We really couldn’t pass on a band name like Pink Pussycats From Hell. The duo hails from the forests of Portugal and bring you a rough rock in the vein of MC5’s, The Stooges and The Cramps. You either are in or out with this group and hopefully you are not out based on the … Read more
“Today we celebrate love and compassion more than ever.” – Billie Joe Armstrong
Sonny Knight & The Lakers Sooner Or Later Secret Stash Records [2016] Who: Sonny Knight is a 68-year-old retired truck driver that sings his soul out on his sophomore record accompanied by his multi-talented 7-piece band, The Lakers. Sound: Sonny Knight has a very traditional soul/R&B sound that is in the wheelhouse of Daptone talents … Read more
Tim Kasher, singer/guitarist for bands Cursive and The Good Life, has one of those unmistakable voices. You instantly know it is him by his tone, range and delivery. Tim is releasing his third solo album, No Resolution, on March 3, 2017 via 15 Passenger, and today’s Friday Fire Track is the first song from the … Read more
Cattle Nature’s Champion Hominid Sounds [2016] Who: Precise, rough-hewn heavy noise rock from Leeds. Sound: Cattle boasts an intense heavy sound that fans of Dope Body and Slint would appreciate. TFN Final Take: Cattle hit me right across the jaw with their opening track, “Tanking the Piss” off their new LP Nature’s Champion. This is … Read more
Cherry Glazerr’s forthcoming album Apocalipstick is due out January 20th via Secretly Canadian. To catch the groove you can watch the band’s new music video for “Nuclear Bomb”.
Apocalipstick is the band’s first album for Secretly Canadian and was recorded at Hollywood’s iconic Sunset Sound studio with acclaimed producers Joe Chicarrelli (The Strokes, My Morning Jacket, The White Stripes) and Carlos De La Garza (Bleached, M83, Paramore). Cherry Glazerr is also out on the raod which you can find your town below!
Tour Dates:
1/15 – Washington, DC @ DC9
1/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMoca
1/18 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
1/20 – Boston, MA @ Middle East
1/21 – Montreal, QC @ The Ritz
1/24 – Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
1/25 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
1/27 – Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop
1/28 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
1/30 – Madison, WI @ Rathskeller at U of Wisconsin Madison
1/31 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
2/1 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
2/3 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
2/4 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
2/7 – Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt
2/8 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
2/9 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
2/11 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
2/12 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
2/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram
2/22 – Antwerp, BE @ Trix Bar
2/28 – London, UK @ The Camden Assembly
3/20 – Dallas, TX @ Three Links Deep Ellum
3/22 – New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
3/24 – Nashville, TN @ The High Watt
3/25 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Purgatory Stage)
3/26 – Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder (Florida State University)
3/27 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
3/29 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle (Back Room)
3/31 – Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe
4/1 – Bloomington, IN @ Blockhouse
4/2 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway Nightclub
4/5 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
4/6 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy and Harriet’s
4/7 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
7/28 – New York, NY @ Panorama Festival
Can you hear it? That is the sound of anticipation getting ready to listen to this new track from Laetitia Tamko (aka Vagabon). Her debut, Infinite Worlds, builds upon Tamko’s stripped-down demos that have been circulating online and throughout the independent music community for the past two years and has the right edge to already … Read more
The softer side of dreamy indie rock has been growing steam lately and The Proper Ornaments newest release could easily be another champion of the genre. The project of James Hoare (Ultimate Painting, Veronica Falls) and Max Oscarnold (Toy) – will release their sophomore album, Foxhole, on January 20 via Slumberland Records (US) and Tough … Read more
American Wrestlers released their sophomore album Goodbye Terrible Youth (Fat Possum) in the fall and it was a record we just never got to reivew. Solid indie pop is what you get and this simple but catchy video sums up their sound nicely.
The band is starting a US tour today so watch the video then see if they are hitting your town this January.
