Deap Vally: Get Deap! EP [Album Review]
Deap Vally Get Deap! EP Cherrytree/Interscope/Island Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Deap Vally bring the noise with scorching guitar and killer drum beats on debut … Read more
Lapland: Lapland [Album Review]
Lapland Lapland Hundred Pockets Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Mellow folk-pop meets lush ambient arrangements on Lapland’s debut. Album Review: Lapland’s bio sheet lists influences … Read more
Biffy Clryo: Opposites [Album Review]
Biffy Clyro Opposites Warner Bros. Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Biffy Clyro makes a mainstream (double!) alternative rock album with Opposites. Album Review: Biffy Clyro … Read more
The Ocean Blue: Ultramarine [Album Review]
The Ocean Blue Ultramarine Korda Records [2013] Fire Note Says: The Ocean Blue return with a batch of melodic pop that sounds like they never … Read more
Akron/Family’s New Video for “Until The Morning” – Tour Begins Today
Akron/Family’s new music video by Brian Sowell for “Until The Morning” (from the upcoming record Sub Verses out 4/30) stars Miles Seaton singing to us … Read more
The National Trouble Will Find Me Vinyl Deluxe Box Set Details
Trouble Will Find Me, The National’s highly anticipated sixth album will be released on May 21 on 4AD. Formed in 1999, the Ohio-raised, Brooklyn-based band … Read more
Social Distortion has just announced more US dates in June
Social Distortion has just announced more US dates in June with special guests Cheap Time and Dave Hause. Click HERE for the complete list of … Read more
Introducing Helldorado and new video “Bones In The Closet”
Helldorado was formed in the spring of 2001 in Stavanger, Norway. Over the years the group has received plenty of international praise and their new … Read more
Hear the Manchester Orchestra, Frightened Rabbit, Grouplove Record Store Day split
Canvasback/Atlantic recording artists Grouplove and Frightened Rabbit have both teamed up with Manchester Orchestra to release a very special 12-inch single for Record Store Day. … Read more
Third Man Records Vault Package #16: Exclusive White Stripes Double Shot
In celebration of the ten-year anniversary of the White Stripes’s Elephant, Third Man has gone searching underneath couch cushions and in shady back alleys for … Read more
The Flaming Lips: The Terror [Album Review]
The Flaming Lips The Terror Warner Bros. Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Interstellar Oklahomans philosophize about a loveless life on The Terror. Album Review: The … Read more
White Fence: Cyclops Reap [Album Review]
White Fence Cyclops Reap Castle Face Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Cyclops Reap is the best White Fence record to date! Album Review: Tim Presley, … Read more
The Postal Service: Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) [Album Review]
The Postal Service Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) Sub Pop Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Give Up from The Postal Service easily passes the … Read more
Queens Of The Stone Age …LIKE CLOCKWORK Vinyl Info
The highly anticipated new record from Queens of the Stone Age will be released June 4 from Matador Records in three different vinyl formats. Looks … Read more
Lord Huron Tour Continues / New video for “Lonesome Dreams”
Lord Huron is currently on tour and is set to perform at Coachella, Bonnaroo, and Firefly Festival. See below for more details. You can also … Read more
The National have a new single “Demons” / Hear it Now! Album Out May 21
Trouble Will Find Me is due out May 21st via 4AD, and features Sufjan Stevens, St. Vincent’s Annie Clark, and Sharon Van Etten, among others. … Read more
Kurt Vile: Wakin On A Pretty Daze [Album Review]
Kurt Vile Wakin On A Pretty Daze Matador Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Kurt Vile throws caution to the wind and creatively expands his sound … Read more
Charles Bradley: Victim Of Love [Album Review]
Charles Bradley Victim Of Love Dunham/Daptone Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Charles Bradley’s Victim Of Love is a love letter to the music, fans, and … Read more
BAMBARA: DREAMVIOLENCE [Album Review]
BAMBARA DREAMVIOLENCE Emerald Weapon Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Musical chaos crammed between moments of decency. Album Review: While along the same vein as groups … Read more
Liam Gallagher’s Beady Eye returns with new single “Flick of the Finger”
Liam Gallagher’s Beady Eye return with a new single titled “Flick Of The Finger”. Liam told a teen fan “You’ll like the new Beady Eye … Read more
Koji [Artist Highlight]
Artist: Koji Hometown: Harrisburg, PA. Record Label: Run For Cover Artists With Similar Fire: Kevin Devine / Matt Pryor / Bright Eyes Andrew Koji Shiraki … Read more
The Breeders LSXX Box Set Delayed Til May / Tour Goes On
Just received news that The Breeders – LSXX box set release date has been pushed back. The CD was slated for release on April 23 … Read more
Wayne Coyne shows off Zaireeka Vinyl / Available on RSD 4/20/13
Can you ask for a better show and tell than Flaming Lips main man Wayne Coyne showing off the new 4LP version of Zaireeka. I … Read more
The National announce European tour at the end of the year.
Having last night premiered their new album, Trouble Will Find Me, live at an intimate show at The Michelberger Hotel in Berlin, The National are … Read more
Talking Head Jerry Harrison produces teenage SF Matt Jaffe & Distractions
Matt Jaffe and the Distractions is a young rock trio based in San Francisco, CA. The group formed after Talking Heads guitarist Jerry Harrison discovered … Read more