Fire Note Staff

Lou Barlow released Brace the Wave, his first solo album in six years, in September via Joyful Noise. Barlow has now shared a video for “Nerve,” a candid cut from the album that focuses on a broken relationship.

Directed by video maker and musician Adam Harding, the video’s images mirror its lyrics with shots of broken musical gear and a mix of personal footage from Barlow’s past, dating back to 1994, and his current home in Greenfield, MA. Lou has charted some upcoming dates in New Zealand & Australia, plus a stop in Chicago which you can see below.

Tour Dates:
Jan 17 – Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s – Tomorrow Never Knows Festival
Jan 21 – Dunedin, New Zealand @ Chicks Hotel
Jan 22 – Christchurch, New Zealand @ Churchills Bar
Jan 23 – Auckland, New Zealand @ Kings Arms
Jan 24 – Wellington, New Zealand @ San Francisco Bathhouse
Jan 25 – Brisbane, Australia @ Brightside
Jan 26 – Sydney, Australia @ Sydney Festival
Jan 28 – Melbourne, Australia @ Northcote Social Club
Jan 29 – Adelaide, Australia @ Crown + Anchor
Jan 30 – Fremantle, Australia @ Mojos

The Libertines have just released their new single and video, “You’re My Waterloo,” taken from the bands recent album Anthems For Doomed Youth. “You’re My Waterloo” is the third single released this year, along with “Gunga Din” (Q Magazines ‘Track of the Year’) and “Heart of The Matter”.

The video for “You’re My Waterloo” was co-directed by Roger Sargent and Carl Barât, stars Freddie Highmore (Bates Motel / Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / The Spiderwick Chronicles) and Marama Corlett (The Goob / Sinbad / Desert Dancer) and tells the story of two lovers, immersed in each other and the after dark London they inhabit.

As previously announced The Libertines will be playing seven arena dates in January:
Thursday 21st Glasgow SSE Hydro Arena
Saturday 23rd Manchester Arena
Monday 25th Nottingham Capital FM Arena
Tuesday 26th Cardiff Motorpoint Arena
Wednesday 27th Birmingham Barclaycard Arena
Friday 29th Bournemouth BIC
Saturday 30th London The O2

Here is the new track from Travis. In the video you will find Daniel Brühl staring as the host of a Saturday morning kids TV game show which sends the band on a doomed trip to an extreme outdoor activity center. You can get a free download of the single HERE.

The Bottle Rockets’ have just released a new music video for “Dog” (featuring the band plus friends Carlene Carter, Neko Case, Murder By Death, Robbie Fulks, Will Kimbrough, and more artists with their four-legged friends) off of their latest and Headphone Approved record South Broadway Athletic Club.
This is song about having fun with man’s best friend and the video shows it as The Bottle Rockets and their many musical friends row, run, fish, lounge, sing, snuggle, and just hang out with their furry friends.

Fronted by vocalist and chief songwriter Lauren Hoffman, the Secret Storm’s latest EP, The Dragon, incorporates post-punk and grunge rock influences while maintaining her talent for pop melodies. This project shows that Hoffman has shifted direction, especially if you have lost touch with her career and are familiar with her first album, Megiddo, that was released in 1997 on the major label Virgin. The video for the title track is all you need to see to hear what we are talking about.

Idle Bloom is a four-piece band based out of Nashville that is composed of Olivia (vocals & guitars), Callan (vocals & guitar), Katie (bass), and Weston (drums). They recently completed their debut E.P, Some Paranoia, recorded by Shibby Poole and mastered by Jade Payne which will be out December 4th via Theory Eight Records.

The video today is for “Fare Fumo” and you can find the track on their latest 7″ split with Churchyard. The track will give you a good idea of their sound. You can pick up the 7″ HERE and check out Idle Bloom’s upcoming tour dates below.

Tour Dates:
11/25 – Chattanooga, TN @ JJ’s Bohemia
11/28 – Knoxville, TN @ Jig and Reel
11/29 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Yacht Club
11/30 – Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class
12/01 – Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar
12/02 – Troy, NY @ 51 3rd
12/03 – Boston, MA @ TBA
12/04 – New York, NY @ Silent Barn
12/05 – Philadelphia, PA @ Hong Kong Garden
12/06 – Richmond, VA @ Sour Haus
12/07 – Asheville, NC @ The Odditorium

Animal Style Records will release the UK’s Muncie Girls’ debut LP, Caplan to Belsize, in February along with Specialist Subject Records and Uncle M Music. The Exeter trio are already a highlight on the 2016 release list and this video will give you all the reasons why!

