Blackfeet Braves Blackfeet Braves Lolipop Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Blackfeet Braves take listeners back to the Sunset Strip circa 1968, dragging them through the dusty southwest along the way. Album Review: Most “retro” or “neo-[insert genre here]” acts stay just that: an act, in which the band prefers to mimic the creativity of their … Read more
Parquet Courts Light Up Gold Dull Tools Records [2012] Fire Note Says: Parquet Courts released one of the indie rock gems of 2012 – glad we finally took a listen! Album Review: Sometimes in the review world you feel like a total idiot when you miss one. I say that as we were late to … Read more
Yep Roc Records has just announced its Record Store Day 2013 releases. The label will offer limited-edition vinyl for Paul Weller, Robyn Hitchcock, Josh Rouse and Tift Merritt. In addition, it will release a 12” single and DVD of the historic Yep Roc 15 Artist Recording session featuring nearly every act on the label from … Read more
We always enjoy checking out new artists here at The Fire Note and the new single “Kings” from Manchester’s Sukh caught our ear. Check it out below and tell us what you think! Sukh began writing music at the age of 16 when he was scoring a film for school. What followed was years of … Read more
Clash the Truth is the highly anticipated new full-length from Beach Fossils which is out February 19th via Captured Tracks. Check out the second single, “Generational Synthetic”, below.
Jim James Tour Dates 2/18: Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s 2/19: Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 2/20: New York, NY @ The McKittrick Hotel, Home of SLEEP NO MORE In celebration of the forthcoming debut solo album Regions Of Light And Sound Of God, out February 5 on ATO Records, Jim James has … Read more
Billy Bragg releases his first new studio album in five years Tooth & Nail on Cooking Vinyl records on March 18 2013. Available formats are CD, LP and a limited special edition CD+DVD Bookpack. The limited special edition Bookpack includes the CD, a 36 page booklet containing exclusive photos and a collection of columns written … Read more
Christopher Owens Lysandre Fat Possum Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Solo debut from ex Girls frontman is not what you are expecting! Album Review: It came as a shock to most indie fans when Christopher Owens announced last year that he was leaving Girls, after two critically acclaimed albums and another highly touted ep, for … Read more
DRGN KING Paragraph Nights Bar/None Records [2013] Fire Note Says: DRGN KING debuts with a diverse album that demands multiple spins. Album Review: DRGN KING is comprised of Dominic Angellella and Brent “Ritz” Reynolds – Paragraph Nights is their first full-length release. The two formed in Philadelphia with Angellella performing many of the songwriting duties … Read more
Nikki And The Corvettes Nikki And The Corvettes (Vinyl Reissue) BOMP! Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Nikki And The Corvettes released a rocking fun album back in 1980 – time to check it out! Album Review: Long before Bikini Kill, The Donnas and Sleater-Kinney there was a rowdy girl rock record released in 1980 by … Read more
Instead of an inferior version running amok on the Internet, Dave Grohl released this high quality rocking “Can To Can’t” from his Sound City Movie. The album is out March 12 and can now pre-orderd now at iTunes. Check out the tune below:
Punk Rock Bowling was started back in 1999 as a way to bring the independent music community together for an annual party. It has since grown into a 4 day festival in downtown Las Vegas that brings out fans and bands alike from all over the world. Now in its 15th year, more than 8,000 … Read more
We told you about the new Kim Deal single in our Vinyl Spotlight section just 13 days ago. Well if you waited around you are too late as the limited to a 1000 copies single is now sold out. Regardless all is well now because if you decided to not go for the 7-inch you … Read more
Bad Religion will release their new album ‘True North’ January 22nd on Epitaph Records. The band is celebrating with an album release hangout – broadcast from the Red Bull Sound Space at The World Famous KROQ. They will be playing a short set and taking some questions from fans worldwide. You can catch the event … Read more
New West Records is proud to announce Songs For Slim, a newly recorded EP from The Replacements. The proceeds of this limited edition 10″, the first new recording from The Replacements since 1990’s All Shook Down, will benefit friend and former Replacements guitarist, solo artist and Minneapolis post-punk scene veteran Slim Dunlap, who has been … Read more
Willy Moon Railroad Track 7″ Third Man Records [2012] Not sure you know the name yet but Willy Moon is responsible for the song “Yeah Yeah” which was the latest track boosted to extreme exposure by an Apple ad. Well just before all that hype, the New Zealand-London based 23 year old musician, singer and … Read more
Villagers {Awayland} Domino Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Villagers return with an expansive sophomore album that shows new strengths for the band. Album Review: Dublin’s Villagers is basically a one man show, as Conor J. O’Brien is the talent behind his folk moniker. Back in 2010 he released his debut, Becoming A Jackal, which came … Read more
Pile Dripping Exploding In Sound Records [2012] Fire Note Says: Pile’s Dripping rocks a page right out of the 90’s playbook-and that is a good thing. Album Review: Imagine a world with The Pixies haphazard vocal styling, Failure’s quirky chord voicing and hard rock dissonance, a touch of Jawbox noise, and Torche’s all-out energy. Now … Read more
Various Artists Django Unchained OST Universal Republic Records [2012] Fire Note Says: Quentin Tarantino gives us something we entirely expected. Album Review: To begin with, the film: it’s thoroughly contrived and thus boring, especially in the second half. You know how when you’re an hour into a film and you think the set up is … Read more
The mesmerizing return of Johnny Marr continues, as the new video for his forthcoming single “Upstarts” is unveiled today. The single is the first from Marr’s highly-anticipated solo debut The Messenger due out February 26 (Sire/ADA) and available to pre-order now via iTunes. Marr will set out on a solo tour of the U.K. in … Read more
Joshua Hanson’s delicate voice with a sweet Midwestern twang is the forefront of Yellow Red Sparks’ intricate indie folk sound, but with the added elements of chimes and stand-up bass on their new self-titled single “Yellow Red Sparks” (Yes, the band, album and single are all titled Yellow Red Sparks…INCEPTION!) you and your earbuds will … Read more
You may have had them tagged as goth-tinged pop fantasists, but with their much anticipated sophomore album Waiting For Something To Happen, Veronica Falls easily shrug off any notions of a difficult second album to create something that is easily more polished, more affecting, and more enduring than their peers could dream of making, and … Read more
Artist: Deap Vally Hometown: Los Angeles, California Artists With Similar Fire: Yeah Yeah Yeahs / The Dead Weather / Joan Jett Deap Vally are two tough Los Angeles ladies that play a mean blues riff ‘n beat and will be coming your way here in 2013. This intense duo is made up of Lindsey Troy … Read more
The new Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds album, Push the Sky Away, is out February 18 in Europe and February 19 in the U.S. Now we have the second track, “Jubilee Street”, from Push The Sky Away the fifteenth studio album from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds has been revealed.
Los Angeles-based quintet Milo Greene will tour the U.S. this spring, playing a mixture of headline dates and shows with Stars, including two nights at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY (March 8 & 9). See below for itinerary. Milo Greene – comprising Robbie Arnett, Graham Fink, Andrew Heringer, Curtis Marrero and Marlana … Read more