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Mumblr is sort of a meat and potatoes band for TFN. Their somewhat angular indie post punk pulse works for us on every level. Today’s Fire Track, “VHS,” is off their new album, The Never Ending Get Down, which hit the streets today via Fleeting Youth Records. The band has really tried to shake things … Read more

After seeing Sean Lennon come onto the stage with Les Claypool and Primus during their summer tour together, it wasn’t that much of a surprise to see this collaboration happen. Now, it was anyone’s guess what form it would take and to the delight of TFN, it seems like a mix leaning more to the … Read more

Gills frontman Jesse Wheeler comes with a story that’s just as good as his music. Struck with Leukemia at an early age, Wheeler started writing music in his teen years to cope and put a positive spin on his childhood situation. After beating the disease, he wasn’t going to let anything hold him back. Wheeler … Read more

It should be no surprise how much we love our lo-fi rock around here so Honey Radar’s new track, “Fort Wayne Mermaids,” is a perfect match. The guitar riff, the laid back behind the scenes slightly muffled vocals, the ending sample voice overlay, the two minute running time and most certainly the satisfied feeling you … Read more

Ty Segall just keeps on cranking and if you have been following the prolific rocker you already had a heads up that this debut full length from GØGGS was coming. We just didn’t know when. Previously, the trio of Segall, Fuzz bandmate Charles Moothart, and frontman Chris Shaw of Ex-Cult put out a rocking 7″ … Read more

MOSAICS are a San Francisco trio that have a very pulsating forward sound that can be heard below on their new single and Friday Fire Track “Year of Valor.” Maryam Sadeghian’s clear siren vocals will quickly be bouncing in your head as she leads the charge on this song while the band swirls and twirls … Read more

Car Seat Headrest’s proper first record of all new material for Matador Records has real potential to be one of the better indie records we hear this year. Teens of Denial does not officially hit until May 20 but today’s Fire Track “Fill In The Blank” is totally going to have you going for the … Read more

TFN does not feature the bigger rock sound too often but we have been into Macclesfield, England’s, the Virginmarys since their 2013 debut King Of Conflict (2013). The UK three piece is now set to release their sophomore album, Divides, on May 6th via Wind-Up Records and here is a new track from the record. … Read more

Here is a band that has been on our radar for some time as member James Greer has career ties to Guided By Voices. DTCV (pronounced Detective) is his group with French musician Lola G and they have been releasing music since 2012. DTCV has a new album coming out April 8th on Xemu/Lolipop titled … Read more

We wouldn’t be doing our job at TFN if we didn’t feature the surprise new Guided By Voices track today. The Internet shook a little bit when the news hit of fresh music from the recently resurrected group, so it only seems appropriate. The return of a touring Guided By Voices was previously announced and … Read more

Today you get a chance to catch a new track from Western Australian-born, Matt Gresham. He is an artist that should have some upward momentum in 2016 as this single is a kick off for his SXSW appearances next week and an EP to follow later in the year. Some of his previous work is … Read more

Here is a great find coming out on Goner records in the spring. The Fire Track today is from Angry Angles which is Jay Reatard and Alix Brown from his pre-Blood Visions days. “Things Are Moving” can be found on the self-titled compilation that features released and unreleased songs from the couple. The album includes … Read more

Here is the first single from the new Woods album, City Sun Eater In The River Of Light, which is out April 8, 2016 via Woodsist. If you are familiar with the band then you know that this track holds up the consistent track record of great tunes the group has churned out over the … Read more

I will admit that I really want modern punk to get more attention because there are some great bands that I feel indie heads are just currently missing. Mark Ryan’s Mind Spiders is one of those groups as their forthcoming album, Prosthesis, is the bands fourth full length in the last five years. “Cold” is … Read more

Want to discover a good sounding new band today? Of course you do – that is what Friday Fire Tracks are all about and today we bring you Brooklyn’s Acid Dad. The proclaimed psych-punk group has a new EP coming out February 26th titled Let’s Plan A Robbery, that is for sure to raise some … Read more

You may have checked out one of our favorite classic videos from face to face yesterday, which leads us into the excitement of their new record, Protection, that is out March 4th via Fat Wreck Chords. This track is simple retro face to face – energy, straight forward grinding guitar, strong lead vocals and a … Read more