Port Isla “Sinking Ship” b/w “Adventures” & “Moment of Trouble” Turntable Kitchen [2013] Nothing like some great recipes with your special 7-inch vinyl right? You bet. It is even better when the music is as solid as Norwich, England’s four-piece indie folk band Port Isla. The group was featured in Turntable Kitchen’s monthly pairings a … Read more
Barbarossa Bloodlines Memphis Industries [2013] Fire Note Says: Barbarossa is Thom Yorke’s more soulful, less robotic cousin. Album Review: James Mathé, the man behind the Barbarossa moniker, is a London-based musician whose brand of soul-inflected, electronically augmented tunes run the gamut from sparse balladry to glitchy experimentalism to bluesy funk pop. A former member of … Read more
The Love Language Ruby Red Merge Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Every song on The Love Language’s Ruby Red is good – making you want to listen to the album again and again. Album Review: Ruby Red is the first I’ve heard of indie/rock band The Love Language. After listening to the album’s first track, … Read more
Matthew Sweet Girlfriend Zoo Entertainment Released: October 22, 1991 Producer: Fred Maher & Matthew Sweet Length: 60:19 In October 1991, singer/songwriter Matthew Sweet released Girlfriend to a very unexpecting music scene. He had recently been dropped by A&M Records after two underperforming records, was newly divorced and made the move to a newly created label … Read more
Here is the new video for “Witchcraft” from Canada’s Big Dick (via Brooklyn Vegan). I guarentee their self-titeld record on Dirtcult will show up on our Top 50 for the year (TFN Review). Enjoy!
No Age An Object Sub Pop Records [2013] Fire Note Says: No Age continues to perfect their garage psychedelia sound with An Object. Album Review: Los Angelinos Randy Randall and Dean Allen Spunt (the two principals of No Age) return with their fourth long-player, An Object. The album title is an interesting statement – I … Read more
Tim Easton Not Cool Campfire Propaganda/Thirty Tigers [2013] Fire Note Says: Singer/songwriter Tim Easton has a new vibe on the entertaining Not Cool. Album Review: Guess what? Tim Easton has a new record titled Not Cool. Who is Tim Easton you say? He is just a native Ohio artist that is on his tenth studio … Read more
Medicine To The Happy Few Captured Tracks Records [2013] Fire Note Says: After an 18 year hiatus, the original line-up conjures up a dose of psychedelic excellence. Album Review: There have been reunions aplenty of late. From our beloved Guided By Voices to Archers Of Loaf, Dinosaur Jr. and The Dismemberment Plan, but none are … Read more
Responding to popular demand, Warp Records is repressing its seminal Boards of Canada catalogue on vinyl for the first time in over five years. On October 21st the albums Music Has The Right To Children (originally released in 1998), Geogaddi (2002) and The Campfire Headphase (2006) will be reissued. These will be followed on November … Read more
Pop. 1280 Imps Of Perversion Sacred Bones Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Pop. 1280 return with more noise rocking on sophomore record Imps Of Perversion. Album Review: Are you searching for a new record to get your blood pumping? Look no further than this sophomore effort from Brooklyn’s Pop. 1280 because Imps Of Perversion is … Read more
Subways On The Sun The Honeymoon Stagecoach Self-Released [2013] Fire Note Says: Well-produced, melodic debut gives plenty of nods to their Seattle forerunners. Album Review: Catchy hooks: check. Solid guitar riffs: check. Crystal-clear production: check. No, it’s not psych, garage, metal, or progressive, but Seattle-based Subways on the Sun have crafted an immaculately-arranged and satisfying … Read more
Long Lost Save Yourself, Start Again No Sleep Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Long Lost’s debut is a catchy collection with Save Yourself, Start Again. Album Review: Long Lost is the culmination of collaboration between Transit’s Joe Boynton and Vinny Comeau. The pair worked with Aviv Moritz (drums), Mat Morin (guitar), and Mike Moschetto (bass) … Read more
John The Conqueror have kicked-off a summer tour in support of their excellent self-titled debut album (TFN Review). You can snag a download of “All Alone” HERE. Tour dates below. JOHN THE CONQUEROR SUMMER 2013 TOUR DATES August 17 @ Twisted Tail – Philadelphia, PA August 23 @ Yield Bar – Milwaukee, WI August 24 … Read more
