The Flaming Lips: Peace Sword EP [Album Review]
The Flaming Lips Peace Sword EP Warner Brothers Records [2013] Fire Note Says: The Flaming Lips revisit planet earth with more conceptually-based space. Album Review: … Read more
Kelley Stoltz: Double Exposure [Album Review]
Kelley Stoltz Double Exposure Third Man Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Kelley Stoltz continues to fly under the radar, but for how much longer? Album … Read more
White Fence: Live In San Francisco [Album Review]
White Fence Live In San Francisco Castle Face Records [2013] Fire Note Says: White Fence delivers a red hot live set on Live in San … Read more
Los Campesinos!: No Blues [Album Review]
Los Campesinos! No Blues Wichita / Turnstile Music [2013] Album Review: Sometimes familiarity in music is a good thing. Sure I always like to see … Read more
Gap Dream ‘Shine Your Light’ LTD Glow In The Dark LP
The new Gap Dream is now up for PRE-ORDER at Burger Records HERE. The glow-in-the-dark vinyl is limited to 500 copies.
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Announce Full North American Tour Dates in 2014
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings are set to return to the road for a full North American tour this Spring. This is the band’s … Read more
Shearwater’s “I Luv The Valley OH!” Video – New Album 11/26
You can now watch a new video for Shearwater’s “I Luv The Valley OH!,” the leadoff track from Fellow Travelers. The clip, directed by Branan … Read more
Jus Post Bellum: Oh July [Album Review]
Jus Post Bellum Oh July Self-Released [2013] Fire Note Says: Jus Post Bellum tell a historical story of war that is hard to turn away … Read more
Death Cab For Cutie: Transatlanticism (10th Anniversary Edition) [Album Review]
Death Cab For Cutie Transatlanticism (10th Anniversary Edition) Barsuk [2013] Fire Note Says: Ben Gibbard’s Transatlanticism demos are a great addition to the original. Album … Read more
Nine Inch Nails: Pretty Hate Machine [Classic Album Revisit]
Nine Inch Nails Pretty Hate Machine TVT Records Released: October 20, 1989 Producer: Trent Reznor, Flood, Adrian Sherwood, Keith LeBlanc, John Fryer Length: 48:42 Trent … Read more
La Luz: It’s Alive [Album Review]
La Luz It’s Alive Hardly Art Records [2013] Fire Note Says: La Luz’s debut is full of surf rock surprises. Album Review: Surfy rock from … Read more
Cage The Elephant: Melophobia [Album Review]
Cage The Elephant Melophobia RCA Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Cage The Elephant’s uneven third LP Melophobia has some great moments. Album Review: Bowling Green’s … Read more
Midlake: Antiphon [Album Review]
Midlake Antiphon ATO Records [2013] Fire Note Says: The Midlake reboot reasserts their claim to being the best ever soft rock band out of Denton. … Read more
New Video “Darkest Wave” from Elephant 6 collective Elf Power
Elephant 6 collective mainstays Elf Power have a new video for their somber psych-folk tune “Darkest Wave.” The visuals are a little on the psychedelic … Read more
Into It. Over It. Announce 2014 Headline Tour
Into It. Over It., the solo endeavor of Chicago songwriter Evan Weiss, has announced a 2014 headline tour with a full band in support of … Read more
For Against 3LP Box Set on Captured Tracks / 1000 Copies
Captured Tracks will be reissuing the first three full lengths from seminal Lincoln, Nebraska post-punk trio, For Against. Originally released by Independent Project between 1984-1990, … Read more
The Friday Fire Track: Smug Brothers “They Are Fluid”
The featured track today is from Dayton, Ohio’s Smug Brothers. The group has a new EP coming out next month titled Strictly Triggers on Gas … Read more
Widowspeak: The Swamps EP [Album Review]
Widowspeak The Swamps EP Captured Tracks [2013] Fire Note Says: The Swamps EP from Widowspeak primes you for their next LP. Album Review: We heard … Read more
Bottomless Pit: Shade Perennial [Album Review]
Bottomless Pit Shade Perennial Comedy Minus One [2013] Fire Note Says: Bottomless Pit soldiers on with third slow-burn Shade Perennial. Album Review: When I read … Read more
Kodaline: In A Perfect World [Album Review]
Kodaline In A Perfect World RCA Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Kodaline’s In A Perfect World is a likeable, if familiar, debut. Album Review: Do … Read more
Marmoset frontman Jorma Whittaker / 500 Yellow Halo Pressed
Joyful Noise Recordings have the new limited edition album from Jorma Whittaker available for pre-order! Jorma will be his first solo-release since his 2001 debut … Read more
The Fire Note Weekly Top 10: Lou Reed Songs That TFN Will Never Forget
So I couldn’t get all of my thoughts together on the passing of music pioneer Lou Reed last week so I thought it best to … Read more
Arliss Nancy: Wild American Runners [Album Review]
Arliss Nancy Wild American Runners Black Numbers Music [2013] Fire Note Says: Wild American Runners is booze soaked rock album with a heart of gold. … Read more
Cults: Static [Album Review]
Cults Static Columbia Records [2013] Fire Note Says: With their sophomore album, Cults put a pop/rock spin on their west-coast sound. Album Review: With their … Read more
Sufjan Stevens Illinois on Red & Green Vinyl / 1000 Copies Pressed
Pre-order the upcoming double LP reissue of Sufjan Stevens’ album Illinois on Red & Green Vinyl with a digital download included. This exclusive pressing from … Read more