Face To FaceNo Way Out But ThroughFat Wreck Chords [2021] Celebrating 30 years as a band is an accomplishment considering all the things that need to go right! For Southern California punks, Face To Face, that journey has not been without hurdles as they had a four year hiatus back in ’04 and founding member … Read more
Andrew Gabbard’s (Gabbard Brothers, Buffalo Killers) new studio album Homemade drops December 3rd via Colemine Records imprint Karma Chief Records. A musician whose influences span hard rock, psych, garage rock, and energetic pop, Andrew Gabbard has long been a force on the Southwestern Ohio music scene. Working with Thee Shams, Buffalo Killers, and currently as … Read more
illuminati hottiesLet Me Do One MoreSnack Shack Tracks/Hopeless Records [2021] After the success of Sarah Tudzin’s debut album, Kiss Yr Frenemies (2018), her moniker illuminati hotties had created the kind of anticipation you want for a sophomore album. However, things at Tudzin’s label, Tiny Engines, fell apart, and illuminati hotties were stuck in a contract … Read more
LA-based incendiary rock band Kills Birds are sharing their new single “Cough Up Cherries,” the third offering from their upcoming, sophomore album Married, out via their new label home Royal Mountain Records and KRO Records on November 12th. The band have recently confirmed several tour dates with Foo Fighters and Sleigh Bells for 2021 and … Read more
Madi DiazHistory Of A FeelingANTI- [2021] If there are actually five stages of grief, Nashville singer/songwriter Madi Diaz may have stumbled on a few more levels of pain on her ANTI- Records debut, History Of A Feeling, where she explores her sense of loss at the ending of a significant relationship. Diaz left the Berklee … Read more
Brooklyn art punks Gustaf have released their debut album, Audio Drag For Ego Slobs via Royal Mountain Records. Following singles “Best Behavior”, “Book” and “The Motions”, the band shared a final video for “Cruel” as they have a supporting run with IDLES throughout the US. With further dates planned with new Royal Mountain label-mates Pillow … Read more
The Cowboy hail from Cleveland, Ohio and you can hear the hardworking city grit in this premiere track/video “Virtual Traveler.” The song is off their forthcoming album, Riddles From The Universe, which marks their third full length release and second for Feel It Records. The album officially will hit your speakers on October 15, 2021. … Read more
The Wild FeathersAlvaradoNew West Records [2021] As Nashville’s Wild Feathers entered their second decade as a band, they were more or less forced to pause and reflect on their early successes, like when their 2013 Jay Joyce produced debut rose to number one on the Billboard magazine’s Heatseeker’s chart of up-and-coming acts, and the band’s … Read more
Feel It Records has welcomed one of their favorite current songwriters to the label – Jake Robertson and his solo alter-ego Alien Nosejob. One of the most familiar faces in the busy Melbourne music scene; Jake Robertson (who you may remember from such class acts as Ausmuteants, Hierophants, School Damage, et al) returns in full-fledged … Read more
Steve GunnOther YouMatador Records [2021] Steve Gunn may have started out as a go-to sideman who worked with Kurt Vile, desirable for his estimable guitar chops, here on his sixth solo album the singer/songwriter has created a potent collection that allow all his musical gifts and influences to coalesce. Recorded on the left coast, the … Read more
Dean Wareham (Luna, Galaxie 500) has shared a new single, the kaleidoscopic baroque-pop stunner, “As Much As It Was Worth It.” The track is off his upcoming album, I Have Nothing to Say to the Mayor of L.A which is out next Friday, October 15. The video for the song was directed by German artist … Read more
HovvdyTrue LoveGrand Jury Music [2021] Hovvdy is the duo of Charlie Martin and Will Taylor, which now with True Love have four albums under their belt. This full length finds the pair both now married and Will became a father. It goes without saying that those life events easily can shape your current state of … Read more
Mitski makes a daring return with “Working for the Knife,” a new single/video and the announcement of a spring 2022 North American tour. “Working for the Knife” surges with synth and a syncopated beat, driven by Mitski’s tenor and production by longtime collaborator Patrick Hyland. “It’s about going from being a kid with a dream, … Read more
