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Ron Gallo: FOREGROUND MUSIC [Album Review]

March 5, 2023March 3, 2023 by Thomas Wilde

Ron GalloFOREGROUND MUSICKill Rock Stars [2023] Ron Gallo has been a very well known name on the indie circuit since his solid 2017 record Heavy … Read more

Categories Headphone Approved Music, Reviews Tags 4.5 Headphones, Headphone Approved (4.5+ Reviews), Kill Rock Stars, Ron Gallo, Wilde

Hayden – “On A Beach (Feat. Feist)” [Video]

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023 by Fire Note Staff

Hayden has announced Are We Good, his first full-length studio album since 2015, due out April 5 via Arts & Crafts. The news arrives alongside … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Arts & Crafts, Hayden

Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows: Hail To The Underground [Album Review]

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 by Christopher Anthony

Jack Harlon & The Dead CrowsHail To The UndergroundBlues Funeral Recordings [2023] I will fully admit that I am a very hard sell on cover … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Anthony, Blues Funeral Recordings, Jack Harlon & The Dead Crows

Lucero: Should’ve Learned By Now [Album Review]

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 by Brian Q. Newcomb

LuceroShould’ve Learned By NowLiberty & Lament/Thirty Tigers [2023] If that sturdy, fast drumbeat that opens Lucero’s new album doesn’t convince you they mean business by … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Liberty And Lament Records, Lucero, Newcomb, Thirty Tigers

Water From Your Eyes- “Barley” [Video]

March 1, 2023 by Fire Note Staff

That’s the sentiment that animates Water From Your Eyes on their new album, and first for Matador, Everyone’s Crushed, out May 26. On the follow-up … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Matador Records, Water From Your Eyes

Narrow Head: Moments Of Clarity [Album Review]

February 28, 2023 by Thomas Wilde

Narrow HeadMoments Of ClarityRun For Cover Records [2023] Moments Of Clarity is the third long player from Houston’s Narrow Head. The record continues the heavy … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Narrow Head, Run For Cover Records, Wilde

feeble little horse – “Tin Man” [Video]

February 28, 2023 by Fire Note Staff

Rising noise pop quartet feeble little horse have announced their anticipated new album, Girl with Fish, out June 9th via Saddle Creek. The announcement comes … Read more

Categories Videos Tags feeble little horse, Saddle Creek Records

Neutral Milk Hotel: The Collected Works Of Neutral Milk Hotel [Box Set Review]

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 by Brian Q. Newcomb

Neutral Milk HotelThe Collected Works Of Neutral Milk HotelMerge Records [2023] Neutral Milk Hotel made two modest lo-fi releases in the mid to late 90’s … Read more

Categories Reissue Reviews, Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Merge Records, Neutral Milk Hotel, Newcomb

Okonski: Magnolia [Album Review]

February 24, 2023 by Simon Workman

OkonskiMagnoliaColemine Records [2023] Magnolia, the debut album from jazz trio Okonski, uses a simple formula: piano, bass, and drums. But simplicity can be deceptive, and Magnolia manages … Read more

Categories Headphone Approved Music, Reviews Tags 4.5 Headphones, Aaron Frazer, Colemine Records, Durand Jones & The Indications, Headphone Approved (4.5+ Reviews), Okonski, Workman

The Church: The Hypnogogue [Album Review]

February 24, 2023 by Brian Q. Newcomb

The ChurchThe HypnogogueCommunicating Vessels [2023] The stature and reputation of Australian indie/rock band The Church is such that with only one charting Top 40 hit … Read more

Categories Headphone Approved Music, Reviews Tags 4.5 Headphones, Communicating Vessels, Headphone Approved (4.5+ Reviews), Newcomb, The Church

Inhaler: Cuts & Bruises [Album Review]

February 23, 2023 by Brian Q. Newcomb

InhalerCuts & BruisesGeffen Records [2023] The first thing anyone is going to tell you about Irish band Inhaler is that the band’s singer and rhythm … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 3.5 Headphones, Geffen Records, Inhaler, Newcomb

Fran: Leaving [Album Review]

February 22, 2023 by Brian Q. Newcomb

FranLeavingFire Talk Records [2023] The sophomore release from Chicago-based band, Fran, finds vocalist and principal songwriter Maria Jacobson reflecting on the underlying philosophical values and … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Fire Talk Records, Fran, Newcomb

RVG – “Nothing Really Changes” [Video]

February 22, 2023 by Fire Note Staff

RVG announces its new album, Brain Worms, out June 2nd on Fire Records, and shares the lead single/video, “Nothing Really Changes.” All throughout Brain Worms, … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Fire Records, RVG

