Clawhammer 7-Inch Record Wee Rock Records [2013] When your inbox is crammed with new music, band names are always the first thing that sticks out. When we received the new 7-inch record from Springfield, Missouri’s Clawhammer, I instantly expected some sort of punk rock maybe even a metal mix type of record. To our surprise … Read more
Suede Bloodsports Warner Bros. Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Suede comes back completely reinvigorated after their 11 year hiatus! Album Review: Suede (The London Suede as they are billed in the US) is back after 11 years, and they are hitting the pleasure points in my brain like they haven’t since their third album, Coming … Read more
Wild Belle Isles Columbia Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Wild Belle’s debut provides a reggae-infused twist on The xx formula. Album Review: Wild Belle’s primary core is the brother-sister combination of Elliot and Natalie Bergman. They hail from Michigan and have made their debut with the album Isles. Natalie handles vocals on the majority of … Read more
Billy Bragg Tooth & Nail Cooking Vinyl Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Billy Bragg walks the dusty road and gets more personal than political this time out. Album Review: Billy Bragg has never been an artist that America has ever really understood. Mostly because dating back into the early 80’s his anti-folk electric guitar songs … Read more
Glasgow-based indie-pop group Golden Grrrls share their music video for “Take Your Time.” See the video below. The band kicks off their US tour today in Olympia, WA. Their transcontinental jaunt includes shows with Veronica Falls, Sea Lions and Lorelei. Full tour dates below. You can also read our review of their self-titled debut HERE. … Read more
The Heartless Bastards are hitting the West Coast starting tomorrow with Jonny Fritz! Check out the tour dates below and pick up tickets HERE. Mar 21 Sam’s Burger Joint (w/ Jonny Fritz) San Antonio, TX Mar 22 Tricky Falls (w/ Jonny Fritz) El Paso, TX Mar 23 McDowell Mountain Music Festival Phoenix, AZ Mar 24 … Read more
Detroit-based Child Bite combine their two brutal EPs into a single LP, to be released April 2nd on green/purple split color vinyl via Joyful Noise. Vision Crimes / Monomania collects Child Bite’s recent two sibling EP’s into one package. Released worldwide April 2nd, 2013 via Joyful Noise Recordings, “Vision Crimes / Monomania” will be available … Read more
Here is the new video for “All The Time” from the forthcoming Strokes record Comedown Machine. The record will release March 26 on RCA Records.
Marnie Stern The Chronicles Of Marnia Kill Rock Stars [2013] Fire Note Says: Marnie Stern loosens things up and lets her vocals soar! Album Review: I will fully admit that The Chronicles of Marnia was the record I have been somewhat expecting from the crafty guitar slinger Marnie Stern. It is album that pushes her … Read more
Son Volt Honky Tonk Rounder Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Son Volt’s Honky Tonk is like a lost sleeve from the golden era of country music’s creative past. Album Review: Here’s a funny thing: when loading Honky Tonk into my iTunes library, the digital overlords saw fit to label it as “rock,” however, the two … Read more
Great White Buffalo Great White Buffalo Self-Released [2013] Fire Note Says: Great White Buffalo compose fun and heavy pop hooks. Album Review: A lot of bands put themselves out there with an adrenaline rush of a sound; Great White Buffalo is one of those bands which consist of members Graham Bockmiller, Stephen Johnson, Blake LaGrange, … Read more
The Men have unveiled their first ever music video for “I Saw Her Face”, off their new album, New Moon, out now on Sacred Bones Records. You can catch The Men on tour this spring in North America and watch the video below. TOUR DATES Apr 10 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom Apr 11 Chicago, … Read more
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Specter At The Feast Abstract Dragon/Vagrant Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club mourn the loss of a loved one on the emotional Specter At The Feast. Album Review: There comes a time in every band’s career where life overshadows the music and for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club that … Read more
Guided By Voices Trash Can Full Of Nails 7” Guided By Voices Inc. [2013] “Trash Can Full Of Nails” is the third single from Guided By Voices forthcoming full length English Little League which is due out on April 30th. This 7-inch A-side features the Pollard driven track “Trash Can Full Of Nails” which is … Read more
Palma Violets 180 Rough Trade Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Absurdly hyped London-based band delivers a fine, if flawed, debut. Album Review: Every few years the British music press, led by NME, goes insane over some foursome of young lads with bad haircuts. The Libertines, Arctic Monkeys, The Vaccines all come to mind. Like those … Read more
Robyn Hitchcock Love From London Yep Roc Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Love From London has a more streamlined pop sound, but still retains all the trademark Hitchcock charm. Album Review: I’m not going to proclaim myself the world’s leading authority when it comes to the music of Robyn Hitchcock, but I think I’m pretty … Read more
The Joy Formidable are excited to share their new music video for “Little Blimp” today. The video was shot over the last few weeks using a Go Pro camera attached to the headstock of lead-singer Ritzy Bryan’s guitar during performances in London, Brighton, and at Stubb’s during SXSW. Enjoy below! The Joy Formidable Tour Dates … Read more
Sad news from Secretly Canadian today. Jason Molina of Songs:Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. passed away March 16 from alcohol related organ failure. Below is the statement from the label and information on a memorial fund. “We are deeply saddened to announce that Jason Andrew Molina passed away in his home in Indianapolis this past … Read more
Low The Invisible Way Sub Pop Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Low return with plenty of new ideas on the engaging The Invisible Way. Album Review: The biggest story on Low’s tenth record, The Invisible Way, will be that Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy was sitting on the other side of the microphone and produced the thing. … Read more
Waxahatchee Cerulean Salt Don Giovanni Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Katie Crutchfield returns with a stunning second album as Waxahatchee. Album Review: Alabama singer/songwriter Katie Crutchfield cut her teeth with the indie punk band P.S. Eliot – a band whose members included twin sister Allison. Upon breaking up, Allison formed Swearin’ while Kate went solo. … Read more
Grave Babies Crusher Hardly Art Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Far from perfect, but equally far from terrible. Album Review: Here’s the thing about Grave Babies’ Crusher: I couldn’t tell you how many times I replayed this album. I couldn’t decide what to think about it: do I love it or hate it? I have … Read more
The Flaming Lips always know how to treat the wax so there is no surprise that their new album, The Terror, is getting treated to a double LP silver limited edition version. As always it might go fast so if you want one you might want to go now. Info below and order information HERE. … Read more
The Tame Impala North American tour with openers The Growl are the exact reason that we write. We caught the tour in Columbus on March 8th and these two bands exemplified our core values of what a show should be like almost to a T. The crowd, the venue, and the band where all there … Read more
On February 12th 2013, Darwin Deez released Songs For Imaginative People, which was the follow up to his eponymous debut, which featured the singles “Constellations”, “Radar Detector” and “Up In the Clouds”, that all became UK hits. Entirely self-recorded and produced in Asheville, North Carolina, then mixed in London with Charlie Andrew (Alt-J, Eugene McGuiness), … Read more
Roommates Winnifred 7″ Slumberland Records [2012] Ben Cook Aka Young Guv (Fucked Up, Marvelous Darlings, The Bitters) and Marvelous Mark Fosco (Marvelous Darlings) lived together as roommates for 4 years. This 7-inch compiles the groups previous available cassette releases and presents their stylish dirty power-pop to a bigger audience. These songs fall right in line … Read more