Brooklyn’s Hellbirds have re recorded all of Phil Spector’s A Christmas Gift For You, and have been putting out the album one song a day from December 10th-23rd 2014. Today’s song is “Christmas, Baby Please Come Home” written by Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, and Phil Spector. “Christmas, Baby Please Come Home” is the twelfth song … Read more
If you have seen Ty Segall lately you might have caught his opening act Axis: Sova. The band seems to fit in with the many sides of Ty as their thundering jams are sure to shake concert venue walls across the country. The featured track today, “Fractal Ancestry,” is from their forthcoming new record Early … Read more
Here is a sneak peek at a track from Lemuria’s upcoming 7″ / Comic Book split. The 7″, produced by Mark Ryan of the Marked Men and Radioactivity comes packaged with Turnstile Comix #3, a 40 page comic book about Lemuria’s harrowing 2011 tour through Russia, based on true events and illustrated by Mitch Clem … Read more
I don’t know about you but a cool jangly indie rock song seems right for today. Brooklyn’s Coastgaard rushes towards you with a fresh neo-surf rock sound that comes complete with early 60’s rhythms, 90’s guitar undertones and stylish arrangements. On “Rose,” Coastgaard displays their waving melodies that fall into a Real Estate vibe or … Read more
Colleen Green’s lo-fi pop punk charm shined on her Hardly Art debut, Sock It To Me, and now we have her first single from her forthcoming 2015 release I Want To Grow Up. “Pay Attention” already gives you an idea that Green has stepped it up sonically this go around, as the song is a … Read more
After seeing Mike Savino play drums on his lighted banjo with Kishi Bashi this year I was instantly hooked to his band Tall Tall Trees. The group has been around for about 6 years now and slowly has evolved into a one man psychedelic folk show. Honestly, I wouldn’t want it any other way at … Read more
I will fully admit that we enjoy covers. Especially when they come out of left field like this one from Elephant Stone. They take on Tom Petty’s “Into The Great Wide Open” and its psychedelic flow works!
Today’s Fire Track features the debut single from LA’s The Bulls. They are a new group that features singer and multi-instrumentalist, Anna Bulbrook (The Airborne Toxic Event), and guitarist, Marc Sallis (The Duke Spirit). It doesn’t take long to hear their influences like The Jesus and Mary Chain, Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Cure … Read more
Australian psych lords King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard are on the verge of breaking out here in the States with their new album I’m In Your Mind Fuzz when it releases November 11th via Castle Face Records. Their new single, “Cellophane,” has a little bit of everything from a psychedelic jam to reverb vocals … Read more
Are you ready for a large soundscape of song to kick off your weekend? That is exactly what our Fire Track provides today from Washington DC’s Black Clouds. From their forthcoming full length album titled Dreamcation, Black Clouds present a mid-tempo instrumental track that flexes its muscles around every corner. Make sure you stick around … Read more
Today’s fire track seems like an appropriate title! LA Font’s first offering off of their upcoming 2-on-1 cassette release (featuring their first two full length albums, The American Leagues and Diving Man) is the rowdy “Bright Red Flame.” The Los Angeles-based foursome has a distinct groove found here that contains plenty of memorable rhythms and … Read more
Guess what? Robert Pollard has a new project? Surprised – ha – that was a joke because the answer is absolutely no! Pollard always has something going on! Pollard’s new project is called Ricked Wicky, and it is a rock band. RW finds Todd Tobias and Nick Mitchell contributing to the debut album I Sell … Read more
Noel Gallagher announced the completion and release date of the brand new Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds album, Chasing Yesterday on Sour Mash Records. The announcement was made during a live Q&A streamed on Facebook and hosted by BBC 6 Music’s Matt Everitt. Fans who missed it, can click HERE for a limited time today … Read more
LA duo, Girlpool have just released their latest single from their forthcoming self-titled EP called “Blah Blah Blah.” It is a quick two minute in your face type of riot grrrl rock that is totally raw and delivered with only a guitar, bass and vocal harmonies. The two piece, made up of Cleo Tucker (Guitar) … Read more
Here is the first taste of The Lone Bellow’s follow up to their critically acclaimed self-titled debut. The album will be released in early 2015 and was produced by Aaron Dessner of The National. The first track to be released is titled “Then Came The Morning,” which you can here below. “Then Came The Morning” … Read more
Sydney’s Boson Higgs deliver plenty of true blues driven and distortion soaked rock on their debut single “Blacktop.” The track may not be new or fresh when it comes to its musical roots but Boson Higgs put the right dose of spirit and energy behind its grinding riffs to make your foot tap along with … Read more
Today’s Friday Fire Track is a new song off the debut self-titled full-length from Chicago’s Exit Verse. The group is sort of an indie supergroup as it features singer/guitarist Geoff Farina (Karate, Secret Stars, Glorytellers), drummer John Dugan (Chisel, Edsel) and bassist Pete Croke (Brokeback, Tight Phantoms). If you are a big Karate fan, like … Read more
Today’s fire track is the new single from Allentown, Pennsylvania’s The Yetis. “Little Surfer Girl” sounds exactly how you would think its title suggests with its breezy guitar, laid back lyrics and the California sun that beams through on its final third. The song was produced/engineered by Kyle “Slick” Johnson (Modest Mouse, Wavves, Cymbals Eat … Read more
The first thing about Meatbodies you should know is that main man Chad Ubovich is also the guitarist for Mikal Cronin and the bassist in FUZZ with Ty Segall. You might remember that Chad and the Meatbodies were the B-side last year with Ty on the seventh release in the LAMC 7” Series from Famous … Read more
Sacred Bones has long been closely linked with tight-knit regional punk scenes, with roster artists representing everything from the icy precision of Copenhagen (Vår, Lust for Youth) to the acid-fried psych vibes of Tempe, Arizona, (Destruction Unit) to the grimy lawlessness of New York City (The Men, Pop. 1280, Anasazi). Institute stands at the center … Read more
Oklahoma band BRONCHO is set to release their sophomore album, Just Enough Hip To Be Woman, on September 16 via Dine Alone Records. The fire track today is “What” and it represents a good slice of their garage/glam/pop rock vibe. What I like about the track is how its filled to the brim with swagger … Read more
So I am not quite ready to let go of summer and Chicago punks Knuckle Puck have the perfect song in “Oak Street” to keep the season alive. The band is releasing a 2 song flexi 7″ via Bad Timing Records on September 2, which coincides with their supporting slot on Senses Fail’s Let It … Read more
Jason Molia recorded Didn’t It Rain live in a single room, with no overdubs and had musicians creating their parts on the fly. The overall approach to the recording was nothing new for Molina but Didn’t It Rain sets its self apart from his existing body of work. This expanded reissue presents Molina’s home demos … Read more
Nothing like getting a quick follow up from Montreal’s Elephant Stone. It was just last year we were grooving to their psychedelic self-titled record! Fast forward a year and the band is back with another sitar-infused indie rock record in Three Poisons. The Fire Track today is “Knock You From Yr Mountain” and it highlights … Read more
Ryan Pollie goes under the moniker Los Angeles Police Department, which I will say is an ear catching band name. What is better than the name is Pollie’s soft and effortless delivery on his first single form the self-titled debut due out September 2 via Forged Artifacts. When Pollie repetitively sings the chorus the magic … Read more