Sloan fans will rejoice that the group is heading out for several One Chord To Another 20th Anniversary Dates. The shows will have two full sets – one set of their 1996 Juno Award winning “One Chord To Another” album in its entirety and another set of hits. Right now the band is hitting mostly … 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
Belly has announced on their website that they will be reuniting to play some shows this coming summer in the US and the UK. Dates will be announced as they are confirmed, but right now the UK shows are to fall in the middle of July, and US shows will be scattered throughout August and … Read more
Bent Shapes have a Slumberland Records debut coming at you March 11th. The album is titled Wolves of Want and “Realization Hits” is a shot of indie-pop from the record that will for sure have you ready for the album’s release. It is easily worthy of the Friday Fire Track spot today with its upbeat … Read more
I can already tell you that this show is worth the price of admission. The Heartless Bastards have announced a co-headlining tour with the Old 97’s for a string of East Coast, Midwest and Canada dates throughout May w/ opener BJ Barham (of American Aquarium). You can find your show below! Heartless Bastards and Old … 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
Welsh trio The Joy Formidable have just announced that they’ll be releasing their forthcoming album Hitch on Friday, March 25th via their own record label C’Mon Lets Drift in partnership with Caroline (US), Orchard/ Membran (Europe) and MapleMusic (Canada.) The band had one goal for album number three: to make sure their unique live performance … Read more
Chuck Cleaver and Lisa Walker have made quite the pair since Wussy’s debut, Funeral Dress, came out in 2005. The group caught some much deserved steam with their solid 2014 record Attica! that even captured them some airtime on CBS This Morning during the weekly “Saturday Sessions” segment. Well, the group is now set to … Read more
If you are a fan then it will not surprise you that Robert Pollard has a new solo record out March 4th titled Of Course You Are. It also won’t surprise you that his shared track “My Daughter Yes She Knows” rocks out like you would expect! What may surprise you is that Of Course … Read more
TFN has been a fan of Vandaveer since their 2011 record Dig Down Deep. Since that time, the band has had a growing fanbase because of their talent and catchy modernized Americana sound. The duo of Mark Charles Heidinger and Rose Guerin are now on their fifth LP with the forthcoming release of The Wild … Read more
Boston’s Bent Shapes have a new record, Wolves of Want, coming out March 11 via Slumberland Records. The band spent early 2015 recording Wolves of Want with Elio DeLuca (Titus Andronicus), and are now excited to have these songs finally see a speaker as the group began writing what would become their second album long … Read more
TFN receives messages all the time asking what is going on with the Dayton, Ohio music scene because they love it. I know we are biased, but I think our monthly Bandcamp feature has backed up the Gem city talent. Well, today’s premiere Friday Fire Track is further evidence, as the Dayton-Detroit based band Joseph … Read more
The Dandy Warhols have just signed with Dine Alone Records and have unveiled “You Are Killing Me” – their first taste of new music since 2012’s This Machine. “You Are Killing Me” definitely has that Warhol’s groove! More info on a new album and expanded tour coming soon!
The Heartless Bastards are going back out on the road! Band leader Erika Wennerstrom said, “With the great time we had this past year on the road and the release of Restless Ones (TFN Reveiw HERE), 2015 was a fantastic year! We’re ecstatic to get back out in 2016 to some great cities we missed … Read more
Dr. Dog will warn you that the band had a call to action before their new record. It was simple – record a great pop album. Well coming out February 5th via ANTI- Records, you can hear if they achieved their goal as Dr. Dog returns with The Psychedelic Swamp. You can listen to the … Read more
DIIV’s forthcoming sophomore album, Is The Is Are, is easily one of our anticipated releases for 2016. There was really no expectation for what the new material would sound like but the upbeat fun quality of “Under The Sun” has our ears peaked. It would be easy for DIIV to fall into a wave of … Read more
As you may or may not know, Thom Fekete has spent a lot of time at home lately. Thom is the guitarist of Surfer Blood, and he was recently diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. Thom’s condition has made him unable to tour with Surfer Blood… but it hasn’t stopped him from creating a … Read more
We are going a bit country for a Friday Fire Track premiere today from Wonky Tonk so grab your finest bourbon, a chair and some headphones. Jasmine Lorraine “Wonky Tonk” Poole grew up in Kentucky so her love for folk and bluegrass is completely understood but she mixes roots with her own wave of indie … Read more
After abruptly announcing an indefinite hiatus only weeks after the release of their 2012 LP Colourmeinkindness, Basement’s audience grew simply based on the music. The record went on to sell over 25,000 copies worldwide in the absence of live dates or press coverage. In 2014, the band reconnected and recorded the EP Further Sky. Inspired … Read more
Nada Surf has announced the release of its new album, You Know Who You Are, out March 4, 2016. The band’s eighth record and fifth for Barsuk, was produced by long-time comrade Tom Beaujour at Nuthouse Recording n Hoboken, NJ. The album marks the band’s first as an official quartet with the core unit – … Read more
The Ocean Blue will reissue its first three albums on vinyl tomorrow Nov. 20th via Shelflife Records / Korda Records. This includes The Ocean Blue (1989), Cerulean (1991) and Beneath The Rhythm and Sound (1993). Cerulean and Beneath are being issued on vinyl for the first time ever. The band will also perform their S/T … Read more
London-based Wolf Alice have announced their U.S. Spring Headline Tour in support of their debut album entitled My Love Is Cool, out now via Dirty Hit/RCA Records. The tour will begin April 1st in Philadelphia, PA and will include stops in Boston, MA, New York City, Columbus and Denver, CO. Make sure to also check … Read more
Welcome to the fourth and final installment premiere from Suitcase Four here at The Fire Note. All of the tracks have been fun but I think we have saved the best premiere for last. From the critically hailed Alien Lanes (1995), “Motor Away” is one the most recognizable songs from the GBV library and always … Read more
Ty Segall just doesn’t stop and for us fans that always pays its dividends. With the paint barely dry on his excellent new FUZZ record, Ty has just announced a new solo record titled Emotional Mugger out January 22, 2016 via Drag City Records. He also has announced a tour that ventures outside the West … Read more
Singer-songwriter Glen Hansard (The Frames, The Swell Season, Once Soundtrack) will support his new album, Didn’t He Ramble, on tour throughout North American this fall. The tour kicks off tonight at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and includes a stop at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, the new Kings Theatre in Brooklyn … Read more