Mikal Cronin – MCIII 500 Copies on Clear Vinyl out 5/5
2015 just got a little better as Merge Records has announced the new Mikal Cronin, MCIII, will be released May 5th. The first 500 orders … Read more
Viet Cong: Viet Cong [Album Review]
Viet Cong Viet Cong Jagjaguwar Records [2015] Fire Note Says: Ruthless, cold, endearing, and machine-like, Viet Cong produce an impressive debut. Album Review: If Viet … Read more
Belle And Sebastian: Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance [Album Review]
Belle And Sebastian Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance Matador Records [2015] Fire Note Says: By combining 60’s pop hooks with a disco beat Belle … Read more
The Friday Fire Track: Doe – “Oh, Nostalgia!”
London-based trio Doe is made up of Nicola Leel (vocals/guitar), Matt Sykes (guitar), and Jake Popyura (drums.) The group formed in 2013 and put out … Read more
Jack White: Live From Bonnaroo 2014 [Album Review]
Jack White Live From Bonnaroo 2014 Third Man Records [2014] Fire Note Says: Jack White releases vault package #22 as a triple LP tour-de-force. Album … Read more
Sleater-Kinney: No Cities To Love [Album Review]
Sleater-Kinney No Cities To Love Sub Pop Records [2015] Fire Note Says: Sleater-Kinney have just set the 2015 bar very high! Album Review: These days, … Read more
Parkay Quarts: Content Nausea [Album Review]
Parkay Quarts Content Nausea What’s Your Rupture? Records [2014] Fire Note Says: A late 2014 release from Parquet Courts offshoot project is a must have! … Read more
The Decemberists: What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World [Album Review]
The Decemberists What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World Capitol Records [2015] Album Review: The folky harmonica driven song that gives this 7th studio … Read more
COZY: Button By Button [Album Review]
COZY Button By Button HoZac Records [2014] Fire Note Says: Give COZY 31 minutes and they will make you believe they are the best band … Read more
The Friday Fire Track: Prima Donna – “Pretty Little Head”
Anyone need a little in your face snarling glam rock to get your Friday going? Well, San Fernando Valley’s Prima Donna will fill your head … Read more
Ty Segall Band Live in San Francisco – Ultra Clear Vinyl LTD to 1000
[Ultra Clear Variant is now sold out] Castle Face Records has not let a single person down with their Live in San Francisco series. This … Read more
Chuck Ragan US Tour Ends Saturday / European Tour Starts March 18
There are only three dates left to check out Chuck Ragan in the US so plan accordingly. He has been touring in support of his … Read more
Bandcamp Artists: Discover, Support & Share – Volume 18
2015 is here! Who is ready for some new music? We definitely are and in January’s Bandcamp feature we hope to start your year off … Read more
Panda Bear: Panda Bear Meets Grim Reaper [Album Review]
Panda Bear Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper Domino Records [2015] Fire Note Says: Panda Bear’s latest is more accessible and tuneful. Album Review: Animal … Read more
New Track from Big Dick / New Album out February 24
The Fire Note are big fans of Ottawa’s Big Dick and couldn’t be more excited for their second LP Disappointment out February 24th via Dirt … Read more
Video Premiere: Brian Lopez – “Static Noise”
“Quiet is the new loud” is a phrase that always circles back around in the music scene from time to time. Those simple words capture … Read more
Luluc: Passerby [Album Review]
Luluc Passerby Sub Pop Records [2014] Fire Note Says: Luluc’s Passerby is a perfect album for a quiet wintry day. Album Review: Luluc’s sophomore album … Read more
Waxahatchee new album Ivy Tripp / Limited Color Vinyl 500 Copies
Waxahatchee’s new album Ivy Tripp will be out April 7 via Merge Records. The record will be the highly anticipated follow up to Cerulean Salt, … Read more
Speaking Suns: Vanishing Country [Album Review]
Speaking Suns Vanishing Country Great Guys Records [2014] Fire Note Says: Speaking Suns’ debut is a surprisingly mature musical statement. Album Review: Originally hailing from … Read more
The Friday Fire Track: Ryley Walker – “Primerose Green”
Do you have the New Year’s blues? It is that feeling after the holidays of just too much everything combined with grey winter skies. Well … Read more
The Smashing Pumpkins: Monuments To An Elegy [Album Review]
The Smashing Pumpkins Monuments To An Elegy Martha’s Music/BMG [2014] Fire Note Says: If you don’t over-think it, Monuments to An Elegy has a lot … Read more
Sturgill Simpson: Metamodern Sounds In Country Music [Album Review]
Sturgill Simpson Metamodern Sounds in Country Music High Top Mountain Records [2014] Fire Note Says: Sturgill Simpson’s country album transcends the genre. Album Review: Ask … Read more
Coachella’s 2015 Lineup Announced: Jack White – Drake – AC/DC
Coachella has annouced its 2015 lineup: Jack White, AC/DC and Drake, will headline this year’s festival. Tame Impala, St. Vincent, Ryan Adams, Interpol, Belle & … Read more
Third Man Records Vault Package #23: The White Stripes
2015 marks ten years since the release of the White Stripes’ Get Behind Me Satan album and tour, so Third Man Records is using that … Read more
Erase Errata Return and Drop new LP on 1/20 via Own Label
Following a 4-year hiatus, San Francisco post-punk trio Erase Errata has announced their fourth studio album Lost Weekend, set to be self-released on January 20 … Read more