Fire Note Staff 
Chicago based four-piece Slow Pulp have signed to ANTI- Records and have released the single “Cramps,” a coolly crackling new track that sounds like it is pulling lead singer Emily Massey’s vocals through a distorted tape deck backed by the band’s well-honed blend of post-punk shoegaze. “The song came out of a jam at practice … Read more
boygenius (Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus) have released a short film directed by Kristen Stewart via Black Dog Films. the film is set to the first three singles taken from their highly anticipated debut album the record, “$20,” “Emily I’m Sorry,” and “True Blue” which is out now via Interscope. Yesterday, the film made … Read more
Jenny Lewis has confirmed the release of her forthcoming album, Joy’All, arriving June 9th on Blue Note/Capitol Records. Accompanying the album’s announcement is the brand new single “Psychos,” you can check out above. Joy’All, the fifth solo album from Jenny and followup to 2019’s critically acclaimed On The Line (Warner Records), finds the singer-songwriter embarking … Read more
Melbourne’s The Murlocs have announced their brand new studio album, Calm Ya Farm, due out May 19 on ATO Records. Following their 2022 garage-psych opus Rapscallion, the band initially set out with a vision of creating a quintessential country-rock record: inspired by iconic albums like The Byrds’ Sweetheart of the Rodeo as well as the … Read more
The Ironsides have arrived. Changing Light is the first full-length effort from this masterful collective of Bay Area musicians and is out May 19th via Colemine Records. It melds classic psych-soul sounds with sweeping orchestral arrangements – reminiscent of a cinematic soundtrack from a ’60s European film. Inspired by the soundtracks and library music of … Read more
The Lemon Twigs release “In My Head,” the third single off their upcoming album Everything Harmony that arrives May 5th via Captured Tracks. It was produced and mixed entirely by the brother duo, Brian and Michael D’Addario, with Michael playing guitar, bass and the drums on the track. “In My Head” is accompanied by a … Read more
Tinariwen—the Grammy-winning Tuareg band composed of founding members Ibrahim Ag Alhabib, Touhami Ag Alhassane and Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni, plus bassist Eyadou Ag Leche, percussionist Said Ag Ayad and guitarist Elaga Ag Hamid—have announced their new album, Amatssou, out May 19th on Wedge, and a US tour, marking the first time they will play stateside since … Read more
After meeting at a memorial for a mutual friend, Tony Molina (Ovens) and Sarah Rose Janko (Dawn Riding) started spending nights into mornings playing guitar and singing their hearts out to an audience of empty wine bottles in the East Oakland warehouse where Sarah lived. Both fans of each other’s respective musical projects, they bonded … Read more
Detroit post-punk band Protomartyr have announced their new album, Formal Growth In The Desert, out June 2nd on Domino, and present its lead single/video, “Make Way.” Additionally, they have announced 2023 North American and EU tour dates (below). Composed of vocalist Joe Casey, guitarist Greg Ahee, drummer Alex Leonard, and bassist Scott Davidson, Protomartyr have … Read more
Beach Fossils have announced Bunny, their first studio album since 2017, out June 2nd on Bayonet. In conjunction with today’s announcement, they present its lead single/video, “Don’t Fade Away.” Throughout the last fifteen years, Beach Fossils have steadily earned their stature as one of the most definitive and enduring bands of the 2010s New York … Read more
Hayden has announced Are We Good, his first full-length studio album since 2015, due out April 5 via Arts & Crafts. The news arrives alongside lead single and video “On A Beach (feat Feist)” and its cinematic, star-studded official video, also featuring the inimitable Leslie Feist with cameos by Matt Berninger of The National and … Read more
That’s the sentiment that animates Water From Your Eyes on their new album, and first for Matador, Everyone’s Crushed, out May 26. On the follow-up to the Brooklyn duo’s 2021 breakthrough, Structure, Rachel Brown (they/them) and Nate Amos (he/him) find silliness and fatalism dancing in a frantic lockstep, using heart palpitating rhythms and absurdist, deadpan … Read more
Rising noise pop quartet feeble little horse have announced their anticipated new album, Girl with Fish, out June 9th via Saddle Creek. The announcement comes with this video for the album’s blistering lead single “Tin Man”. “The song is about people who use sadness to control your actions because they know you will sympathize- oftentimes … Read more
