Marquette, Michigan emo-rock band Charmer are bringing a new spotlight to the Midwest movement with their self-titled debut that hits your playlist today via No Sleep Records. After just 2 years, the band has already shared the stage with Pinegrove, Teen Suicide, and Dowsing. The new album was recorded with Jake Ewald of Modern Baseball … Read more
The Get Up Kids are back with a four-song EP titled Kicker. The EP will be released June 8th, 2018 via Polyvinyl in the US and Big Scary Monsters in UK. Today’s Friday Fire Track is the first single from the EP, “Maybe.” One listen is all you need to know the band is back. … Read more
New Zealand’s Wax Chattels are releasing their self-titled LP on May 18th via Flying Nun/Captured Tracks. The band call themselves “guitarless guitar music.” Have we sparked your interest yet? Thought so! Today’s Friday Fire Track, “In My Mouth,” is your first taste of Wax Chattles and their mix of experimental punk like Brainiac blended with … Read more
We are always excited to check out a new Wussy track so “Aliens In Our Midst” makes for a perfect Friday Fire Track. The song is off the Cincinnati groups seventh studio album titled What Heaven Is Like, which will be out May 18th via Damnably in Europe and Shake It! Records in the US! … Read more
The Breeders: “Secret Show”, The Yellow Cab Tavern, Dayton, Ohio – Friday, March 2, 2018 I really like to think that I pay attention, especially when it comes to music. But, it seems that this one slipped under my nose. I consider myself lucky because if it weren’t for a certain friend my wife and … Read more
Canadian singer-songwriter Michael Rault is back on May 18th with his new album, It’s A New Day, via Wick Records (a Daptone Records subsidiary). You may remember his solid Living Daylight which was out on Burger records in 2015. Today’s Friday Fire Track, “I’ll Be There,” is from that new record and screams classic power … Read more
Ricky Hell & The Voidboys formed in 2017 on the streets of Cleveland, Ohio and if you follow TFN you already are well aware of the excellent noise rock frontman Ricky Hamilton creates as we have featured his solo work and bands Fascinating and Shagg. Needless to say, we are hyped to premiere this Friday … Read more
New music has always raised the temperature around TFN and today’s Friday Fire Track from Vancouver-based Jo Passed is blowing the mercury out the top! The opening screeching guitar work on “MDM” is enough to keep your interest but as the song progresses with its laid-back vocals the consistent riff gets in your head and … Read more
Parquet Courts have just announced their fifth album, Wide Awake!, which will be released on May 18th via Rough Trade. Parquet Courts have been crazy consistent with solid output record after record which includes A. Savage’s excellent solo outing Thawing Dawn. The new record was produced by Brian Burton, better known as Danger Mouse, so … Read more
Let us introduce you to Ampline. Kevin Schmidt, Rick McCarty and Mike Montgomery have been writing, recording and touring as Ampline since 2001. This veteran act just released their fifth full length album, Passion Relapse, on January 26th via SofaBurn Records. You also might recognize Mike Montgomery from another band we enjoy, as he along … Read more
For the past six years, published poet, novelist, visual artist, and musician, Nathaniel Bellows has been writing libretti for the composer Sarah Kirkland Snider. In fact, their last release, Unremembered (2015), was inspired by 13 of Bellows’ poems and illustrations. Now back out front for his sophomore album, Swan and Wolf, Nathaniel Bellows offers a … Read more
Pale Kids new track, “St. Theresa” is the perfect power pop punk rocker to get your Friday cruising. This track is from their forthcoming release, Hesitater, which is a new three-song EP out March 23 via Father/Daughter Records. Durham, England’s Pale Kids have been releasing an assortment of splits and EPs since 2016 but one … Read more
TFN is always about the cover song. Give us a cover song and we will spin it till it won’t spin no more! Today’s Friday Fire Track is exactly that. Brooklyn-based punks Charly Bliss, which released an outstanding debut record last year in Guppy, take on Nada Surf’s “The Way You Wear Your Head.” The … Read more
Mind Spiders have just released their new album, Furies, today via Dirtnap Records. Today’s Friday Fire Track is the first track on the record and it’s a mover. “Outside” captures Mind Spiders aggressiveness as the track just builds and builds and builds into a phonetic frenzy. The group continues to morph into the Devo of … Read more
Quiet can always be loud – it just matters how you tune in! That is the feeling that overtakes you in today’s premiere track from the Danish band The Captain Of Sorrow. “Siamese Scars” has an intense rhythm that is driven from the singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer of this record, Hans-Christian. His calm demeanor … Read more
We love lo-fi around here at The Fire Note and today’s Friday Fire Track is from one of favorite underground indie heroes Graham Repulski. The Philadelphia artist releases a consistently good batch of songs every year and “Negative Highlight Reel” is one of the first in 2018. The track is from the cassette EP of … Read more
#50 Old 97’s Graveyard Whistling ATO Records [2017] Drinkin’, whiskey, cars, trouble, women, God and Texas – Dallas, Texas that is. That has been the story of the Old 97’s since their first record, Hitchhike To Rome which was released back in 1994. This veteran group returned this year with an album that embraced the … Read more
Australia’s Flightless is a record label that’s on a roll. They are home to one of the most talked about bands in the world right now, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Plus their roster of artists continues to drive psychedelic music to new heights. Artist that include The Murlocs, ORB, Pipe Eye, The Babe … Read more
The Fire Note wouldn’t be possible without the talented writers that share their educated thoughts and true enjoyment of music with our readers. The time and commitment that goes into writing consistently is appreciated by TFN and taken for granted by everyone else! Our official year end Top 50 is coming soon but clearly everyone … Read more
Progressive Rock is not dead. It’s been relegated to the back of the line but it refuses to go away. And this is the time of year I get to reflect on all of the previous twelve month’s worth of proggy goodness that my ears have received. Yeah, it’s a dirty job but someone’s gotta … Read more
Back in February of 2016 we told you about Brooklyn’s Acid Dad right here in The Friday Fire Track feature. At that time, the psych-punk group was releasing their new EP, Let’s Plan A Robbery, that just got us ready for more. And then we waited! The wait is over as Acid Dad has emerged … Read more
Trouble In Mind has been on a hot streak this year and the label’s 2018 lineup is already looking solid. Today’s Friday Fire Track artist, Olden Yolk, is more proof that they are a label to save some up some hard-earned cash for next year. The New York-based group is led by songwriters, vocalists, and … Read more
“I can’t control myself, I can’t control myself” is the desperate cry of The Soft Moon’s Luis Vasquez’s on today’s Friday Fire Track, “Burn.” It is the intense lead off track from The Soft Moon’s fourth studio record, Criminal, which is due out February 2nd, 2018 via Sacred Bones Records. This track has a rounded … Read more
Well, here is a fun treat for the kids. The continuing journey of the Australian upstarts King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard keeps getting more exciting as the band gets closer to their goal of releasing 5 albums in 2017. On Wednesday, the band announced their fourth long player POLYGONDWANALAND would be available for free … Read more
I still have fond memories of when indie alternative bands were prominent on the airways and 120 minutes showed you all the must hear bands of the week. Fits “Hot Topic,” has a Tripping Daisy, PUSA and The Figgs pop/alt-rock mix that is condensed down to a short but powerful 1:29. It is a fun … Read more