American Wrestlers Tour Dates
Tue. Jan. 10 || Nashville, TN || The High Watt w/NE-HI
Wed. Jan. 11 || Atlanta, GA || Drunken Unicorn w/ NE-HI
Thu. Jan. 12 || New Orleans, LA || Hi-Ho Lounge w/NE-HI
Fri. Jan. 13 || Houston, TX || Raven Tower w/NE-HI
Sat. Jan. 14 || Austin, TX || Sidewinder (Inside) w/NE-HI
Sun. Jan. 15 || Dallas, TX || Three Links w/ NE-HI
Wed. Jan 18 || Phoenix, AZ || Valley Bar
Thu. Jan. 19 || San Diego, CA || Soda Bar
Fri. Jan. 20 || Los Angeles, CA || Bootleg Theater
Sat. Jan. 21 || San Francisco, CA || Bottom of the Hill
Tue. Jan. 24 || Seattle, WA || The Crocodile
Wed. Jan. 25 || Portland, OR || Bunk Bar
Thu. Jan. 26 || Boise, ID || The Olympic
Fri. Jan. 27 || Salt Lake City, UT || Kilby Court
Sat. Jan. 28 || Denver, CO || Lost Lake Lounge
Kaiser Chiefs Stay Together Self-Released [2016] Fire Note Says: Kaiser Chiefs have turned from political, guitar-driven garage rock to a decidedly poppy direction. Album Review: On their 6th album in a little over a decade, Kaiser Chiefs, the British indie rockers have turned in from their more political, guitar-driven garage rock in a decidedly poppy … Read more
Today’s Friday Fire Track is all about the celebration of new music in 2017. Charlottesville, VA-based band Gold Connections is the perfect kick off to our year. They are led by songwriter, guitarist and lyricist Will Marsh, which has signed to Fat Possum Records. “New Religion,” is the new single from their self-titled debut EP … Read more
Tiny Engines welcomed Chicago three-piece Yeesh to their roster in 2016 for the release of their sophomore LP, Confirmation Bias. Yeesh have a loaded indie rock cannon and now a video to match with “End Results.”
Sloucher Certainty Swoon Records [2016] Who: After writing a batch of songs on his downtime as drummer in Cayucas and Hibou, Jay Clancy recruited guitarist Kyle Musselwhite (The Globes) and drummer Jack Hamrick to solidify Seattle’s Sloucher as a trio. Sound: Is pop perfect guitar rock a description? It is for sure when talking about … Read more
Seattle’s The Gods Themselves will self-release their new full length, Be My Animal, on January 20th. The groovy track below, “Tech Boys,” is a robotic rocker that gives you a little taste of what the band has to offer. For Fans Of Devo, LCD Soundsystem, Chromeo, Electric Six, and The B-52s; The God Themselves should … Read more
Sinai Vessel began as a one-man project for singer/guitarist Caleb Cordes before ultimately becoming the fully-realized, collaborative group that produced the new full length debut, Brokenlegged. The album is out January 27th on Tiny Engines, and was recorded in its entirety twice. After writing, arranging, and completing the material for the LP all through 2014 … Read more
Over the past weekend, Marching Church released the video for their song, “2016,” off new album, Telling It Like It Is. Elias Bender Rønnenfelt describes the video: “We have reached the very tail end of 2016, the year which also spawns the title of this song. This is our attempt at a testament. Marching Church burns its calendar in a feeble and useless longing to undo the past 365 days marked by consistent atrocity, wronging and slaughter, while also taking us through recent ocular memories from the orient and its dirty pearls.”
This is an album that we still have in the review queue and one TFN recommends checking out. Marching Church also has a string of tour dates over the next few months, which you can check below, so if you are up for a solid live show get it on your calendar!
