Fire Note Exclusives

Premiere Fire Track: Pretty Embers – “Inside”

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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

Album Stream Premiere: High Pony – All We Did Was Dream

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TFN has a solid indie rock record for you to check out today. High Pony’s excellent third LP, All We Did Was Dream, is a testament to taking a step back and finding your true sound. After 70 shows, a tour and plenty of lineup changes the band went into the studio in October of … Read more

Premiere Fire Track: Semihelix – “Will It Take”

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Will it take by Semihelix TFN is excited today to premiere the third and final single from Semihelix’s forthcoming LP Recoil. The Austin, Texas based dreampop trio is Geannie Friedman (guitar and vocals), Kevin Martin (bass), and Valdemar Barrera (drums). This track highlights another side of the band with its upbeat foot tapping beat that … Read more

Premiere Fire Track: The Raging Nathans – “Psychophant”

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The Raging Nathans are a punk rock band from Dayton, Ohio that started in 2009. They released their excellent fourth LP, Waste My Heart, back in June on Rad Girlfriend Records. The band has quickly returned with two bonus tracks from the Waste My Heart sessions and will be releasing them on a new 7″ … Read more

Video Premiere: Leeroy Stagger – “Does Anybody Live Here?”

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TFN has been covering Leeroy Stagger since 2009 and we jumped at the chance to premiere his new video/single for “Does Anybody Live Here?” Stagger is a solid talent that hails from Victoria B.C Canada and has toured and played with artists such as Steve Earle, Jason Isbell, and Drive By Truckers to just name … Read more

Video Premiere: Smug Brothers – “Seemed Like You To Me”

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TFN has always been proud to call Dayton, Ohio its home base. Along the way over the last 15 years we have made tons of friends and one of those for sure is another Dayton (and Columbus) staple in the Smug Brothers. With this newest premiere we also believe that Kyle Melton, Kyle Sowash, Don … Read more

Video Premiere: Stephen Chopek – “Empty Hands”

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Today’s video premiere is from touring musician Stephen Chopek. He is most known for his drumming talents which has found him hitting the skins with Mike Doughty (Soul Coughing), Charlie Hunter, John Mayer, and Jesse Malin – among many others. TFN is certain that you will find his new track “Empty Hands” catchy with its … Read more

Premiere Fire Track: Ben Bostick – “Different Woman”

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Today’s premiere track is from the Georgia-based singer-songwriter Ben Bostick. “Different Woman” is the first single from his forthcoming record Grown Up Love which is due for release on August 20th. What was once going to be a new record of portraits became a collection of love songs to help his wife and him endure … Read more

Premiere Fire Track: Spllit – “Amite River”

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TFN is excited today to premiere the latest track from Baton Rouge’s Spllit. “Amite River” is the title track from their forthcoming LP, which is out July 30th on one of our favorite labels – Feel It Records! The band consists of duo Urq and Marance and they really think outside of the box here … Read more

Video Premiere: Nick Kizirnis – “The Distance”

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Last time we heard from Nick Kizirnis he had just released a video for his single “Slipping Away” from his new solo album, The Distance, back in January 2020. Then of course the world closed its doors! For a guy that has a musical resume most could only dream about, including recently recording with The … Read more

Album Stream Premiere: Oh Condor – Emergency Psychic

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TFN is hyped today to world premiere the new album, Emergency Psychic, from Dayton, Ohio’s Oh Condor. As you will hear below, Oh Condor brings a high quality style of indie rock that is gritty, passionate and forward moving. The record has a recognizable injection of some classic indie attitude that you would find with … Read more

Video Premiere: DANA – “Blueteeth”

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TFN is excited to premiere this new video from Columbus, Ohio’s DANA! The featured song, “Blueteeth,” showcases the band’s style of experimental indie rock that is full of nervous energy that builds as the track progresses and then hits you with feverish bursts. You can hear DANA’s influences in this track for sure which includes … Read more

Video Premiere: Cricketbows – “Ohio Valley Springtime”

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TFN is excited today to participate in the Cricketbows roll out of their new record, Raised On Rock And Roll, which is officially out on April 20, 2021. The newest video single from the album is today’s premiere with “Ohio Valley Springtime.” The Dayton, Ohio band is a throwback to the days when classic rock … Read more

