbourne. Stay tuned, plenty more … Read more
Coming off their 2018 debut Kiss Yr Frenemies, tour-tight and ready to funnel those skills into festival dates and their second record, L.A.’s illuminati hotties instead found themselves in an immovable contract with the publicly collapsing record label Tiny Engines. Songwriter and producer Sarah Tudzin began to write her way through contract purgatory, channeling personal and global anxieties … Read more
Frankie and the Witch Fingers have launched a new single “Cavehead” and this killer video to go with it! The scorching, rhythm wracked track pulls from both exhaust-huffed biker psych and the polyrhythmic propulsion of Talking Heads. They pair the song with a mindbending, entheogenic video that gives new life to Terrence McKenna’s Stoned Ape … Read more