Christopher Anthony Alessi’s Ark has released a new single, “Tin Smithing,” off her upcoming third album The Still Life via iTunes. The album opener can now be purchased HERE, while an embeddable stream is also available as a preview below. The Still Life will be released in the US on April 30th, 2013 via Bella Union.
Tim Easton Before The Revolution: The Best Of 1998-2011 New West Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Tim Easton catches you up with his excellent career spanning best of! Album Review: The Fire Note has been talking about Tim Easton since our humble beginning back in 2006 with his record Ammunition and listening to his music … Read more
The UK’s Sharks today announced the release of their much-anticipated new full-length album, entitled Selfhood. The album will be released on April 30th via Rise Records and is the follow up to 2012 No Gods. The album’s first single “Portland” is available to hear below.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have a new record Specter at the Feast coming out March 19 on Vagrant Records. They have a bunch of bundle packs along with just the limited edition red wax. There is no information yet on how “limited” the red pressing actually is. You can pick up a copy HERE.
Wild Belle have teamed up with some of their favorite radio stations to bring you their debut album ISLES. The record hits shelves officially March 12 on Columbia Records. Check it out below (via WXPN The Key). Wild Belle at SXSW: 3/13 8pm at Haven for the KCRW Official Showcase (Link) 3/14 2pm at Waterloo … Read more
Have you ever wondered when you went to a big rock show – how do they set that up? Especially when your show is massive like the Muse’s 2nd Law Tour. Well you can now see it condensed into a 5 minute video. Hats off to the crew – this is impressive! Remaining US tour … Read more
Youth Lagoon Wondrous Bughouse Fat Possum Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Youth Lagoon not only avoid the sophomore slump on Wondrous Bughouse but once again have released one of the better albums of the year! Album Review: Being on the edge of indie rock is always an interesting place to exist for such a young … Read more
Guided By Voices Islands (She Talks In Rainbows) Guided By Voices Inc. [2013] If you are counting (and I know you are), “Islands (She Talks In Rainbows)” is the second single from Guided By Voices forthcoming full length English Little League which is due out on April 30th. This 7-inch immediately will stand out as … Read more
This is news we have patiently been waiting to hear! Soft Will, the third LP from Smith Westerns, will be released June 11th on Mom+Pop. After playing over 140 shows in support of Dye it Blonde in 2012 Smith Westerns (Cullen Omori, Max Kakacek and Cameron Omori) returned to Chicago and began writing the follow-up … Read more
A Place To Bury Strangers will release a special covers EP of Portland punks Dead Moon’s songs, called “Strange Moon.” The artwork for the record is above. The disc will be available in stores only and for Record Store Day on translucent “Waxing Gibbous” yellow vinyl. In other A Place To Bury Strangers news the … Read more
They Might Be Giants Nanobots Idlewild Recordings [2013] Fire Note Says: They Might Be Giants return with another fun batch of indie rock on their 16th studio full length. Album Review: I still get excited when a new “adult” They Might Be Giants record hits the shelves. For me the band still brings back fond … Read more
Water Liars Wyoming Big Legal Mess/Fat Possum Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Water Liars make sure you can feel on their damaged but excellent Wyoming! Album Review: I will warn you that Water Liars sophomore record, Wyoming, is a completely damaged Americana/rock album from the duo of singer/guitarist Justin Kinkel-Schuster and drummer/vocalist Andrew Bryant that … Read more
Following the release of first album single “The Hearse”, Wampire are back to share the funky “Spirit Forest” from their forthcoming debut Curiosity. Where “The Hearse” was all manic organ-driven pop, “Spirit Forest” finds the band locking into a more laid-back groove, showing an entirely different side of the band’s sound. Check it out below … Read more
Presenting a unified whole, the Homage 3LP boxed set contains Homage to the Square Wave, …Sine Wave and …Pointed Waveforms, all out of print until now. Initially released separately in 2008, 2009 and 2012 respectively with custom letterpress jackets, this collection includes new retrospective artwork by John Brien. Each disc is pressed on 200g virgin … Read more
Scottish garage-rock band PAWS kick off their US tour tomorrow, and to celebrate the band put together a tour-only tape EP, limited to 50 handmade copies. You can hear the EP below. The band will be selling the Tiger Lily EP on tour, but if you can’t catch them live you can enter to win … Read more
The Men New Moon Sacred Bones Records [2013] Fire Note Says: The Men take a risk again on fourth long player New Moon. Album Review: Last year’s excellent Open Your Heart from The Men took plenty of risks and each and every one of them paid off as it was the post-punk band’s best record … Read more
Get ready if you are a Breeders fan. Below are the details on LSXX, the 20th anniversary reissue of the Breeders’ Platinum album, Last Splash, which will be released April 23, 2013 on 4AD. LSXX will be available as a limited-edition, seven-disc vinyl box set, and a three-CD package. Many of the recordings included in … Read more
Cy Dune No Recognize 7″ Family Tree Records [2012] Cy Dune is the new project from Akron/Family member and guitarist Seth Olinsky. Olinsky has worked on this project for over five years which has yielded over 100 songs. “No Recognize” is the first single from the project and the No Recognize EP (which we reviewed … Read more
Woodist artist The Babies have just announced dates for their upcoming tour which you can see below. To get geared up for the show check out their video for “Baby”. Tour Dates: March 1 – Los Angeles, CA – Natural History Museum * April 20 – Middletown, CT – Wesleyan University April 21 – Winooski, … Read more
Here are some classic reissues from Swamp Dogg now available again from Alive Natural Sound Records. Here’s What You Get in the budle! Both ltd ed color vinyl lps, autographed on front cover, along with the date and a little message from Swamp, varies by LP, Both digipack CDs, T-shirt with slogan “Once you … Read more
Hollis Brown Ride On The Train Alive Natural Sound Records [2013] Fire Note Says: The sounds of the South straight from Queens, New York. Album Review: The opening title track on Hollis Brown’s new record will instantly give you a straight up southern flavor of rock n roll from the Queens, New York quartet. The … Read more
Highasakite In And Out Of Weeks EP Propeller Recordings [2013] Fire Note Says: Norwegian indie-pop quintet Highasakite make US debut with engaging EP. Album Review: Norwegian indie-pop quintet Highasakite are ready to break out in the US with their debut EP In And Out Of Weeks. It is a compact 5 songs of infectious hooks, … Read more
The ten year wait for new material from David Bowie is over – iTunes is streaming the entire record HERE. The Next Day is out March 12, 2013. Check the new video out below:
Akron/Family has premiered the second single from Sub Verses – “Until the Morning”. Sub Verses is the new album due out April 30 on Dead Oceans Records. Akron/Family will be on tour in support of Sub Verses (out April 30th in North America) and will be at SXSW. Akron/Family is available for interviews and other … Read more
The Jesus and Mary Chain will re-release their 1985 debut for this year’s Record Store Day. Psychocandy will be pressed on special ‘paint splatter’ vinyl, limited to just 1,000 copies. The release will come with a reproduced early gig poster (pictured above). Remember to mark your calenders as Record Store Day is April 20, 2013!