This weeks Fire track is feeling a bit exploratory. A collection and collaboration of musicians, Special Teams is self described as a rock hip hop trance experiment. Special Teams was born from The Long Count, a song cycle/visual project assembled by artist Matthew Ritchie and music by Aaron & Bryce Dessner of The National. The … Read more
We couldn’t be pleased more to hear that one of our favorite Aussie bands, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, are once again returning quickly with a new album titled Flying Microtonal Banana. The band’s first LP of 2017 will be released on February 24th via ATO and Flightless. The Melbourne-based group plans to release … Read more
I always like when I hear a track and it immediately sinks into the right groove. That describes today’s Friday Fire Track from Sweden’s Kristoffer & The Harbour Heads. “Nervous In Berlin” is a very melodic burner of a song that will appeal to Band of Horses and My Morning Jacket fans. You get the … Read more
If you are a Robert Pollard fan then your mind blew when you heard the news about ESP Ohio. The new Pollard project reunites him with guitarist Doug Gillard (Nada Surf, Guided By Voices) which has historically yielded some great indie pop moments. ESP Ohio also adds current GBV bassist Mark Shue (Beech Creeps) and … Read more
Sacred Bones always seems to find some of the most eclectic artists and Copenhagen’s Marching Church fits the bill. What once was a solo project has now developed into a band that is comprised of Iceage lead singer Elias Bender Rønnenfelt joined by Iceage bandmate Johan S. Weith (electric viola, guitar), Lower’s rhythm section of … Read more
Drakulas are from Austin, TX and feature members of Riverboat Gamblers and Rise Against, among others. Their debut LP, Raw Wave, is due out November 18th and sounds right at home on Dirtnap records with its high energy guitar driven rock. “Neon Town” is your first Drakulas taste with its scurrying guitar and in your … Read more
How about some spirit-raising purveyors of pagan folk psyche prog from the UK? You say what? That is right, Wolf People are back in full force with a new album titled Ruins coming out November 11th via Jagjaguwar. Today we hit you with the first single off the record, “Ninth Night,” that sets the tone … Read more
LVL UP is back and the band’s third album and Sub Pop debut Return To Love is out today. The opening track from the album, “Hidden Driver” is the Friday Fire Track today and just one listen should have you wanting to hear more. The band has a very Built To Spill/Modest Mouse/Shins sound that … Read more
We are excited to head back down to the MidPoint Music Festival in Cincinnati this year. MMF has developed a reputation as the place to discover contemporary music, find the next big thing, and meet your new favorite band so it seems only natural for TFN to showcase this event. This year takes a more … Read more
It is about damn time that Tony Molina hits us with some new music. His 2013 full length, Dissed And Dismissed, was a favorite here at TFN, so just the word “Molina” makes this Friday already better! The good news is that on October 28, Tony Molina is releasing a new 8-song EP titled Confront … Read more
No matter how jaded and cynical a music writer becomes, and there’s plenty going on in the music and journalism businesses to leave one jaded and cynical, most of us have artists whose history and/or music hits us in our warm spot, a place of personal satisfaction and joy. For instance, I’ll always have a … Read more
For those unfamiliar, Low Culture features members of Shang-A-Lang and Marked Men and they released their debut, Screens, in 2013. The band members keep up a busy schedule outside the group so it is exciting to hear new music from their sophomore effort, Places To Hide, which is out today via Dirtnap Records. Things to … Read more
Thrice To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere Vagrant Records [2016] Fire Note Says: Thrice still bring an edgy melodic crunch. Album Review: Fresh from it’s hiatus of a few years, the alt rock/post-hardcore West Coast band Thrice is raging against the machine; with an apparent war on the horizon, they’re prepared to do battle. … Read more
Fascinating frontman Ricky Hamilton has an extensive list of personal bands that include blackbear + the surf bums, The Nico Missile, Pig Flayer, Shagg, and The Venus Flytraps plus he has toured with Warm Soda and Useless Eaters, as their drummer. If that wasn’t enough, Hamilton also runs Quality Time Records out of his hometown … Read more
Nothing like some Brooklyn post-punk to kick start your Friday. That is exactly what you are getting with The Black Black and their new single “You Are My Personal Pronoun.” The track is from their upcoming EP, Adjusted I, which is out September 30th. The song has a rollicking mix that is part Black Rebel … Read more
When forming a band in Nashville, Tennessee you have to be strong willed and ready for rejection as you can barely take two steps in the city without running into another musician. But, that didn’t stop indie rock duo Walking Man from taking their shot – and you’ll be glad they did! Walking Man has … Read more
You know that TFN secretly (or not so secretly) loves the Americana/folk genre so why not country fry our Friday Fire Track today. It seems to be hot enough everywhere (temperature wise and politically) to feature the new track from This Frontier Needs Heroes titled “I Love Immigration.” It should be no surprise by the … Read more
Back in 1999, The Faint’s second album Blank-Wave Arcade delivered something fresh to the indie scene with its angular new-wave rhythms, synths, and assulting guitar. It was a record that put The Faint on the map and is still a good listen today. Today’s Friday Fire Track finds a new track from the Omaha-based band … Read more
Doesn’t really matter where you have been this July but it is HOT!! So nothing like some new tunes to help hanging out on the inside where it is COOl! This July edition has some new young talent from Dayton, lo-fi from Sweden, surf out of the Bay area, punk from Delaware, pop rock from … Read more
Sometimes you just want to sit back and let the music surround you. That is exactly what will happen when you play Tim Cohen’s new track “More” from his group Magic Trick. It is such an opposite vibe from his more known band The Fresh & Onlys but in the same breath refreshing. “More” is … Read more
We have been following Phili’s Beach Slang for several years now but we still get excited with every new release. “Punks In A Disco Bar” is the first single off their new record, A Loud Bash Of Teenage Feelings, which is out September 23rd via Polyvinyl Records. If you are a fan, you will be … Read more
Ryley Walker is an artist that we looked to put on your radar early last year with his sophomore record Primrose Green. The good news for all is that Walker has kept the creative spirit flowing as he now will release his third record, Golden Sings That Have Been Sung, on August 19th via Dead … Read more
This new jangle surf punk single from Asbury Park’s Dentist is why TFN likes to write about music. The foot tapping Friday Fire track today is just one of those songs every band would enjoy cranking out. The quick bounce of the guitar, the beat perfect bass lines in the background and a peppering drum … Read more
I don’t think you can deny that this edition of our Bandcamp feature brings the summer heat. We have a new project from Black Joe Lewis, dark surf blues from Dublin, heavy drum-bass from Brazil, bedroom pop from Brooklyn, folk-rock out of Michigan and good classic twang from Baltimore. As always – Discover, Support & … Read more
Today’s track premiere spotlights the second single from Bethlehem, PA band VoirVoir (pronounced v-wah v-wah). The quintet is set to release their debut, There Are No Good Goodbyes, on July 15th from our good friends Fleeting Youth Records. VoirVoir is all about delivering intense vocals, providing rock out guitar at the right moment and lyrically … Read more