R. Ring: War Poems, We Rested [Album Review]
R. RingWar Poems, We RestedDon Giovanni Records [2023] War Poems, We Rested is the sophomore record from R. Ring and it is the band’s first … Read more
Ex Pilots: Ex Pilots [Album Review]
Ex PilotsEx PilotsSmoking Room [2019/2023] Recorded at home between 2009 – 2019 and originally released in late 2019, Pittsburgh’s Ethan Oliva, aka Ex Pilots, gives … Read more
Dead Meadow: Force Form Free [Album Review]
Dead MeadowForce Form FreeBlues Funeral Recordings [2022] Formed in the fall of 1998, Dead Meadow rose out of the Washington, D.C. indie/punk scene and have … Read more
Houseghost: Another Realm [Album Review]
HouseghostAnother RealmRad Girlfriend Records [2022] Another Realm is the sophomore album from punk group Houseghost out of Dayton, Ohio. The trio is made up of … Read more
Fire Track Premiere: The Raging Nathans – “This World”
TFN is excited today to premiere a brand new track from Dayton, Ohio punks – The Raging Nathans! “This World” is the closing tune from … Read more
Bill Callahan: YTI⅃AƎЯ [Album Review]
Bill CallahanYTI⅃AƎЯDrag City Records [2022] I think one could easily build an argument that Bill Callahan is one of the stronger singer/songwriters of the past … Read more
Video Premiere: Tim Reisert – “Viewfinder”
Today’s video premiere is from Cincinnati singer/songwriter Tim Reisert. Tim writes songs with meditation, nature, and memory close to the surface, which you will hear … Read more
OVENS: OVENS [Album Review]
OVENSOVENSTankcrimes [2022] I believe that our faithful TFN followers know the catchy sounds of Tony Molina and hopefully checked out his Headphone Approved release this … Read more
The Stroppies: Levity [Album Review]
The StroppiesLevityTough Love Records [2022] After the release of The Stroppies debut Whoosh and the Look Alive EP, the Melbourne quartet firmly established themselves as … Read more
The EP Booth: Neal Francis | The Laughing Chimes | Amythyst Kiah | Pseudo Mind Hive
EP Defined =”An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer … Read more
GIFT: Momentary Presence [Album Review]
GIFTMomentary PresenceDedstrange Records [2022] Brooklyn-based GIFT are a psych-rock quintet that have blended a classic shoegaze approach with muscular indie guitars and airy vocals to … Read more
Delivery: Forever Giving Handshakes [Album Review]
DeliveryForever Giving HandshakesFeel It/Spoilsport/Anti Fade Records [2022] The intense pulsating rhythm in Delivery’s opening track, “Picture This,” will give you your first realization that their … Read more
Martha: Please Don’t Take Me Back [Album Review]
MarthaPlease Don’t Take Me BackSpecialist Subject/Dirtnap Records [2022] Now on their fourth album, Durham, England’s Martha has perfected their indie pop punk formula as they … Read more
Surprise Chef: Education & Recreation [Album Review]
Surprise ChefEducation & RecreationBig Crown Records [2022] In the music critic business, you would be surprised sometimes on how promoters create large reaching descriptors for … Read more
Guided By Voices: Scalping The Guru [Album Review]
Guided By VoicesScalping The GuruGBV Inc. [2022] If you were to poll fans of Guided By Voices what they thought were three consecutive years that … Read more
Sloan: Steady [Album Review]
SloanSteadyYep Roc Records [2022] Steady represents Sloan’s 13th full length album, and its release today coincides with the 30th anniversary of their debut record Smeared … Read more
Video Premiere: Jacklen Ro – “Sunshine I’m Counting On You”
Jacklen Ro is the indie songwriting duo of Jackie Giroux and Caelen Perkins, which have been on a best friend’s journey from being a bedroom … Read more
Video Premiere: Rodolphe Coster And Band – “The Free House Session”
Today’s video premiere is from the legendary Rodolphe Coster, renowned multidisciplinary artist and activist from Brussels. During the last 5 years, the Brussels artist performed … Read more
Alvvays: Blue Rev [Album Review]
AlvvaysBlue RevPolyvinyl Records [2022] For many bands there is still a standard process of releasing a new record every two or three years. More recently, … Read more
Tour Spotlight: Monophonics | GA-20 | Kendra Morris
Monophonics Sage Motel Tour is a little over halfway through its 24 city North America run and TFN couldn’t think of a better show to … Read more
Fire Track Premiere: Daphne Parker Powell & Kieran Ledwidge – “Fade Into You” [Mazzy Star Cover]
Today, TFN is lucky to premiere singer/songwriter Daphne Parker Powell’s cover version of the Mazzy Star classic “Fade Into You.” This fantastic interpretation is part … Read more
2nd Grade: Easy Listening [Album Review]
2nd GradeEasy ListeningDouble Double Whammy [2022] Philadelphia’s 2nd Grade have returned with another fantastic dose of short burst power pop earworms on their third album … Read more
Premiere Video: Spain – “Her Used-To-Been”
In February of 1994, Josh Haden took his new band Spain into Poop Alley Studio in LA to record some demos with producer Tom Grimley. … Read more
Fire Track Premiere: Plastic Harpoons -“East Of State”
TFN is happy to premiere the latest single from Santa Barbara indie-rock outfit Plastic Harpoons. “East of State,” is off their forthcoming LP, Modern World, … Read more
The Murlocs: Rapscallion [Album Review]
The MurlocsRapscallionATO Records [2022] The Murlocs have returned quickly since last year’s more piano driven Bittersweet Demons album with a batch of rock n’ roll … Read more