Leeroy Stagger Truth Be Sold Gold Lake Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Leeroy Stagger’s Truth Be Sold is one of the better Americana records you will hear this year! Album Review: I think everyone who listens to a vast amount of music always has one or two artists in their back pocket that are relatively … Read more
Jews And Catholics Civilized Self-Released [2013] Fire Note Says: If you’re looking for something new, Jews and Catholics can catch you by surprise with Civilized. Album Review: I find it fitting here to start this review off with a religious analogy. Jews and Catholics have their many differences as well as certain similarities. The same … Read more
Arctic Monkeys “2013” b/w “Stop The World” Domino Records [2013] This limited 7-inch from the Arctic Monkeys was included with the deluxe version of their new album AM (TFN Review). The record contains two B-sides and adds to the Arctic Monkeys wax catalog of releases. The A-side here is “2013” which has the same mid … Read more
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin Fly By Wire Polyvinyl Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Fly By Wire takes listeners on a tour of Cold War rock and pop. Album Review: Although Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin (SSLYBY from here on out) are named after Russia’s president of the 1990s, their music is rooted … Read more
I don’t know about you but this cover scares me! This of course is the cover for AHJ, a new EP from The Strokes’ guitarist Albert Hammond, Jr., that will be released October 8 via Julian Casablancas’ Cult Records. AHJ was produced, engineered and mixed by Grammy-winning producer Gus Oberg and recorded at Hammond’s two … Read more
Jesse Woods Get Your Burdens Lifted Guns In The Sun Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Jesse Woods’s latest release is a rare combination of indie, folk, rock, country, and island. Album Review: Jesse Woods’s sophomore album, Get Your Burdens Lifted, is a rare combination of indie, folk, rock, country, and island music. Some songs are … Read more
Felsen I Don’t Know How To Talk Anymore Self-Released [2013] Fire Note Says: Felsen will keep you hooked on their DIY fourth record. Album Review: When Oakland’s Felsen declare that rock and roll is not dead on the opening track of their fourth album, I Don’t Know How To Talk Anymore, you take notice because … Read more
Travis will kick off their North American tour this Thursday September 19th, in support of their new album Where You Stand (TFN Review) which debuted in the Billboard Top 100. You can see the current schedule of dates below with more to be announced soon. Tour Dates (more to be announced): September 19 – Keswick … Read more
The Fire Note admittedly does not pay enough attention to the indie hip hop scene but Birmingham’s Shaheed & DJ Supreme have caught our ear with their newly released record Knowledge, Rhythm and Understanding. It also is a plus that Shaheed & DJ Supreme have found a quality record label that we are familiar with … Read more
The Vaccines Melody Calling EP Columbia Records [2013] Fire Note Says: The Vaccines contine to evolve. Album Review: London’s Vaccines have had their ups and downs with critics since their 2011 debut What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?. I really liked that record but thought their sophomore outing Come Of Age (2012) was not … Read more
MiniBoone MiniBoone Ernest Jenning Record Co. [2013] Fire Note Says: MiniBoone splashes onto the scene with a strong eponymous debut. Album Review: MiniBoone is a five-piece band from New York that has been kicking around since 2008. They have just released their first full-length album but have two EP’s and a 7-inch to their name … Read more
Sara Jackson-Holman Cardiology Expunged Records [2012] Fire Note Says: Fans of quirky, soulful female artists will love Sara Jackson-Holman’s Cardiology. Album Review: With similar fun, quirky, and soulful tracks like that of Ingrid Michaelson, Feist, and Fiona Apple, Sara Jackson-Holman’s sophomore album, Cardiology, provides a variety of beats and sounds. Each track has a different … Read more
With quotes like “Riot Fest might have been the best GBV show ever” and “It was one of the rowdiest and one of the most satisfying Guided by Voices performances” being stated about the group’s live performance at Riot Fest on Saturday we feel like more people should see this show. With that said enjoy … Read more
Yuck have released a new video, directed by Michael Lawrence, for current single “Middle Sea,” from their forthcoming second album Glow & Behold, out Sept. 30th. Alongside the release, Yuck also have further tour dates to reveal. Adding to the now sold-out dates at their London residency at the Macbeth this week, the band have … Read more
Sebadoh Defend Yourself Joyful Noise Recordings [2013] Fire Note Says: Lo-fi pioneers Sebadoh return with a brutish and unpolished gem. Album Review: With all the nineties acts resurfacing to reclaim past glories, it’s hard to separate the new Sebadoh album from say, Dinosaur Jr. and Guided By Voices’ recent releases. Comparisons are inevitable and, as … Read more
Laura Veirs Warp And Weft Raven Marching Band Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Veirs offers up a more lushly-produced follow up to July Flame. Album Review: Portland-based Laura Veirs’ ninth album Warp And Weft feels like a natural extension of her excellent 2010 effort July Flame. But where that album felt as organic and natural … Read more
The Julie Ruin Run Fast TJR Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Bikini Kill legend Kathleen Hanna returns with the debut of new group The Julie Ruin. Album Review: There really is no argument on how legendary riot grrrl pioneer Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre) has impacted the music scene today. It also seems that … Read more
Richard Buckner Surrounded Merge Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Buckner expands his sonic palette on his tenth studio record. Album Review: Buckner spent nearly five years working on the follow up to his 2006 lp, Meadow. When 2011’s Our Blood was finally released, after having been rerecorded three times, most were pleased with the results. … Read more
Joanna Gruesome Weird Sister Slumberland Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Debut from Joanna Gruesome is packed with high energy and loud guitars. Album Review: Boy/girl vocals, teenage angst, noise pop, loud guitars, high energy, feedback and double time drums are just some of the great rock n roll moments you will hear on the debut … Read more
Pond Hobo Rocket Modular Recordings [2013] Fire Note Says: Perth natives continue to stir the Pond into a strange, interstellar brew. Album Review: Why can’t we just grade albums a fun factor anymore? If that was the case 5 headphones for Pond, done and done. This album was made by fans of music for fans … Read more
Today Deerhunter revealed a brand new video for Monomania (TFN Review) track “Back To The Middle.” Shot in London and directed by Olivier Groulx, the video features Durassie Kiangangu as its main protagonist. You can also catch the band on tour soon so check the dates below for a town near you! TOUR DATES: 09/06/13 … Read more
The new Night Beats record, Sonic Bloom comes out September 24, 2013. Recorded in a Tacoma, Washington warehouse, Sonic Bloom is packed with reverb soaked rock and soul blended with a touch of drone and classic rhythm-and-blues founded tracks. The limited vinyl is white on 180g with deluxe packaging and a numbered insert. The are … Read more
Vampire Weekend’s North American tour kicks off September 19th in Philadelphia and continues across the United States until the end of October. A complete listing of Vampire Weekend’s upcoming dates can be found below. In other Vampire Weekend news: Ezra Koenig, Rostam Batmanglij, Chris Tomson and Chris Baio will serve as special guests and assistant … Read more
Nine Inch Nails Hesitation Marks Columbia Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Nine Inch Nails returns with the large sonic palette Trent Reznor calls Hesitation Marks. Album Review: Jumping into the new Nine Inch Nails, Hesitation Marks, feels like deciding to take a swim from Cuba to Florida. It is possible but it is a really … Read more
Man Man On Oni Pond ANTI- Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Man Man‘s fifth full length shows the group using many different sounds. Album Review: I‘m quite the Man Man fan. I‘ve heard at times that this fearsome Philly five-some can be hard to get into, that their unique sound could be mistaken for “insane … Read more