Christopher Anthony 
The Paperhead Africa Avenue Trouble In Mind Records [2014] Fire Note Says: The Paperhead play the 60’s with a modern pulse. Album Review: If you have been around music long enough (yes I am calling myself old) then the statement “Sooner or later, everything old is new again” seems to ring true with every “fresh” … Read more
The pre orders for the vinyl reissue of Goldfingers self-titled album have launched! SRC is pressing the album on both limited edition 180 gram colored and 180 gram black vinyl. The album is due out January 27th and you can put your pre order in now HERE. Vinyl Details: – Available on vinyl for the … Read more
Kim Deal is in an exciting place right now. Playing shows with The Breeders at LA’s Hollywood Bowl with Neutral Milk Hotel and Daniel Johnston, writing new music with The Breeders Last Splash line up, she’s keeping herself more than busy while somehow finding the time to continue on with songs nine and ten of … Read more
I honestly didn’t see this one coming but why not. Arcade Fire’s Will Butler has announced a solo effort titled Policy out March 10, 2015 via Merge Records. Any guesses on what direction Policy will go? I can’t stop thinking that modern day Cheap Trick will be the approach.
Colleen Green’s lo-fi pop punk charm shined on her Hardly Art debut, Sock It To Me, and now we have her first single from her forthcoming 2015 release I Want To Grow Up. “Pay Attention” already gives you an idea that Green has stepped it up sonically this go around, as the song is a … Read more
Lace Curtains A Signed Piece Of Paper Female Fantasy Records [2014] Fire Note Says: Lace Curtains offers a smorgasbord of styles. Album Review: Lace Curtains is the moniker of Michael “Coomers” Coomer. His previous band, Harlem, was known for their catchy garage pop tracks and Lace Curtains debut, The Garden of Joy and the Well … Read more
Cancers Fatten The Leeches Dead Broke Rekerds [2014] Fire Note Says: Everything is right with the throwback sound of Cancers. Album Review: Crunching guitars, soaring melodies, dreamy power pop girl vocals, and plenty of fuzz. That is really all you need to know about Athens, GA band Cancers. The duo of Ella Kaspar and Lenny … Read more
Hurry now over to Kim Deal’s website to pick up her latest offering of the solo series. Release number five features the songs Biker Gone and Beautiful Moon which you can hear on her front page. Both versions of the 7-inch are available HERE with the white label version being limited to 1000 copies. Also … Read more
Buffalo Killers Fireball Of Sulk Sun Pedal Recordings [2014] Fire Note Says: Fireball of Sulk is the Buffalo Killers heaviest guitar release to date. Album Review: Cincinnati’s Buffalo Killers like to keep busy as Fireball of Sulk represents their second release this year. The six song record follows their Sun Pedal debut, Heavy Reverie, which … Read more
Various Artists While No One Was Looking: Toasting 20 Years Of Bloodshot Records Bloodshot Records [2014] Fire Note Says: Happy Birthday Bloodshot Records! Album Review: Twenty years is definitely something to be proud of and for Chicago’s Bloodshot Records they get a standing ovation. Bloodshot has had an endless catalog of great artists that include … Read more
After seeing Mike Savino play drums on his lighted banjo with Kishi Bashi this year I was instantly hooked to his band Tall Tall Trees. The group has been around for about 6 years now and slowly has evolved into a one man psychedelic folk show. Honestly, I wouldn’t want it any other way at … Read more
Newbury Comics keeps rolling them out with the exclusive version of The Velvet Underground & Nico. The limited edition of 937 pieces is pressed on Yellow and Black split 180-Gram vinyl and has a gatefold sleeve (with peelable banana!). The record is out on 12/2 and available for pre-order now HERE.
Exit Verse Exit Verse Ernest Jenning Record Co. [2014] Fire Note Says: Geoff Farina is back with a guitar driven band that finds all the right classic rock riffs. Album Review: Singer/guitarist Geoff Farina (Karate, Secret Stars, Glorytellers) teamed up with drummer John Dugan (Chisel, Edsel) and bassist Pete Croke (Brokeback, Tight Phantoms) to form … Read more
Sense Field has had a big following since the mid-90’s, so some might really be excited for this. The band’s 2001 album, Tonight and Forever, will be out for the first time ever on vinyl. Pressing information is below and you can pre-order your copy HERE. Vinyl Pressing Information First pressing limited to 500 copies: … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard I’m In Your Mind Fuzz Castle Face Records [2014] Fire Note Says: King Gizzard will give you an entire new perspective. Album Review: Melbourne, Australia band King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard grabbed me earlier this year with just their name but when I heard the double release of … Read more
I will fully admit that we enjoy covers. Especially when they come out of left field like this one from Elephant Stone. They take on Tom Petty’s “Into The Great Wide Open” and its psychedelic flow works!
Foo Fighters Sonic Highways RCA Records [2014] Fire Note Says: Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters show their love for American music. Album Review: Sonic Highways is the Foo Fighters new studio record and HBO series that premiered last month. If you are not familiar with its premise it was described by Grohl as a … Read more
Today’s Fire Track features the debut single from LA’s The Bulls. They are a new group that features singer and multi-instrumentalist, Anna Bulbrook (The Airborne Toxic Event), and guitarist, Marc Sallis (The Duke Spirit). It doesn’t take long to hear their influences like The Jesus and Mary Chain, Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Cure … Read more
Nada Surf B-Sides Barsuk Records [2014] Fire Note Says: Nada Surf helps round out your collection. Album Review: One of the cooler concert experiences I have had in the past several years was checking out a show from Nada Surf. Their set was solid but it was what happened after the show that was truly … Read more
Rancid …Honor Is All We Know Hellcat/Epitaph Records [2014] Fire Note Says: Rancid work to rekindle their punk spirit. Album Review: I remember the days when anxiously waiting for a new Rancid record meant something. They clearly are now veterans of the second mainstream punk movement and were always a reminder of how The Clash … Read more
Keep In Touch is a year-long subscription series that re-imagines the bygone era of pen pals. Every month, subscribers around the world will receive a 7” x 7” flexi postcard with a record pressed directly into a full color image curated by that month’s artist and a code to download the track digitally. KIT is … Read more
Australian psych lords King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard are on the verge of breaking out here in the States with their new album I’m In Your Mind Fuzz when it releases November 11th via Castle Face Records. Their new single, “Cellophane,” has a little bit of everything from a psychedelic jam to reverb vocals … Read more
Joyful Noise Recordings has announced the new “Flexi Book” edition of Deerhoof’s upcoming album La Isla Bonita. This spiral-bound book contains each song from the new album on transparent, single-sided square 7″ Flexi Discs (aka flexible vinyl) plus a flexi-only bonus song. The Flexi Book is limited to a one-time pressing of 500 hand-numbered copies, … Read more
Neighborhood Brats Recovery Deranged Records [2014] Fire Note Says: Neighborhood Brats new album will have you holding onto your wallet and putting your fists in the air. Album Review: Back in February, we featured a 7-inch from front woman Jenny Angelillo and her tenacious lead in LA band Neighborhood Brats. Well the band is back … Read more
Parts country and parts folk with an added heaping of punk rock, the seven-piece Memphis band Lucero cover the musical gamut. Even the band members have varying opinions on how to define their sound. Taking their sonic diversity one step further, the band will embark on a new type of tour experience this November. In … Read more