Tee Vee Repairmann: What’s On TV? [Album Review]

February 21, 2023 by Christopher Anthony

Tee Vee RepairmannWhat’s On TV?Computer Human/Total Punk Records [2023] Australia’s Ishka Edmeades is involved with a multitude of bands that includes Satanic Togas, Set-Top Box, … Read more

Categories Headphone Approved Music, Reviews Tags 4.5 Headphones, Anthony, Computer Human Records, Headphone Approved (4.5+ Reviews), Tee Vee Repairmann, Total Punk Records

Fire Track: Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit – “Death Wish”

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 by Fire Note Staff

GRAMMY-Award winners Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit announced today the upcoming release of their eighth album, Weathervanes, out June 9 via Southeastern Records/Thirty Tigers. … Read more

Categories Fire Tracks, News Tags Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit, Southeastern Records

Shonen Knife: Our Best Place [Album Review]

February 21, 2023 by Brian Q. Newcomb

Shonen KnifeOur Best PlaceGood Caramel Records [2023] The Japanese female pop/punk trio that is Shonen Knife have been plugging along since the early 80’s, parlaying their … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 3.5 Headphones, Good Caramel Records, Newcomb, Shonen Knife

Pile: All Fiction [Album Review]

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 by Christopher Tahy

PileAll FictionExploding In Sound Records [2023] Take a moment to remember everything that you know about Boston’s Pile. Ok, perfect, now forget all that. Pile … Read more

Categories Headphone Approved Music, Reviews Tags 4.5 Headphones, Exploding In Sound Records, Headphone Approved (4.5+ Reviews), Pile, Tahy

Video Premiere: Mike Stinson & Johnny Irion – “The Bottle And Me”

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 by Christopher Anthony

Sometimes projects just take a long time to come together. In the mid 90s, Mike Stinson and Johnny Irion lived and wrote songs in an … Read more

Categories Features, Fire Note Exclusives, Video Premiere, Videos Tags Blackwing Music, Johnny Irion, Mike Stinson

Premiere Fire Track: POSH SWAT (John Dwyer/OSEES) – “The Spent Sadist”

February 16, 2023 by Christopher Anthony

WARNING: Do not adjust your speakers for today’s premiere Fire Track. The sounds you are hearing from POSH SWAT are real, funky, and potentially from … Read more

Categories Features, Fire Note Exclusives, Fire Tracks, News, Track Premiere Tags Andres Renteria, Anthony, John Dwyer, Osees, POSH SWAT, Rock Is Hell Records, Ryan Sawyer, Thee Oh Sees

Screaming Females – “Mourning Dove” [Video]

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 by Fire Note Staff

Last month, Don Giovanni Records announced the brand new album from DIY scene icons Screaming Females. Titled Desire Pathway, the album will be released tomorrow (February 17) and … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Don Giovanni Records, Screaming Females

CIVIC: Taken By Force [Album Review]

February 16, 2023February 15, 2023 by Thomas Wilde

CIVICTaken By ForceATO Records [2023] Melbourne-based five-piece CIVIC are back with their biggest rock album to date. The group lead by the power singer Jim … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, ATO Records, CIVIC, Wilde

Indigo De Souza – “Younger & Dumber” [Video]

February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 by Fire Note Staff

Indigo De Souza announced her new album All of This Will End, the anticipated follow-up to her acclaimed 2021 breakthrough album Any Shape You Take, … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Indigo De Souza, Saddle Creek Records

Quasi: Breaking The Balls Of History [Album Review]

February 14, 2023 by Brian Q. Newcomb

QuasiBreaking The Balls Of HistorySub Pop Records [2023] It appears to have taken a global pandemic to get Portland, Ore. power duo Quasi back into … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Janet Weiss, Newcomb, Quasi, Sleater-Kinney, Sub Pop Records

Fire Track: Kelly Finnigan – “Impressions Of You (Acoustic)”

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 by Fire Note Staff

Kelly Finnigan is proud to present an acoustic version of one of the sweetest tunes from his debut LP The Tales People Tell, “Impressions Of … Read more

Categories Fire Tracks, News Tags Colemine Records, Kelly Finnigan, Monophonics

Yo La Tengo: This Stupid World [Album Review]

February 10, 2023 by Fire Note Staff

Yo La TengoThis Stupid WorldMatador Records [2023] This Hoboken, N.J., indie-rock trio have been faithfully plugging along for nearly 40 years, with a new release … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Matador Records, Newcomb, Yo La Tengo
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