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Pavement: Hecklers Choice-Big Gums And Heavy Lifters | Pavements (Original Soundtrack) [Album Review]

November 17, 2025November 14, 2025 by Thomas Wilde

PavementHecklers Choice: Big Gums And Heavy LiftersMatador Records [2025] PavementPavements (Original Soundtrack)Matador Records [2025] “From hits to oddities, these releases capture Pavement at their most … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 3.5 Headphones, Matador Records, Pavement, Stephen Malkmus, Wilde

Katy & The Null Sets – “Chlorine” [Video]

November 14, 2025 by Fire Note Staff

Katy & the Null Sets Drift Into Surreal Beach Magic With “Chlorine” Katy & the Null Sets just dropped the video for “Chlorine,” and it’s … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Katy & The Null Sets, Self-Released

Tony Molina: On This Day [Album Review]

November 13, 2025 by Christopher Anthony

Tony MolinaOn This DayOlde Fade/Speakeasy Studios SF/Slumberland Records [2025] “Molina proves you can fit a whole universe into 60 seconds—and every moment lands.” Album Overview: … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Anthony, Slumberland Records, Tony Molina

Fire Track: Mandy, Indiana – “Magazine”

November 13, 2025 by Fire Note Staff

Industrial Shockwaves, French Fury — Mandy, Indiana Light the Fuse with “Magazine” Mandy, Indiana just dropped the visualizer for “Magazine”, the fierce lead single from … Read more

Categories Fire Tracks Tags Mandy Indiana, Sacred Bones Records

Psychedelic Source w/ Go Kurosawa: The Initiation Outlaws [Album Review]

November 12, 2025 by Christopher Anthony

Psychedelic Source w/ Go KurosawaThe Initiation OutlawsPsychedelic Source Records [2025] “Psychedelic Source and Go Kurosawa turn improvisation into a freeform ritual of sound—earthy, hypnotic, and … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Anthony, Go Kurosawa, Kikagaku Moyo, Psychedelic Source Records

Dry Cleaning – “Cruise Ship Designer” [Video]

November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 by Fire Note Staff

Dry Cleaning Cruise Through the Absurd on “Cruise Ship Designer” Dry Cleaning are back with another sharp, deadpan gem. The South London quartet just dropped … Read more

Categories Videos Tags 4AD, Dry Cleaning

Radioactivity: Time Won’t Bring Me Down [Album Review]

November 11, 2025 by Christopher Anthony

RadioactivityTime Won’t Bring Me DownWild Honey/Dirtnap Records [2025] “Tighter, wiser, and still blazing—Radioactivity’s return hits all the right nerves.” Album Overview: Radioactivity formed out of … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Anthony, Mind Spiders, Radioactivity, The Marked Men

Fire Track: The Sha La Das – “Stop Using My Love”

November 11, 2025 by Fire Note Staff

Blood Harmony Never Fades: The Sha La Das Return With Heart & Soul on Your Picture The Sha La Das are back! The family doo-wop … Read more

Categories Fire Tracks Tags Diamond West Records, The Sha La Das

The Belair Lip Bombs: Again [Album Review]

November 7, 2025 by Christopher Anthony

The Belair Lip BombsAgainThird Man Records [2025] “Hook after hook, Again is sharp, shimmering indie rock with real emotional bite.” Album Overview: The Belair Lip … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Anthony, The Belair Lip Bombs, Third Man Records

The Boojums – “Football” [Video]

November 7, 2025 by Fire Note Staff

The Boojums keep their hot streak alive with the video for “Football,” a highlight from their excellent self-titled debut album, out now via Having Fun … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Having Fun Records, The Boojums, We Are Busy Bodies

The Vinyl Rewind — Holiday Spirits & Analog Journeys (VR-004)

November 7, 2025November 7, 2025 by Christopher Anthony

From snow-dusted soul 45s to a transcendent ambient masterpiece, this edition of The Vinyl Rewind spans the full emotional bandwidth of the season. Six releases … Read more

Categories Vinyl Spotlight Tags Colemine Records, Deerhoof, Go Kurosawa, Kelly Finnigan, Kikagaku Moyo, Obits, Parlor Greens, Psychedelic Source Records, Temporary Residence LTD, William Basinski

Chat Pile | Hayden Pedigo: In The Earth Again [Album Review]

November 6, 2025 by Christopher Anthony

Chat Pile | Hayden PedigoIn The Earth AgainComputer Students [2025] “A haunting, heartland fever dream where noise meets stillness.” Album Overview: Chat Pile emerged from … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Anthony, Chat Pile, Computer Students, Hayden Pedigo

Moondaddy – “Great Expansion” [Video]

November 6, 2025 by Fire Note Staff

Moondaddy Finds Light in the Shadows with “Great Expansion” San Diego’s Moondaddy new single “Great Expansion,” gives you a glimpse of their just released album … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Dusty Mars Records, Moondaddy

