It is hard to believe that it has been eight years since A Shoreline Dream’s shoegazer debut record, Avoiding The Consequences, was released. TFN still holds a close bond to ASD as they were one of our first reviews in our debut year and one of the first bands that was “promoted” to us for … Read more
The Fire Note’s August Bandcamp feature is closing out the summer with another batch of new artists to put an ear on. In this edition you can find some elegantly-wasted country from LA, harder edged music from Germany, folk and brass from Greensboro and good old indie rock from Bloomington. Make sure you Discover, Support … Read more
“Rubbing alcohol or scotch, I don’t care” is the first and last laid back line you will hear in the new Emily & The Complexes video for “Jersey City Blues.” The track is from the Columbus Ohio’s band new EP, Dirty Southern Love that was just self-released this past Tuesday. The song is a good … Read more
The singer/songwriter will always hold a special place in music history. They can make you laugh, they can make you cry and they can make you whistle along. It always seems that the singer/songwriter can tap those emotions faster and stronger than any other music configuration you can put together. That brings us to Mobile, … Read more
The Fire Note’s July Bandcamp feature keeps summer going with another batch of new artists for you to check out. In this edition you can find some gems from Dayton, Ohio, hypnotics from Paris, a Spanish lyric driven record from LA, a duo from D.C. and some indie pop from Buffalo. As always – Discover, … Read more
The Fire Note’s June Bandcamp feature heats up the summer with a handful of new artists. In this edition you can find some sibling harmonies from Santa Cruz, psychedelic rock from Italy, lo-fi rock straight from Brooklyn and some solid indie from Phoenix. As always – Discover, Support & Share! Lost Boy? Brooklyn, New York … Read more
The Fire Note’s May Bandcamp feature finishes off the Spring with some great new artists. In this edition you can find some loud rock from Toronto, a great singer/songwriter from Charleston, an exciting new act from Washington, D.C., and some melancholic pop from Minnesota. As always – Discover, Support & Share! Nai Harvest Sheffield, UK … Read more
Here is a premiere track from Brooklyn’s City Walls Autumn Falls. Led by brothers Anthony and David Gill, City Walls Autumn Falls represents a new face in the Folk music world. What you hear in “Sheltered Me” is a sincerity that is hard to fake. The group is going for that feeling you get when … Read more
The Fire Note’s April Bandcamp feature finishes off the month with some new bands to fill your playlists. In this edition you can find some shoegaze from Dallas, a Steve Albini recorded record from Linz, Austria, a one-woman act from LA and the new project from Flea, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, and Cedric Bixler-Zavala. As always – … Read more
It’s finally time for Margot & the Nuclear So & So’s to grace us with their new album Sling Shot to Heaven. I have to admit upon first listen some concessions and adjustments had to be made, though not necessarily in a bad way—you might say that Richards and Co. might be a whole new … Read more
It is that time a year again when vinyl gets its day in the sun. That is this coming Saturday (April 19th) Record Store Day 2014. If you are heading out our staff have put together some of the titles we think are worth grabbing this year! CHRISTOPHER TAHY Heavens To Betsy – Calculated: Anything … Read more
You may remember TFN Headphone Approved review for Morningbell’s 2013 record Bôa Noite where Chris Tahy described the band as the sweeter side of Radiohead’s OK Computer with the spacey echoes of a Soft Bulletin era Flaming Lips. High praise for the Gainesville, Florida-based group. Today, you get to hear a little bit more of … Read more
Here is a premiere track from New Orleans band Mahayla. Front man Dave Fera has been around the indie scene since the 90’s with different heights of success with his former band The Seymores. Mahayla was formed with drummer Mark Davis back in 1999 and have enjoyed a recent resurgence that has found them sharing … Read more
San Francisco’s Sleepy Sun brought their strong brand of neo-psych rock to Columbus last Friday night (2/28/14) in support of their terrific fourth album, Maui Tears (see TFN review here.) The Rumba Café near the Ohio State campus was filled to capacity and the night also featured New York newbies KDH and Cincinnati stalwarts, Buffalo … Read more
Not only is this new song from Seattle’s Jupe Jupe the featured Friday Fire Track but also its premiere! “Vicariously” finds the quartet bringing plenty of synthesizers, crooning vocals, jagged guitars and pulsating beats to your speakers for an entertaining introduction to the group. Jupe Jupe’s sound can be summed up like this: If Interpol … Read more
The Fire Note is happy to premiere the new video from Sleepers Work. Sleepers Work is the project of William Flynn; NY based multi-instrumentalist and composer that has been in Acrylics, Aufgang, and The Prigs along with playing bass and clarinet with St. Vincent. “Dawn And The Moon” is filled with visually stimulating imagery that … Read more
Hello 2014! There have already been some great releases in January but what is on the horizon? Who is the next band you should tell all your friends about? Is there a chance to catch someone cool on tour that is playing a sub galley? Well, The Fire Note monthly Bandcamp feature is back so … Read more
Below you will find the video premiere for the first single from Austin, TX’s HeadShy. “Coma” features Ikey Owens (Mars Volta, Free Moral Agents) and was directed by Chris Silagyi with Scotchrocket Productions. The video also showcases members of the up and coming band Residual Kid goofing around in the background at a scary birthday … Read more
Progressive Rock has a bad, and for the most part deserved, reputation. Indulgent, pretentious, pompous, overwrought, self-absorbed, ridiculous – all adjectives that can accurately describe the genre. There’s a reason it more or less disappeared around 1980. Although there have been numerous revival attempts from Marillion in the eighties to The Mars Volta in this … Read more
Here is a new track from Sub Pop artist Death Vessel. Their new album is due out February 25th, 2014 and today’s fire track, “Ilsa Drown,” from the record features guest vocals from Jónsi of Sigur Rós. It is a great chill track for some of the wintery weather many are experiencing today. You can … Read more
Thanksgiving is over and now it is time to shop! Before you go looking for the best price on designer socks check out these fine artists below in our November Bandcamp feature. There are some great bargains here but even better – great music. Remember that they are in no particular order and make sure … Read more
Ty Segall Gemini Drag City Records [2013] Hopefully you remember Ty Segall’s 2012 record Twins (TFN Review). It landed at number 2 in our Top 50 last year and of course received a Headphone Approved stamp with its sonic excellence. Gemini was released this week from Segall and it is essentially the Twins demos album … Read more
The Fire Note is pleased to provide the album stream for Brother Dege’s third record, How To Kill A Horse. The album will be released tomorrow (11/5) on GolarWash Labs & Records. You may already be familiar with Brother Dege if you follow Quentin Tarantino soundtracks. In 2012, Brother Dege’s “Too Old to Die Young,” … Read more
October is almost over but it wouldn’t be complete without our monthly Bandcamp installment! Below is our October Bandcamp picks featuring artists that deserve your ear. Once again they are in no particular order and you can click on the image to land on their Bandcamp page. Discover, Support & Share! [easyrotator]erc_26_1383185131[/easyrotator] -Feature by Scot … Read more
It should come as no surprise that we’re big fans of 60’s music here at The Fire Note. That decade not only produced some of our favorite bands and records of all time, but its influence can still be felt today. We also enjoy finding the needle in a haystack—those albums we discover that not … Read more