The BethsAuckland, New Zealand, 2020Carpark Records [2021] Power pop/rock band The Beths are easily the best thing to come out of New Zealand since Crowded House. With two strong studio albums under their belt – Future Me Hates Me in ’18, and Jump Rope Gazers in ’20 – the band took advantage of their nation’s … Read more
JOHN—the post-hardcore London duo of John Newton (drums, lead vocals) and Johnny Healey (guitar, backing vocals)—today released “Stadium of No,” the final track off their new album Nocturnal Manoeuvres, out this Friday, October 8th via the band’s own Pets Care imprint and Brace Yourself Records. The frenetic and impressively angular “Stadium of No” features spiked … Read more
José GonzálezLocal ValleyCity Slang/Mute Records [2021] Swedish folk singer/songwriter and guitarist, José González brings his unique finger picking approach and take on world music to his fourth studio album on Local Valley, drawing on influences from Latin America and Africa. His fluid, often groovy approach to folk is enhanced by his six nylon stringed Spanish … Read more
Chime School are sharing their new upbeat & jangly “It’s True” single/video. Chime School is due on 11/5 via Slumberland Records. Chime School is the project of San Francisco musician Andy Pastalaniec. Endlessly charmed by 80s indie and its 60s forbearers (and any record with a 12-string guitar), Andy cut his teeth as a drummer … Read more
The Fire Note is excited to debut some new music for you today out of Nashville, Tennessee. Pretty Embers originally hails from Birmingham, Alabama, but the trio of Kameron Mitchell, Mason Thomas, and Ethan Standard are now Nashville based and spent the months before and during the quarantine of 2020 on the East side writing … Read more
Courtney Barnett has released “Write A List Of Things To Look Foward To” off her upcoming album Things Take Time, Take Time which drops November 12th – a melodic love letter to friends and friendship. Courtney took the song’s name from advice given by a friend to get her out of a depressive funk, “I … Read more
The Ophelias CrocusJoyful Noise Recordings [2021] The Ophelias, an indie folk/rock quartet which got their start in Cincinnati, return with a third studio album, Crocus. While the four members came together after playing the role of the “token girl” in a male band, their collaboration grew from their combined creativity marked by the unique voice … Read more
IDLES have announced the Nov. 12 Partisan Records release of CRAWLER, the U.K. group’s fourth album in as many years and the follow-up to their first No. 1, 2020’s Ultra Mono. The 14-track project was recorded at the famed Real World Studios in Bath during the COVID-19 pandemic and co-produced by Kenny Beats (Vince Staples, … Read more
Heartless BastardsA Beautiful LifeSweet Unknown Records/Thirty Tigers [2021] Since Heartless Bastards’ debut, Stairs And Elevators, was released in 2005, lead singer founder Erika Wennerstrom’s voice has always been a focal point of the group. Over the years, and now on album number six, Heartless Bastards have had a different lineup of musicians but Erika’s soaring … Read more
Velvet Starlings – the 60s infused garage rock ‘n’ roll band hailing from Los Angeles and the beach cities of Southern California – will release their debut album Technicolour Shakedown, on Wednesday, September 29th via Sound x 3 Records, with the vinyl release by Kitten Robot in the US. The band was founded by guitarist … Read more
Jeff Elbel + Ping The Threefinger OperaMarathon Records [2021] When life gives you lemons, the crafty among us make limoncello, the saying goes. If you have a talent for language and storytelling, you can turn any horrible event into The Great American Novel. But what if you are a musician and you have an injury … Read more
Andy Shauf surprised announced his new album Wilds, last week which was out Friday, September 24th (digitally)/November 19th (physically) via ANTI-. The record offers a peek into Shauf’s creative process and how the multi-instrumentalist first begins building his songs into more ornately arranged final products. Additionally, he presents a new song, “Jaywalker.” Wilds is a collection of nine songs … Read more