Christopher Anthony 
Mudhoney Vanishing Point Sub Pop Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Mudhoney return after 5 years and guess what – they still have plenty to say! Album Review: There is nothing like a good raw Mudhoney record to bring a person back to music reality. The band has always been one of the grittiest Seattle groups … Read more
Jimmy Eat World will release their seventh studio album, Damage, on June 11th on RCA Records. Damage, is the follow up to 2010’s critically-acclaimed Invented, and the first release on their label partner RCA Records. Damage was produced by Jimmy Eat World and Alain Johannes (Mark Lanegan, Chris Cornell) and recorded in the fall of … Read more
Joyful Noise Recordings is releasing, “Cause & Effect” that features three separate split 7″ records, which each adhere to an overarching theme: an influential, historically-significant solo musician on Side A, and the modern result of that musical influence on Side B. The first of an annual volume, “Cause & Effect Vol. 1” features new unreleased … Read more
Bleached Ride Your Heart Dead Oceans Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Bleached release their debut that emotes the spirit of the 60’s girl group rock while sounding completely fresh in 2013! Album Review: Bleached have a cool name, a cool sound and a cool energy! I know that is a lot of cool but the … Read more
Generationals Heza Polyvinyl Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Generationals rock it up a bit more on third long player Heza. Album Review: One thing I can say about New Orleans duo Generationals is that they are consistent. The band can produce indie pop with the best of them and on their third long player, Heza, … Read more
Denver-based band The Lumineers are excited to announce additional North American headlining tour dates this spring, including a number of stops at top tier festivals along the way, such as Coachella, Sasquatch, Bonnaroo, and their first festival headline at Shaky Knees Music Festival May 4&5 in Atlanta. An exclusive fan pre-sale for all headline shows … Read more
Below you can see the new video from Cy Dune which is the project of Seth Olinsky from Akron/Family. He currently has an excellent EP out (review link below) and a new full length planned for later this year. Cy Dune: No Recognize EP [Fire Note Review 2/28/13] Cy Dune: No Recognize [7-Inch Feature on … Read more
Guided By Voices Xeno Pariah 7” Guided By Voices Inc. [2013] “Xeno Pariah” is the fourth single from Guided By Voices forthcoming full length English Little League which is due out on April 30th. The 7-inch A-side is track number one on Little League so fans will start to get eager for the full length … Read more
Mark Kozelek Live At Mao Livehouse Shanghai & Beijing Caldo Verde Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Live Mark Kozelek showcases the true talent of this veteran singer/songwriter. Album Review: Mark Kozelek has worn several hats over the years but when you get a chance to check out his live sets you typically get to hear … Read more
In honor of Record Store Day (April 20th), Pirates Press Records, Longshot Music, Contra Records, Randale Records, Oi! The Boat Records, and Rebellion Records have teamed up to launch a year-long, weekly 7″ record subscription! Releasing one 7″ record each week and limited to editions of only 350 records per title, this series will kick … Read more
Oakland-based post-punk outfit Wax Idols have shared their video for “When It Happens,” directed by Hayden Shiebler. The group’s new album Discipline & Desire is out now, and you can read our review HERE. The band will celebrate the album’s release with a full US tour in April. All tour dates listed below. 04/20 Chicago, … Read more
Ok, ok, Brooklyn did have the pleasure of being what could be considered the Breeders tour launch spot but they didn’t have the pleasure of being the warm up audience. March 27th, 2013 was a night that was plucked right out of the 90’s. It was a time where musical beauty, easy going laziness (they’re … Read more
Telekinesis Dormarion Merge Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Telekinesis returns with a bigger sound on third long player Dormarion. Album Review: Michael Benjamin Lerner’s Telekinesis project returns with its third record, Dormarion, and finds the group maturing its sound and confidently delivering an indie rock experience. You may remember that before Telekinesis’s 2011 sophomore effort, … Read more
We already know that Record Store Day this year is going to be great but it just got a little better! Robert Pollard will be releasing Cock Blocking The Romantics which will feature twelve 7-inch singles that originally released independently as a monthly series back in 2007-2008. The Happy Jack Rock Records Singles Collection box … Read more
Atoms For Peace has announced the creation of a new, dedicated YouTube channel. You can check it out HERE. The launch of the channel features the premiere of a live version of “Default” as performed by Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich at New York City’s Le Poisson Rouge on March 14. The performance was one … Read more
Natural Dreamers Sir G 7” Joyful Noise Recordings [2013] Natural Dreamers is a project featuring Chris Cohen (ex-Deerhoof, Cryptacize, The Curtains, etc.), John Dieterich (Deerhoof, SWAPS, Gorge Trio, etc.) and Jay Pellicci (Dilute, 31 Knots, etc.). On this limited 7-inch release you get to hear two very distinct tracks from the band that feels and … Read more
Colleen Green Sock It To Me Hardly Arts Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Colleen Green charms you with her lo-fi pop punk flare! Album Review: There is a lot to be said about no gimmicks rock n roll and the Hardly Art debut, Sock It To Me, from Colleen Green is another example of how … Read more
Pre-order is up for the latest installment of the Man or Astro-man? analog series 7″. There is a limited 200 copies pressed on clear wax, an exclusive Chunklet purple version and the standard black. It will release late April. You can pre-order a copy HERE.
Rogue Wave will release their fifth studio album, Nightingale Floors, on June 4 via Vagrant. This release follows the band’s 2010’s album Permalight and the debut track from the album, titled “College,” can be heard on below. Meditations on life and death dominate Nightingale Floors, in large part because Zach Schwartz’s father passed away during … Read more
Waylon Jennings attended an Old 97’s gig in 1996, and later that year joined Ken Bethea, Murry Hammond, Rhett Miller and Philip Peeples in a studio in Nashville to cut two tracks. The youthful energy of Old 97’s with the classic delivery of Waylon Jennings. Sadly, Waylon passed away and these recordings—some of Jennings’ last—never … Read more
Hot on the heels of the release of Marnie Stern’s latest record, The Chronicles of Marnia, comes her video for “Immortals.” “Immortals” is a portrait of the duality of Marnie Stern; illustrating both her life as a homebody in her Upper East Side apartment as well as her rich inner fantasy world. The director, Allie … Read more
Twenty-thirteen marks the thirteenth anniversary of the Dandy’s Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia. To celebrate the occasion and in anticipation of the forthcoming special edition release of Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia; The Dandy Warhols have a few special things up their sleeves including a string of performances of Thirteen Tales LIVE in its perfect … Read more
Man Or Astro-man? Analog Series Vol. 2 Chunklet Industries [2012] Man or Astro-Man? return with their second installment of new material in their Analog Audio Series. Two of the three tracks here will appear on their upcoming full length due out this summer. The A-Side here gives you “Communication Breakdown Pt II” that starts things … Read more
Rilo Kiley RKives Little Record Company [2013] Fire Note Says: Rilo Kiley return with a compilation of past goodies. Album Review: I have always thought that Rilo Kiley was a great band. The impeccable vocals of lead woman Jenny Lewis with the tight song structures and playing of the talented Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder … Read more
Mikal Cronin will release MCII in May. Listen to the first track “Weight” below. Cronin’s self-titled debut from 2011 was all about endings: the end of college, the end of a serious relationship, and the end of his time in Los Angeles, where he grew up. So it’s no surprise that his sophomore release MCII … Read more