Marching Church Tour Dates:
Fri. Jan. 13 — Seattle, WA @ The Sunset #
Sat. Jan. 14 — Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios #
Mon. Jan. 16 – Santa Rosa, CA @ Arlene Francis Center #
Tue. Jan. 17 —San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop #
Thu. Jan. 19 — Los Angeles, CA @ Echo #
Fri. Jan. 20 — San Diego, CA @ Hideout #
Sat. Jan. 21 — Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge #
Sun. Jan. 22 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sister #
Tue. Jan. 24 — Austin, TX @ The Mohawk #
Wed. Jan. 25 — San Antonio, TX @ The Monterey #
Thu. Jan. 26 – McAllen, TX @Yerberia Cultura #
Fri. Jan. 27 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall #
Sat. Jan. 28 — New Orleans, LA@ Siberia #
Sun. Jan. 29 — Atlanta, GA @ The Earl #
Mon. Jan. 30 — Nashville, TN @ Third Man #
Tue. Jan. 31 — Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight #
Thu. Feb. 2 — Baltimore, MD @ Metro #
Fri. Feb. 3 — Philadelphia, PA @ Boot and Saddle #
Sat. Feb. 4 – Brooklyn, NY @ Sunnyvale #
Wed. Feb. 15 – Aarhus, DK @ Tape
Thu. Feb. 16 – Aalborg, DK @ Studenterhuset
Fri. Feb. 17 – Copenhagen, DK @ Frost Festival
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I always have put Sleater-Kinney in my top tier of acts that I have seen live. This new Live In Paris record actaully seems overdue for such an explosive group but better late than never! Its thirteen tracks feature Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, Janet Weiss, and touring member Katie Harkin at their best. The performance … Read more
Already one of the more anticipated records of 2017, The xx released a new song from their forthcoming album, I See You which is out very soon on January 13th. “Say Something Loving” is the second song to be revealed from the London trio’s highly-anticipated third album. Released on January 13 via Young Turks, I … Read more
Here is a new tune for 2017 from a band that is barely a year old, called A Valley Son (whose name comes from the title of a deep cut from Grandaddy’s catalog). A Valley Son call New York their home home but they are comprised of three Southern transplants that grew up on Stax … Read more
I always like to get in early on a band like Montreal’s Heat. The group has an EP they released in 2015 but Overnight will be their debut on Topshelf Records. The band has a sound that has been compared to The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Psychedelic Furs, and Interpol with the more current … Read more
How good would 2017 be with a new album from The Breeders? Let’s hope!
Wild Pink released their debut EP, Good Life, in the Summer of 2015. It was memorable introduction to the band’s brand of introspective indie pop/rock. The band has now completed their full length and grabbed Justin Pizzoferrato (Dinosaur Jr., Speedy Ortiz, Kindling, Sweet John Bloom) to record the tracks. The band’s Self-Titled debut LP, is … Read more
The video for Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings’ rendition of “Please Come Home For Christmas” from the holiday album It’s A Holiday Soul Party! was just released. Completed and planned for release before Sharon Jones lost her battle with pancreatic cancer, the song’s heartbreaking sentiment now feels more powerful. Watch the stop-motion claymation video, made in the style of holiday classics like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
This past week saw family, friends and fans gather in Brooklyn, NY and Augusta, GA to celebrate Sharon at memorials in each of her home cities. All fans will soon be able to celebrate Sharon’s strength, courage, humor and talent at home too. The critically acclaimed documentary Miss Sharon Jones! will be available worldwide on Netflix beginning January 7.
#50 M Ross Perkins M Ross Perkins SofaBurn Records [2016] It was a good year for Dayton, Ohio native M. Ross Perkins. He had a track premiered by the High Times website, an album feature/stream on AllMusic, and recorded both his own solo album and a record with fellow Daytonians Me Time. His self-titled record … Read more
Let’s face it – not every album we enjoyed can end up in our year end Blazing Top 50. Many times, there are records that almost make the cut and honestly probably could have replaced another record but for one reason or another they were just left out. Realizing that, you will find 12 of … Read more