The band will be heading out soon with Such Gold through the end of the year and then picking back up in March with Tellison. So far, no US dates but hopefully that will change.

EU Fall 2015 Tour with Such Gold:

NOV 21 – GER – Freiburg @ Artik w/ Such Gold + Cold Reading
NOV 22 – CH – Luzern @ Treibhaus w/ Such Gold + Cold Reading
NOV 23 – ITA – Milano @ Honky Tonky w/ Such Gold
NOV 24 – ITA – Modena @ La Tenda w/ Such Gold
NOV 25 – ITA – Udine @ Cas’aupa w/ Such Gold
NOV 26 – SLO – Maribor @ Dvorana Gustaf w/ Such Gold
NOV 27 – HUN – Budapest @ Gozsdu Manó Club w/ Such Gold
NOV 28 – AUT – Vienna @ das BACH w/ Such Gold
NOV 29 – GER – Nürnberg @ K4 w/ Such Gold
NOV 30 – GER – Hannover @ LUX w/ Such Gold
DEC 01 – GER – Berlin @ Cassiopeia w/ Such Gold + the liberation service
DEC 02 – GER – Hamburg @ Molotow
DEC 03 – GER – Koln @ AZ
DEC 04 – GER – Münster @ Cafe Lorenz w/ Such Gold + The Uprising

UK Spring 2016 Tour with Tellison:

MAR 26 – Lincoln @ Liquor
MAR 27 – Leeds @ The Wardrobe
MAR 28 – Cambridge @ The Portland Arms
MAR 29 – Glasgow @ Bloc
MAR 30 – Edinburgh @ The Mash House
MAR 31 – Birmingham @ The Sunflower Lounge
APR 01 – Manchester @ Soundcontrol
APR 02 – Bedford @ Esquires
APR 03 – Bristol @ Stag & Hounds
APR 05 – Guildford @ Boileroom
APR 06 – Oxford @ The Wheatsheaf
APR 07 – London @ The Garage

Here is the first new song from the Columbus, Ohio indie-pop band Kid Runner since their 2014 EP Wake Up Now. “Different Kind Of Love” is a nice showcase of the band’s live experience which you can tell is a lot of fun!

Shannon and the Clams have a new charming video for “It’s Too Late,” a track from their recently released album Gone by the Dawn. The video sees guitarist/vocalist Cody Blanchard playing a drifter who gets picked up by some hard-partying farmhands before things take a turn for the weird.

The Clams kick off a string of European tour dates starting tomorrow, which you can see below.

Tour dates:

11.11.15 – London, UK – Oslo
11.12.15 – Brighton, UK – Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar
11.13.15 – Lille, FR – La Peniche
11.14.15 – Paris, FR – La Maroquinerie
11.17.15 – Lyon, FR – Le Sonic
11.18.15 – Geneva, CH – L’Ecurie
11.19.15 – Brussels, BE – Madame Moustache
11.20.15 – Antwerp, BE – Het Bos
11.21.15 – Utrecht, NL – Le Guess Who?
11.23.15 – Berlin, DE – Monarch

Songwriter, Ben Hopkins from PWR BTTM describes this video for the title track off the new album as “I’ve set my ‘best self,’ aka me in crazy monster drag, against my ‘worst self,’ aka me miserably staring at my cellphone alone in my apartment, in an attempt to take stock of my whole self. All of the behaviors within the video are my own, and in staging them side by side I’m trying to take ownership of the good, bad, weird, and fabulous parts of my personality.”

Ugly Cherries, the record, was out September 18, via a joint release with Miscreant Records and Father/Daughter Records. Enjoy!

Grave Babies have launched a new grim video for “Metal Me,” off their recently released Holographic Violence out now on Hardly Art. The clip, from director Bobby McHugh, depicts an imagined, violent revenge fantasy gone awry. This video will keep the spooky vibe of Halloween alive and well!

You many not know the name here but Paul Orwell has been on demand across seas. His late ‘60s rock has elements of talents like Phil Spector, The Pretty Things, The Beatles, and The Who.

The first two singles of his sold out quickly and his latest 7″ probably will too. Here is a video for his new one so you can hear what all the fuss is about. The 7″ is currently available on two nice looking splatter variants. You can still pick up one HERE.