Christopher Anthony Fourth Of July Empty Moon High Dive Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Fourth Of July return with another batch of infectious indie jangles. Album Review: Lawrence, Kansas band Fourth Of July are as indie rock as you can get with their laid back vocal approach, tight musicianship, and memorable lyrics. Empty Moon is their third … Read more
Here is another track of The National’s highly anticipated new album Trouble Will Find Me which comes out next month. Check it out below.
Deap Vally Get Deap! EP Cherrytree/Interscope/Island Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Deap Vally bring the noise with scorching guitar and killer drum beats on debut EP – Get Deap! Album Review: Don’t believe the hype – isn’t that what people always tell you. That especially holds true in the music business where the next “it” … Read more
The Ocean Blue Ultramarine Korda Records [2013] Fire Note Says: The Ocean Blue return with a batch of melodic pop that sounds like they never went away! Album Review: There have been plenty of bands coming back to the scene lately but I never thought that The Ocean Blue would be one of them. There … Read more
Akron/Family’s new music video by Brian Sowell for “Until The Morning” (from the upcoming record Sub Verses out 4/30) stars Miles Seaton singing to us with immediacy in a dilapidated house on a deserted street, the visuals reflecting the tense undercurrents of the song. Check it out below. Tour Dates: 04/09/13 Albuquerque, NM – Low … Read more
Trouble Will Find Me, The National’s highly anticipated sixth album will be released on May 21 on 4AD. Formed in 1999, the Ohio-raised, Brooklyn-based band consists of vocalist Matt Berninger fronting two pairs of brothers: Aaron (guitar, bass, piano) and Bryce Dessner (guitar), and Scott (bass, guitar) and Bryan Devendorf (drums). There is no other … Read more
Social Distortion has just announced more US dates in June with special guests Cheap Time and Dave Hause. Click HERE for the complete list of shows and info on tickets. Tour Dates: Sat 06/01/13 Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom w/ Broncho Wed 06/05/13 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel w/ Cheap Time & Dave Hause Fri … Read more
Helldorado was formed in the spring of 2001 in Stavanger, Norway. Over the years the group has received plenty of international praise and their new record, Bones In The Closet, sounds like they could make bigger waves. Check out the title track below and look for the album release on May 13th.
Canvasback/Atlantic recording artists Grouplove and Frightened Rabbit have both teamed up with Manchester Orchestra to release a very special 12-inch single for Record Store Day. The release, which features the Manchester Orchestra/Grouplove collaboration “Make It To Me” and the Manchester Orchestra/Frightened Rabbit collaboration “Architect,” will be available Saturday, April 20th at participating independent record stores. … Read more
In celebration of the ten-year anniversary of the White Stripes’s Elephant, Third Man has gone searching underneath couch cushions and in shady back alleys for the perfect Vault package to accompany the label’s reissue of the album. And it looks like they’ve nailed it. Of utmost excitement is a 2 x LP blistering live set … Read more
The Postal Service Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) Sub Pop Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Give Up from The Postal Service easily passes the 10 year test! Album Review: Side projects are supposed to be something that keep artists busy when they are on a break from their main gig. They should be a … Read more
The highly anticipated new record from Queens of the Stone Age will be released June 4 from Matador Records in three different vinyl formats. Looks like weight and packaging are the difference right now. The “Indie Exclusive” package details are coming soon which we might guess will be a color variant. Stay tuned for more … Read more
Lord Huron is currently on tour and is set to perform at Coachella, Bonnaroo, and Firefly Festival. See below for more details. You can also see the new video for the title track below as well! LORD HURON TOUR DATES April 12 & 19 – Indio, CA – Coachella April 17 – Tempe, AZ – … Read more
Trouble Will Find Me is due out May 21st via 4AD, and features Sufjan Stevens, St. Vincent’s Annie Clark, and Sharon Van Etten, among others. “Demons” is the first single from the highly anticipated record that you can now hear below.
Kurt Vile Wakin On A Pretty Daze Matador Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Kurt Vile throws caution to the wind and creatively expands his sound on the excellent Wakin On A Pretty Daze. Album Review: Kurt Vile’s new fifth long player, Wakin On A Pretty Daze, is easily his boldest and most confident release to … Read more
Liam Gallagher’s Beady Eye return with a new single titled “Flick Of The Finger”. Liam told a teen fan “You’ll like the new Beady Eye album if you’re into drugs”. Currently there is still not a title nor a release date for the new full length. You can check out the new material below.
Artist: Koji Hometown: Harrisburg, PA. Record Label: Run For Cover Artists With Similar Fire: Kevin Devine / Matt Pryor / Bright Eyes Andrew Koji Shiraki is an American artist and activist from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He can be seen advocating with organizations such as Resolve and Invisible Children on behalf of child soldiers in Africa and … Read more
Just received news that The Breeders – LSXX box set release date has been pushed back. The CD was slated for release on April 23 but due to production delays has been moved to May 14th but could release sooner if it arrives. As for the vinyl box, it’s having even more production problems and … Read more
Can you ask for a better show and tell than Flaming Lips main man Wayne Coyne showing off the new 4LP version of Zaireeka. I don’t think so. The limited edition will be available on Record Store Day (4.20.13).
Having last night premiered their new album, Trouble Will Find Me, live at an intimate show at The Michelberger Hotel in Berlin, The National are today announcing a European tour that will take place at the end of the year. Taking in ten countries, tickets for the tour will go on sale shortly, with a … Read more
Matt Jaffe and the Distractions is a young rock trio based in San Francisco, CA. The group formed after Talking Heads guitarist Jerry Harrison discovered Matt performing alone at an open mic and was immediately compelled to produce the boy’s music. In an effort to bring their studio creations to live audiences, Matt called on … Read more
Continuing the ReDISCovered boxed vinyl series of Nick Drake’s albums, Island Records will release Nick Drake’s second album, Bryter Later, on April 13 in a format similar to that used for the release of Pink Moon in 2012. The album itself is a near exact replica of the original 1970 release, pressed on heavyweight audiophile … Read more
Fairmont The Grand And Grandiose Mint 400 Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Fairmont deliver one of their most engaging records to date! Album Review: Clifton, New Jersey’s Fairmont is one of the hardest working indie pop bands out there that nobody has heard of. That is hard to believe as The Grand And Grandiose represents … Read more
You can check out the new Besnard Lakes video below. Also don’t forget to read our review of the new record Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO HERE. TOUR DATES: 04/11/13 Quebec City, QC – Le Cercle 04/13/13 Montreal , QC – Cabaret du Mile End 04/18/13 Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop w/ SUUNS 04/19/13 Grand … Read more
The Buffalo Killers are joining Record Store Day with the release of Ohio Grass. This limited edition 12″ EP will pressed on herb green vinyl from Alive Natural Sound Records. You can check out the track listing below and several upcoming tour dates to check out the Buffalo Killers live! OHIO GRASS TRACK LISTING: Side … Read more