Swearing At Motorists: 31 Seasons In The Minor Leagues [Album Review]

November 5, 2025 by Simon Workman

Swearing At Motorists31 Seasons In The Minor LeaguesBB*ISLAND [2025] “A triumphant return from Dayton’s most underrated rock minimalists.” Album Overview: Swearing At Motorists emerged from … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, BB*ISLAND, Swearing At Motorists, Workman

Whitney – “Evangeline (feat. Madison Cunningham)” [Video]

November 5, 2025 by Fire Note Staff

Whitney Turn Up the Drama and Soul on “Evangeline” Featuring Madison Cunningham Whitney just dropped a new single, “Evangeline,” featuring the always-mesmerizing Madison Cunningham. The … Read more

Categories Videos Tags AWAL, Madison Cunningham, Whitney

Snocaps: Snocaps [Album Review]

November 5, 2025 by Lena Bishop

SnocapsSnocapsANTI- [2025] “A reunion that feels both instinctive and brand new—Snocaps proves the Crutchfield sisters still make indie magic together.” Album Overview: Snocaps is a … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, ANTI-, Bishop, P.S. Eliot, Plains, Snocaps, Waxahatchee

Amplified Vault: Decoding Silver Jews & David Berman – Ranking Every Album

November 4, 2025 by Christopher Anthony

Amplified Vault: A Monthly Deep Dive into Iconic Albums & Artists Amplified Vault unpacks legendary discographies, decoding what made them matter—and how they still resonate. … Read more

Categories Amplified Vault, Features Tags Anthony, David Berman, Drag City Records, Purple Mountains, Silver Jews

Jay Som – “Past Lives (feat. Hayley Williams)” [Video]

November 4, 2025 by Fire Note Staff

Jay Som & Hayley Williams Reconnect Through “Past Lives” — A Spin Through Memory & Motion Jay Som is back — and she didn’t come … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Hayley Williams, Jay Som, Paramore, Polyvinyl Records

Guided By Voices: Thick Rich And Delicious [Album Review]

October 31, 2025 by Thomas Wilde

Guided By VoicesThick Rich And DeliciousGBV Inc. [2025] “A loud, lean, and irresistibly catchy reminder that Guided By Voices still own the art of the … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, GBV Inc., Guided By Voices, Robert Pollard, Rockathon Records, Wilde

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – “Kurt Cobain’s Cardigan” [Video]

October 31, 2025 by Fire Note Staff

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are back with a fresh video for their classic single “Kurt Cobain’s Cardigan,” taken from Perfect Right Now: … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Slumberland Records, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

The Vinyl Rewind — Southern Tales, Neon Dreams & Lost Futures (VR-003)

October 31, 2025October 31, 2025 by Christopher Anthony

This edition threads together generations of reinvention — from Athens’ loudest storytellers and New Wave machines to rediscovered Madchester ghosts and the next big Brooklyn … Read more

Categories Vinyl Spotlight Tags Beggars Banquet, Drive-By Truckers, Gary Numan, Geese, Joanna, New Feelings, New West Records, Partisan Records, Rogue Wave, Sub Pop Records

The Boojums: The Boojums [Album Review]

October 30, 2025October 30, 2025 by Christopher Anthony

The BoojumsThe BoojumsWe Are Busy Bodies/Having Fun Records [2025] “Unpretentious, loud, and gloriously human — The Boojums deliver a no-filter debut bursting with grit, melody, … Read more

Categories Headphone Approved Music, Reviews Tags 4.5 Headphones, Anthony, Having Fun Records, Headphone Approved (4.5+ Reviews), The Boojums, We Are Busy Bodies

Fire Track: Neva Dinova – “Alone”

October 30, 2025 by Fire Note Staff

Neva Dinova Return With “Alone” — a Two-Minute Gut Punch With Heart and Grit Neva Dinova are back with a brand-new single, “Alone,” via Saddle … Read more

Categories Fire Tracks Tags Neva Dinova, Saddle Creek Records

Gus Baldwin: Gus Baldwin [Album Review]

October 29, 2025 by Thomas Wilde

Gus BaldwinGus BaldwinPermanent Teeth Records [2025] “A raucous, tape-hissed rock out from one of Austin’s most restless talents.” Album Overview: Austin’s Gus Baldwin has been … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Gus Baldwin, Gus Baldwin & The Sketch, Permanent Teeth Records, Wilde

Fire Track: The Twilight Sad – “Waiting For The Phone Call (feat. Robert Smith)”

October 29, 2025 by Fire Note Staff

The Twilight Sad + Robert Smith Deliver an Emotional Gut-Punch with “Waiting for the Phone Call” The Twilight Sad are back — and they’ve brought … Read more

Categories Fire Tracks Tags Robert Smith, Rock Action Records, The Cure, The Twilight Sad
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