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Closer You Are Book Giveaway: Biography of Robert Pollard

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Update: The contest is over. You read correctly. Courtesy of Da Capo Press, TFN is giving away two copies of Closer You Are: The Story of Robert Pollard and Guided by Voices by Matthew Cutter. The book is the upcoming authorized biography of Robert Pollard, indie rock icon and founder of Guided By Voices. It … Read more

The Friday Fire Track: GØGGS – “Pre Strike Sweep”

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GØGGS, the Los Angeles-based group comprised of co-founders Chris Shaw (vocals) and Ty Segall (guitars), and Michael Anderson (bass) and Charles Moothart (drums, guitar), are set to release their second album, Pre Strike Sweep, on September 28th via In The Red. Following their “foot to the floor” self-titled debut, Pre Strike Sweep should find the … Read more

The Friday Fire Track: Fascinating – “Communist Power”

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Gutter pop from Cleveland, Ohio, returns with Fascinating’s new track “Communist Power.” Today’s Friday Fire Track does not mess around with its fuzzed-up guitar assault. Play it loud and raise a fist as you join Fascinating’s crusade against the current times. “Communist Power” is the first of 12 new songs from an upcoming album of … Read more

The Friday Fire Track: Mozes And The Firstborn – “Hello”

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Netherlands-based Mozes and the Firstborn are back with a new single and today’s Friday Fire Track “Hello.” You may remember the band’s excellent Headphone Approved self-titled debut back in 2014 on Burger Records. Since that time, the group has toured with The Growlers, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and together PANGEA to just name a few, while … Read more

The Friday Fire Track: Lala Lala – “Destroyer”

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Lala Lala is the Chicago-based project of Lillie West. She recently just signed to Hardly Art Records and will release her new album, The Lamb, on Friday, September 28th. The Friday Fire Track today is your first listen to Lala Lala as “Destroyer” has a very early Liz Phair meets Snail Mail sound. I also … Read more

The Friday Fire Track: Exploded View – “Raven Raven”

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Not sure why but trippy seemed liked the style of music to feature today and Mexico City’s Exploded View has the perfect new track. The Friday Fire Track, “Raven Raven,” has a hypnotic but sterile pulse as Annika Henderson’ vocals float through its mystic haze. The effect reminds me of several Kim Gordon fronted songs … Read more

A Shoreline Dream present new EP – Waitout

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Colorado-based pprogressive shoegaze postpunk outfit A Shoreline Dream have a new EP out July 6 via Latenight Weeknight Records. For this release, frontman Ryan Policky (vocals, guitar, keys, bass) and Erik Jeffries (guitar) have reunited with the band’s original drummer Gabriel Ratliff. The lead single “Waitout” is a reflection of the current state of world … Read more

The Friday Fire Track: Active Bird Community – “Unwind With Me”

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Brooklyn, NY’s Active Bird Community instantly will get you excited to bring out the rock. The band have a new album coming out on September 14th via Barsuk Records and today’s Friday Fire Track is the perfect introduction.

“Unwind With Me” starts off innocent enough with the slow burning guitar strum and the band’s woo hoo harmony vocals. Singer Tom D’Agustino then calmly sings “and now you’re really over there, and I am thousand pounds of scared – I’ll fuck this up.” That is when the band’s muscular guitar comes out and injects this song a solid backbone that is unforgettable. Enjoy your Friday!

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The Friday Fire Track: Jane Church – “Rocket To The Kremlin”

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Jane Church began as the solo recording project of Queens, NY-based artist Matt Stevenson in 2017. Joined live by seasoned musicians Ali Awan (lead guitar), Turner Stough (bass), and Peter Hilton Jr. (drums,) Jane Church now are finding a band approach to things and will have several releases out soon that includes today’s Fire Track … Read more

The Friday Fire Track: Deaf Poets – “Cigarette”

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Brooklyn-via-Miami Beach based duo Deaf Poets have a new EP, Change & Bloom, out on June 15th via WaxRomantix Records. The song featured today off that EP is “Cigarette” and it shows the Deaf Poets wall of sound type rock n roll. “Cigarette” has a good mix of Jesus & Mary Chain, Black Rebel Motorcycle … Read more

The Friday Fire Track: Oh Sees – “Overthrown”

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The always changing John Dwyer and his Oh Sees consistently give TFN something to look forward to! The Friday Fire Track today does just that as it features the new super hard prog-metal single, “Overthrown,” from Oh Sees. The song is from the upcoming full length Smote Reverser which is due out in August via … Read more

The Friday Fire Track: The Rock’n’Roll HiFives -“Hold On”

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There is nothing better than some good old fashioned attitude rock for your Friday. Today’s Friday Fire Track is just that as New Jersey’s RocknRoll Hi-Fives bring a snarl with their single “Hold On.” The band might surprise you as they are made up of sixteen-year-old singer Eilee Centeno, her thirteen-year old brother on drums, … Read more

Premiere Friday Fire Track: No Name Hotel – “Parable”

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Tristan marks the second EP release by No Name Hotel, the moniker of singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist, Farahd Abdullah Wallizada. A first-generation American born of Afghani parents, Wallizada spent his early life in Jacksonville, Florida, having little access to pop culture. That changed in his early teens, when he began pirating songs off of library … Read more

The Friday Fire Track: Charmer – “Nurse Joy”

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Marquette, Michigan emo-rock band Charmer are bringing a new spotlight to the Midwest movement with their self-titled debut that hits your playlist today via No Sleep Records. After just 2 years, the band has already shared the stage with Pinegrove, Teen Suicide, and Dowsing. The new album was recorded with Jake Ewald of Modern Baseball … Read more

The Friday Fire Track: Wax Chattles – “In My Mouth”

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New Zealand’s Wax Chattels are releasing their self-titled LP on May 18th via Flying Nun/Captured Tracks. The band call themselves “guitarless guitar music.” Have we sparked your interest yet? Thought so! Today’s Friday Fire Track, “In My Mouth,” is your first taste of Wax Chattles and their mix of experimental punk like Brainiac blended with … Read more

The Friday Fire Track: Michael Rault – “I’ll Be There”

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Canadian singer-songwriter Michael Rault is back on May 18th with his new album, It’s A New Day, via Wick Records (a Daptone Records subsidiary). You may remember his solid Living Daylight which was out on Burger records in 2015. Today’s Friday Fire Track, “I’ll Be There,” is from that new record and screams classic power … Read more

Premiere Friday Fire Track: Ricky Hell & The Voidboys – “Friday Eyes”

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Ricky Hell & The Voidboys formed in 2017 on the streets of Cleveland, Ohio and if you follow TFN you already are well aware of the excellent noise rock frontman Ricky Hamilton creates as we have featured his solo work and bands Fascinating and Shagg. Needless to say, we are hyped to premiere this Friday … Read more