Video Premiere: The Fragiles – “Garden Of Cleaners”

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TFN is excited today to premiere a new video from Philadelphia’s The Fragiles. The track, “Garden Of Cleaners” is off of their new album, On And On, which was just released last Friday on Living Lost Records. Animated and filmed by main band contributor David Settle, “Garden Of Cleaners” features hand-drawn animations over videos shot … Read more

Video Premiere: Kyleen Downes – “Give Up The Ghost”

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We just introduced you to Dayton, Ohio’s Kyleen Downes on Wednesday in our Artists of the Week feature and now we are super excited to premiere her new video today for the rocking “Give Up The Ghost!” The track is the excellent opening song on her recently released album Come On Sit Down. The video … Read more

Video Premiere: Smug Brothers – “If You’re Free”

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I think everyone can agree that COVID-19 has changed just about every aspect of our life. Countless industries have been impacted and had to adapt while the art of making music has not been immune. That brings us to today’s video premiere from Dayton, Ohio’s Smug Brothers! After a highly productive 2019 that saw the … Read more

Track Premiere: Silent Era – “Rotate The Mirror”

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TFN has a fiery single premiere for you today from the bay area band Silent Era. Their new single, “Rotate The Mirror,” all starts with a loud hardcore punk guitar revving you up before the power chords of vocalist Michelle Hill takes over and sends this track into its top gear. The group features past … Read more

Track Premiere: Alluvial Fans – “Droves”

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TFN is excited today to premiere a new track from Detroit’s Alluvial Fans. “Droves” is the second single off of their forthcoming sophomore album Earth To Astronaut, which will hit the streets officially on June 5th, 2020. The track showcases the diversity that Alluvial Fans brings to your speakers. A quiet acoustic guitar intro, reverse … Read more

Video Premiere: Rick Rude – “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere”

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TFN is excited today to premiere this new video from New Hampshire’s Rick Rude. The track is their version of Neil Young’s “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere,” which can be found on the new release Look Out For My Love: A Neil Young Covers Album to Benefit RAICES. Their track is a highlight from the compilation and should also get you geared up to hear some more new music from the band!

The compilation features 18 tracks from different indie musicians, that not only includes Rick Rude but Lung, Halfsour and Adult Mom (which contributed an excellent version of “Harvest Moon.”) All funds raised by this compilation will be donated to RAICES which is a nonprofit that provides free and low-cost legal and social services for immigrants.

You can find more information on RAICES at their website: www.raicestexas.org If you like what you see and hear make sure you skip over to Bandcamp and grab this compilation.

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Track Premiere: Joseph Airport – “Escape Velocity”

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TFN is excited to share this new and explosive track today from Joseph Airport. “Escape Velocity” is off their forthcoming sci-fi epic full length, COSMOSIS, which will be available at their Bandcamp page March 14, 2020 via Joseph Airport Records. “Escape Velocity” is just one short piece to this bigger adventure as the song launches … Read more

Track Premiere: Benchmarks – “Technicolor”

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TFN is all in on today’s premiere track from Nashville’s Benchmarks. Of course, the band wants you to hear their new rolling track, “Technicolor,” but the purpose today is more about helping fund a vinyl release of the new album, LP2 via a Kickstarter campaign. Benchmarks are currently at 64% of their goal with 10 … Read more

Album Stream Premiere: DieAlps! – More Important Things

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TFN is super excited today to feature the album stream premiere of  DieAlps! (pronounced dee-alps) new album, More Important Things, which is officially released this Friday, February 7, 2020 via New Granada Records. The new album represents change for DieAlps! as the group has replaced three band members since their 2017 album, Our City. For … Read more

Track Premiere: Hunting Memories – “Bunny & Monique”

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Today’s track premiere is from Hunting Memories which is the moniker of Tahiti Pehrson, an artist and member of the rock band, TLA. His self-titled record is due out December 20th via Dowd Records and it is full of carefree recordings that are raw with charisma. You can hear that charm in “Bunny & Monique” … Read more