Christopher Tahy 
The Babe Rainbow Double Rainbow 30th Century/Flightless Records [2018] Fire Note Says: Beach vibes and carefree lives highlight The Babe Rainbows second LP Album Review: When it comes to Australian music labels Flightless Records is really the one to watch. In fact their roster of musicians happens to be one of the best in psychedelic … Read more
Sleep The Sciences Third Man Records [2018] Fire Note Says: Follow the smoke once more to the riff filled lands. Sleep now presents you with the riff tree Album Review: Over dunes, you’ve walked many miles, your entire body is heavy from the punishing journey. You’ve done as Jerusalem’s sacred texts have said, you followed … Read more
Dead Meadow The Nothing They Need Xemu Records [2018] Who: Formed in Washington D.C. Dead Meadow has been around making music for 20 years. There psychedelic soundscapes have taken them across three record labels: Matador, Xemu, and Tolotta. Sound: Dead Meadow is a band with psychedelic range. They can burn thick and heavy like a … Read more
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Sex & Food Jagjaguwar [2018] Fire Note Says: Unknown Mortal Orchestra shed some synths for more strings in this fun batch of songs. Album Review: I’ll alway remember the first time I heard Unknown Mortal Orchestra. In that basement in 2011 I’d never heard a style like it. I didn’t know that … Read more
The Breeders: “Secret Show”, The Yellow Cab Tavern, Dayton, Ohio – Friday, March 2, 2018 I really like to think that I pay attention, especially when it comes to music. But, it seems that this one slipped under my nose. I consider myself lucky because if it weren’t for a certain friend my wife and … Read more
Australia’s Flightless is a record label that’s on a roll. They are home to one of the most talked about bands in the world right now, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Plus their roster of artists continues to drive psychedelic music to new heights. Artist that include The Murlocs, ORB, Pipe Eye, The Babe … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Polygondwanaland No Label [2017] Fire Note Says: This King Gizzard is free for everyone! Album Review: I have no problem calling King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard the most ambitious band of 2017. The band seems to be on track to keep their promise, a year with 5 releases. … Read more
Japanese Breakfast Soft Sounds From Another Planet Dead Oceans [2017] Who: Japanese Breakfast is the solo project of Michelle Zauner of Little Big League. She’s released two albums under the Japanese Breakfast moniker entitled Psychopomp in 2016 and her latest Soft Sounds From Another Earth. Sound: I have to say that Michelle Zauner has one … Read more
Queens Of The Stone Age Villains Matador Records [2017] Fire Note Says: In a world of posers, Homme and Co. return to maintain the fact that rock can still be cool. Album Review: Queens of the Stone Age have been making records since 1998. In fact, frontman Josh Homme has been influencing music ever since … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Sketches Of Brunswick East ATO/Flightless Records [2017] Who: Ever since our first review of 2014’s I’m In Your Mind Fuzz, The Fire Note has been big fans. Psychedelic Aussies King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard is an expansive band that doesn’t shy away from musical challenge and experimentation. Sound: … Read more
Mastodon Emperor Of Sand Reprise Records [2017] Who: Atlanta, GA’s Mastodon has been a prominent member of the metal community ever since they released their 2002 debut album Remission. Mastodon adhere to many influences but, their albums are usually influenced by personal events and take on a somewhat conceptual nature. Sound: Mastodon have always kept … Read more
Richard Edwards Lemon Cotton Candy Sunset Joyful Noise Recordings [2017] Fire Note Says: Pain, torment and anguish turn Richard Edwards’ near demise into a biographical rebirth. Album Review: Through my musical journey, Margot and the Nuclear So and So‘s is a band that‘s meant quite a lot to me. Not only have they shaped what … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Flying Microtonal Banana ATO Records [2017] Who: The Fire Note was very lucky to get a jump on story telling psych lords King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Coming from Melbourne, Australia this septet has had us captivated since their acclaimed release I’m In Your Mind Fuzz all the … Read more
Pissed Jeans Why Love Now Sub Pop Records [2017] Fire Note Says: In a world of “locker room talk“ Pissed Jeans return to kick shit in the face of mundane, modern life. Album Review: Pissed Jeans are my unlikely heroes right now. Why you ask? If you look and listen to what the new album, … Read more
Cloud Nothings Life Without Sound Carpark Records [2017] Fire Note Says: Leaving some of the angst behind, Baldi and co. turn the music towards inspiration. Album Review: Ever since we reviewed their sophomore album, 2012‘s Attack On Memory, Cloud Nothings had made nothing but the strongest impression on me and The Fire Note. Their follow … Read more
Feral Ohms Live In San Francisco Castle Face Records [2016] Who: Hailing from Oakland, Ca. power trio Feral Ohms is like a good friend. Feral Ohms doesn’t overstay their welcome, they have fun all the while kicking your ass, and finally you have to know when you can hang out again. Sound: What really caught … Read more
The Flaming Lips Oczy Mlody Warner Bros. Records [2017] Fire Note Says: Exiting their world of loveless doom, The Flaming Lips return with a brighter fairy tale. Album Review: The Flaming Lips have been in the music game for at least 24 years. Within those 24 years they’ve made quite a impact from battling pink … Read more
Thee Oh Sees An Odd Entrances Castle Face Records [2016] Who: One of the best things going in new music today, Thee Oh Sees have gone through many changes since their conception in 1997. While they’ve been fairly well known, they really started to make their mark with the psychedelic, expansive, garage fracas, 2011’s Carrion … Read more
This weeks Fire track is feeling a bit exploratory. A collection and collaboration of musicians, Special Teams is self described as a rock hip hop trance experiment. Special Teams was born from The Long Count, a song cycle/visual project assembled by artist Matthew Ritchie and music by Aaron & Bryce Dessner of The National. The … Read more
Wolf People Ruins Jagjaguwar [2016] Fire Note Says: Wolf People rise from the ruins to talk folk/prog post-apocalypse. Album Review: When I first ran into Wolf People with 2013‘s Fain, by Fire Note standards I was a bit harsh. To quote directly, “The epic moments seem to lack punch, the aesthetics come off as being … Read more
Thee Oh Sees A Weird Exits Castle Face Records [2016] Fire Note Says: Like a tentacle from the warp hole, The Oh Sees latest is a spacy, slimy decay that beckons from beyond. Album Review: Friends, I really apologize for the delay. It wasn‘t my intent to let this important album slip through my fingers, … Read more
When forming a band in Nashville, Tennessee you have to be strong willed and ready for rejection as you can barely take two steps in the city without running into another musician. But, that didn’t stop indie rock duo Walking Man from taking their shot – and you’ll be glad they did! Walking Man has … Read more
Gills frontman Jesse Wheeler comes with a story that’s just as good as his music. Struck with Leukemia at an early age, Wheeler started writing music in his teen years to cope and put a positive spin on his childhood situation. After beating the disease, he wasn’t going to let anything hold him back. Wheeler … Read more
The Virginmarys Divides Wind Up Records [2016] Fire Drill Album Review: In my review of 2013’s King Of Conflict I said, “When I received The Virginmarys’ King Of Conflict I was already predicting disappointment. I have no idea where these preconceived notions came from because, this trio set me straight. Call me a sucker for … Read more
Radiohead A Moon Shaped Pool XL Recordings [2016] Fire Note Says: A Moon Shaped Pool shows Yorke and Co. working from the inside out. Album Review: After 2011’s The King of Limbs, Radiohead have finally returned! With them, they have brought their 9th LP entitled A Moon Shape Pool. Now I could go into the … Read more