Arizona’s Destruction Unit is back today to release their new album Negative Feedback Resistor in its entirety in partnership with Sacred Bones Records and Adult Swim. The album is available FOR FREE digitally via Adult Swim and available for purchase on CD and vinyl via Sacred Bones Records. You can download a copy HERE. The … Read more
In the current scene with artists like Father John Misty, Edward Sharpe and Tobias Jesso Jr., Oakland’s Whiskerman fit right in with their sweeping and emotional song “Cardinal City.” The Fire Track today has plenty of infectious moments from the graceful strings playing throughout its background to the soft piano that floats in the undertone … Read more
Soldiers of Fortune started back in August 2004 as an anti-band! The idea was to put together a group, who were never gonna write songs, never gonna practice, never gonna record music, never make any product for public consumption or ever hit the road! Seemed easy unless you have a bunch of talented musicians in … Read more
In anticipation of their concert album release of It’s Great To Be Alive!, the Drive-By Truckers have released the live version of “Girls Who Smoke” for you to check out. Two versions of the release will be made available; It’s Great To Be Alive! is the full 35-track record as a five vinyl / three … Read more
Barsuk Records just launched the new track from Say Hi, “It’s A Hunger,” from the forthcoming Bleeders Digest (out September 18th.) Say Hi is Eric Elbogen. He lives in Seattle, WA and has been making records since 2002. His ninth, Bleeders Digest, is a record about vampires and the sequel to Say Hi To Your … Read more
Typically you will always grab me when you say – “recorded by Steve Albini.” He has such a stellar history in the recording/producer world that his name alone can sell records. So what happens when you put the eclectic Monotonix frontman Yonatan Gat and drummer Gal Lazer together with the legend for an almost 7 … Read more
The Detroit based quartet, Destroy This Place are ready to hit you in the face with their new track “The Bees.” The dirty rock n roll track is from their forthcoming third record, Animal Rites, which is due out on October 23rd via Forge Again Records. If you are not familiar with Destroy This Place … Read more
Melbourne-based Gold Class has an instantly memorable sound on this new single from their forthcoming record It’s You. Think Morrissey fronting a post-punk band like Jawbox or even Joy Division. If that catches your interest then you are going to really like “Life As A Gun” from Gold Class. There is a lot to groove … Read more
Sometimes all you need is a catchy band name and I am in before the music even starts playing. That was the case for Brooklyn’s Surf Rock Is Dead. The duo of Kevin Pariso and Joel Witenberg, hailing from Chicago and Melbourne, respectively, met in New York City. After just jamming for a bit the … Read more
Here is the new music video from Dan Auerbach’s The Arcs for “Put a Flower in Your Pocket.” The video was directed by El Oms, who also created the album’s artwork and described the characters below in the video which are Rosie, the boxer, and the gangster. “Rosie and the boxer are in their 20s … Read more
“Moving” marks the return of Lou Barlow to the solo album world as his new LP, Brace The Wave, will be his first in six years. Dinosaur Jr. and Sebadoh have kept him busy on the indie rock side of things so if you are familiar with his earlier solo efforts, the mid-tempo pace and … Read more
The National’s Matt Berninger and Menomena/Ramona Falls’ Brent Knopf have joined forces for a collaborative offering under the moniker EL VY. Their debut record, Return to the Moon, comes out October 30 via 4AD. I like the groove of the title track which you can find below. EL VY will tour later this year and … Read more
Alright. So it would be super easy to dismiss the Under The Sun tour completely. You get Sugar Ray, Better Than Ezra, Uncle Kracker and Eve 6 for a night of 90s/00s alt rock singles that most of us know by heart if you lived through that era. I am sure to some that may … Read more
You can try but most likely you won’t be able to pry this funereal Americana from my cold dead hand. Or at least something like that! Just not as dramatic when it comes to the first single and debut solo record from Monk Parker. His new album, How The Spark Loves The Tinder, is due … Read more
Wavves has just shared new song “Flamezesz” from their upcoming fifth studio record V. This record is the first time the band has properly recorded an album in a professional studio as it should be their most polished record to date. V is out October 2 via Ghost Ramp / Warner Bros. Records.
Dances hail from Brooklyn and on their upcoming debut, Keep Talking, the band will show off their admiration for classic NYC punk, Britpop, ’60s psych and some straight up ’90s era alt rock. Today’s Fire Track highlights the alt rock side of the group with “Suzy Lee.” The track gets kicks off with a disjointed … Read more
FUZZ is back! Ty Segall (drums, vocals), Charles Moothart (guitar, vocals), and Chad Ubovich (bass, vocals) are exploring all the blank-ations of what will be, or has always been, on II. Tried and true methods mixed with tongue twisting, teeth shattering, seizure-inducing stabs at the norm. Word on the street says II will be heavy, … Read more
Atlas Genius has shared a new track, “Stockholm,” from the band’s forthcoming release Inanimate Objects. The ablum is due out August 31 via Warner Bros. Records. No word yet on a vinyl release but you can pre-order several other bundles HERE, which include a limited lithograph (FIRST 300 SIGNED). The band is currently playing a … Read more
Wayne Coyne, frontman for The Flaming Lips, is creating brand-new visual artwork for the next exhibition at Baltimore’s American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM). Opening this October, AVAM’s The Big Hope Show will thematically explore issues relating to hope and transcendent survival and showcase works from dozens of visionary artists and thinkers, including drawings, sculpture, and … Read more
Sturgill Simpson’s “Living The Dream” fall tour will extend through November including two nights at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium as well as shows in Buffalo, Atlanta, Denver, Salt Lake City, Spokane, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, Eugene, Oakland, Los Angeles and San Diego. Previously announced tour stops include Asheville, Norfolk, Charlottesville, Philadelphia, New York, Washington, DC and … Read more
You absolutely cannot keep me away from the type of indie infection that Gambier, Ohio’s SPORTS plays. “Saturday” is an explosive tune that reminds me of every great little song from bands that never received the proper exposure. The foot tapping number is a great introduction to the group’s sophomore record, All of Something, which … Read more
The Dear Hunter have just released the second track from their forthcoming album Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise, out September 4 on Cave & Canary Goods / Equal Vision Records. “Waves” is our Friday Fire Track this week and it showcases the magnitude of this record with its large lush arrangements. Acts I-III of this … Read more
We first told you about Dublin’s Girl Band when they were a Friday Fire track back in January of 2014 and then reminded you in June when they were featured in our June 14′ Bandcamp feature. So it is no surprise that we are excited for their debut album, Holding Hands with Jamie, out September … Read more
Anytime I hear a “Dinosaur Jr. meets Neil Young” description you know I will dig a little deeper. That tag is what some are throwing around about Atlanta’s Tedo Stone with his southern flare and indie rock. After checking out his first track I think you argue that it is a fair comparison. His new … Read more
Philadelphia Collins, the recording project of Devin McKnight (Speedy Ortiz/Grass Is Green) and Theo Hartlett (Ovlov/Flat Swamp) will release Derp Swervin’, their debut EP, on July 24th via Exploding In Sound Records. Below you can hear the album’s single, “Dogsbody,” which features the vocals from Two Inch Astronaut’s Sam Rosenberg.