RVG announces its new album, Brain Worms, out June 2nd on Fire Records, and shares the lead single/video, “Nothing Really Changes.” All throughout Brain Worms, it’s apparent that RVG is in very fine form. Named for the hyper-recognizable experience of each day bearing witness to a world of private obsessions being aired out in the … Read more
GRAMMY-Award winners Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit announced today the upcoming release of their eighth album, Weathervanes, out June 9 via Southeastern Records/Thirty Tigers. Written and produced by Isbell, Weathervanes features 13 brand new tracks. Weathervanes is a collection of grown-up songs: Songs about adult love, about change, about the danger of nostalgia and … Read more
Last month, Don Giovanni Records announced the brand new album from DIY scene icons Screaming Females. Titled Desire Pathway, the album will be released tomorrow (February 17) and is the band’s eighth LP released over their eighteen year career. Screaming Females have released “Mourning Dove” – the second and final single ahead of the album across all digital streaming platforms, and Bandcamp. A surreal, technicolor-drenched music … Read more
Indigo De Souza announced her new album All of This Will End, the anticipated follow-up to her acclaimed 2021 breakthrough album Any Shape You Take, out April 28th via Saddle Creek. The announcement comes with a video for its lead single “Younger & Dumber,” directed and conceptualized by Indigo and featuring clothing designed and constructed … Read more
Kelly Finnigan is proud to present an acoustic version of one of the sweetest tunes from his debut LP The Tales People Tell, “Impressions Of You.” A track that’s already been embraced by the west coast lowrider scene and for good reason, this acoustic spin features authentic and moving vocals from Kelly, lush Philly-style horn … Read more
Squid announce their second album, O Monolith, out June 9th via Warp Records, and present its lead single/video, “Swing (In A Dream).” In 2021, upon the release of their debut album, Bright Green Field, the British quintet of Louis Borlase, Ollie Judge, Arthur Leadbetter, Laurie Nankivell, and Anton Pearson, established themselves as one of the … Read more
Andrew Gabbard has become a household name in the Ohio rock-n-roll scene. As a guitarist and vocalist for Cincinnati-based Thee Shams and the critically acclaimed Buffalo Killers, his songwriting chops have been proven time and time again. He currently serves as one half of the Gabbard Brothers, performs as a touring guitarist for The Black … Read more
Unknown Mortal Orchestra announces the release of the previously-teased forthcoming double album V, due March 17th via Jagjaguwar. Conceived in Palm Springs, California between the dry freeways and the lush coastline of Hilo, Hawaii, V is led by Hawaiian-New Zealand musician Ruban Nielson and draws from the rich traditions of West Coast AOR, classic hits, weirdo pop and Hawaiian … Read more
Alex Lahey announces her new album and debut for Liberation, The Answer Is Always Yes, out May 19th, and a North American tour (dates below). In conjunction, Lahey presents the new album’s lead single/video, “Good Time,” co-written & produced by Jacknife Lee (U2, Taylor Swift). Where Lahey’s debut I Love You Like A Brother and … Read more
Last month, Don Giovanni Records announced the upcoming album from R. Ring titled War Poems, We Rested. The band features Kelley Deal (of The Breeders) and Mike Montgomery (of Ampline). Laura King (of Bat Fangs) contributed drums and other significant arrangements to the album as well. Today, R. Ring have released the album’s third and final single “Hug” to digital streaming platforms, along with the above accompanying … Read more
In 2022, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard released six albums and a full-length concert film, played sold-out shows all across the world, including three sold out Red Rocks Amphitheatre performances, and hosted bootlegger record fairs. And still, their fans are insatiable. Today, they present a new video for “Astroturf,” a track off of 2022’s … Read more
Philadelphia-grown radical indie artist Ron Gallo shares his electrifying single, “ENTITLED MAN,” which arrived with this live video. Confronting society’s tolerance of the male superiority complex, the track channels his anger and sharp wit into driving beats, sharp guitars, and a gripping melody. This track is from his forthcoming record, Foreground Music, which is due … Read more