Hunter & the Bear recently performed at the Hard Rock Calling Festival and supported the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Kasabian. The London-based trio have been exposed to a large number of potential new fans. They currently are finishing up their latest EP, and preparing themselves to unleash their much-anticipated debut single “Forest On The … Read more
Barrence Whitfield & The Savages Dig Thy Savage Soul Bloodshot Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Barrence Whitfield is back to shake your soul! Album Review: Bloodshot Records has had an injection of “soul” lately with the recent release of JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound (TFN Review) and now Boston’s legendary Barrence Whitfield & The … Read more
Junior Astronomers Dead Nostalgia Broken Circles Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Junior Astronomers’ debut Dead Nostalgia is a punkish step towards greatness. Album Review: Junior Astronomers is a punk band from Charlotte, NC. They leave the Southern fried on the side and go full punk (with some mainstream influences) on their debut album Dead Nostalgia. … Read more
Hospital Ships Destruction In Yr Soul Graveface Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Hospital Ships third album aims for the back seats at an arena near you. Album Review: Call me a sentimentalist or an old fuddy-duddy, I don’t care. The thought of The Dismemberment Plan, Sebadoh and Superchunk all with albums on the horizon makes … Read more
In conjunction with BRAD’s 20th Anniversary, Razor & Tie will release re-issues of the Seattle band’s first two albums, Shame and Interiors. Set for release September 30th, 2013, the albums will feature new artwork created and freshly re-designed by BRAD drummer, Regan Hagar– both Shame and Interiors will be available on CD (in digi-soft packs) … Read more
The Seeds “Bad Part Of Town” b/w “Wish Me Up”/”Love In A Summer Basket b/w “Did He Die” Sundazed Records [2013] Most psych and garage fans know The Seeds, especially their track “Pushin’ Too Hard,” which was featured on the seminal, Lenny Kaye-compiled Nuggets in the early 70s. What most casual fans of the band … Read more
Grand Rapids, MI’s Jowls are set to embark on a short set of summer tour dates (see below). The band is heading out in support of their Fall 2012 release, the Cursed 10″ EP, on Tiny Engines. The Cursed 10″ vinyl is still available HERE and limited to 500 pressed on four colorways (100 Black … Read more
Cardiff-based noisepop five-piece Joanna Gruesome has their debut album Wierd Sister up for pre-order over at Slumberland Records. The album is due out on September 10 and the limited mail order vinyl is on pink + white swirl. You also will get a free poster and sticker while supplies last. You can pick up a … Read more
Washed Out Paracosm Sub Pop Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Washed Out offers up a warm pop vibe on the likable Paracosm. Album Review: What do you do when your genre fades away? That is the question that Washed Out’s Ernest Greene had to answer as his debut full length, Within And Without, was a … Read more
Winter Makes Sailors Moving On Anyway Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Columbus, Ohio band delivers an intoxicating pop album. Album Review: Sean Gardner is the main man behind Winter Makes Sailors. If you live in Ohio, you have more than likely seen him in one of the many bands he has played in, Denovo, Kopaz, … Read more
Organs Headin’ For The Door Killer Diller Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Organs debut LP is an energized weaponization of the blues—and all in under 23 minutes. Album Review: The NYC three-piece Organs is a band that rocks the question “When I rock ‘jump,’ you rock ‘how high?’” Their debut through Killer Diller Records, Headin’ … Read more
You can now pre-order Terry Malts new album Nobody Realizes This Is Nowhere from Slumberland Records, which is being released on September 10, 2013. Initial vinyl LP orders pressed on limited edition bone color vinyl and include a FREE flexi of the band covering Altered Images classic “I Could Be Happy.” The LP comes with … Read more