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Shellac: To All Trains [Album Review]

May 21, 2024 by Thomas Wilde

ShellacTo All TrainsTouch And Go Records [2024] Album Overview: It really shouldn’t be a surprise that it was impossible to listen to the new Shellac … Read more

Categories Headphone Approved Music, Reviews Tags 4.5 Headphones, Headphone Approved (4.5+ Reviews), Shellac, Steve Albini, Touch And Go Records, Wilde

IDAHO – “Across The Sky” [Video]

May 21, 2024May 21, 2024 by Fire Note Staff

“Across The Sky” is the second single taken from pioneering slowcore band IDAHO’s first album in more than 13 years, following the triumphant return with … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Arts & Crafts, IDAHO

Bermuda Squares: Outsider [Album Review]

May 17, 2024May 17, 2024 by Thomas Wilde

Bermuda SquaresOutsiderFeel It Records [2024] Album Overview: Bermuda Squares is a modern indie punk band from Minneapolis, led by Tony Milek. The lineup features members … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Bermuda Squares, Feel It Records, Wilde

Fire Track: Guided By Voices – “Cavemen Running Naked”

May 17, 2024 by Fire Note Staff

Last month, Guided By Voices (the ever-evolving act led by Robert Pollard) announced their next LP, Strut of Kings (due June 28 via GBV Inc).Building on 40 years of GBV history, the … Read more

Categories Fire Tracks Tags Guided By Voices, Robert Pollard, Rockathon Records

Tim Easton: Find Your Way [Album Review]

May 20, 2024May 16, 2024 by Christopher Anthony

Tim EastonFind Your WayBlack Mesa Records [2024] Album Overview: Tim Easton is an American singer-songwriter known for his captivating blend of Americana, folk, and roots … Read more

Categories Headphone Approved Music, Reviews Tags 4.5 Headphones, Anthony, Black Mesa Records, Headphone Approved (4.5+ Reviews), Tim Easton

Fire Track: ORB – “Can’t Do That”

May 16, 2024 by Fire Note Staff

Australian psych/rock band ORB are announcing their fourth studio album and first in six years, Tailem Bend. Out July 12th 2024 on Fuzz Club worldwide and on … Read more

Categories Fire Tracks Tags Flightless Records, Fuzz Club Records, ORB

Fake Fruit – “Mucho Mistrust” [Video]

May 16, 2024 by Fire Note Staff

Fake Fruit — The Oakland, CA-based post-punk band featuring Hannah “Ham” D’Amato, Alex Post, & Miles MacDiarmid — announce their new album Mucho Mistrust, out August 23rd via Carpark Records, and release … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Carpark Records, Fake Fruit

GOBYLNS: Hunki Bobo [Album Review]

July 1, 2025May 15, 2024 by Christopher Anthony

GOBYLNSHunki BoboCrazysane Records [2024] Album Overview: Originating from the Eastern Cape of South Africa, GOBLYNS was initially a distant dream for its members until they … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Anthony, Crazysane Records, GOBLYNS

BRAINIAC by Justin Vellucci [Book Review]

May 15, 2024May 15, 2024 by Simon Workman

BRAINIACby Justin VellucciJ-Card Press [2024] Book Review: As a band whose story was cut short by tragedy, Brainiac has acquired a legendary reputation among alternative … Read more

Categories Features Tags Brainiac, J-Card Press, Workman

Kishi Bashi – “Colorful State” [Video]

May 15, 2024May 15, 2024 by Fire Note Staff

Kishi Bashi has announced his new album Kantos will be released on August 23, 2024, via Joyful Noise Recordings. He has also shared the epic, … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Joyful Noise Recordings, Kishi Bashi

Les Savy Fav: OUI, LSF [Album Review]

May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 by Christopher Anthony

Les Savy FavOUI, LSFFrenchkiss Records [2024] Album Overview: Les Savy Fav, a post-hardcore band formed in 1995 at the Rhode Island School of Design, has … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 3.5 Headphones, Anthony, Frenchkiss Records, Les Savy Fav

Nada Surf – “In Front Of Me Now” [Video]

May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 by Fire Note Staff

Nada Surf has signed to New West Records and will release their anticipated new LP, Moon Mirror on September 13, 2024. The 11-song set was produced by the … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Nada Surf, New West Records

Lunchbox: Pop And Circumstance [Album Review]

May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 by Thomas Wilde

LunchboxPop And CircumstanceSlumberland Records [2024] Album Overview: Lunchbox has been a longstanding fixture in Oakland, CA, as they return with their second album for Slumberland … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 3.5 Headphones, Lunchbox, Slumberland Records, Wilde

Fire Track: Parlor Greens – “In Green We Dream”

May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 by Fire Note Staff

Perhaps one of the most exciting and anticipated projects in the world of heavy instrumental music is Parlor Greens, a fresh organ trio on Colemine Records. … Read more

Categories Fire Tracks Tags Colemine Records, Parlor Greens

Amen Dunes: Death Jokes [Album Review]

May 10, 2024May 10, 2024 by Christopher Anthony

Amen DunesDeath JokesSub Pop Records [2024] Album Overview: Damon McMahon, known as Amen Dunes, decided to break away from his established musical style as he … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 3.5 Headphones, Amen Dunes, Anthony, Sub Pop Records

REZN – “Collapse” [Video]

May 10, 2024 by Fire Note Staff

Chicago’s REZN – made of Rob McWilliams (vocals, guitar), Phil Cangelosi (bass), Patrick Dunn (drums), and Spencer Ouellette (synth/saxophone) – present a new single/video, “Collapse,” off of … Read more

Categories Videos Tags REZN, Sargent House

Dehd: Poetry [Album Review]

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024 by Thomas Wilde

DehdPoetryFat Possum Records [2024] Album Overview: Dehd, consisting of Jason Balla, Emily Kempf, and Eric McGrady, have built their career on adventurous spirit, from their … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Dehd, Fat Possum Records, Wilde

Fire Track: Doll Riot – “Sheela-Na-Gig”

May 10, 2024May 9, 2024 by Fire Note Staff

Radford Media Group · Sheela- Na-Gig San Diego-based all-girl rock group Doll Riot has dropped the details on their upcoming new LP, ‘ Grage’. The … Read more

Categories Fire Tracks Tags Doll Riot, Last Hurrah Records

The Lemon Twigs: A Dream Is All We Know [Album Review]

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 by Thomas Wilde

The Lemon TwigsA Dream Is All We KnowCaptured Tracks [2024] Album Overview: The Lemon Twigs, led by brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario, have garnered plenty … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Captured Tracks, The Lemon Twigs, Wilde

GUM / Ambrose Kenny-Smith – “Ill Times” [Video]

August 8, 2024May 8, 2024 by Fire Note Staff

GUM / Ambrose Kenny-Smith – made of Jay Watson (Gum, Pond, Tame Impala) and Ambrose Kenny-Smith (King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, The Murlocs) – announce a new collaborative album, Ill … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Ambrose Kenny-Smith, GUM, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, p(doom) Records, Pond, Tame Impala, The Murlocs

Karate Boogaloo: Hold Your Horses [Album Review]

May 11, 2024May 7, 2024 by Christopher Anthony

Karate BoogalooHold Your HorsesCollege Of Knowledge/Colemine Records [2024] Album Overview: Karate Boogaloo hails from Melbourne, Australia and has been a staple of the underground music … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Anthony, Colemine Records, College Of Knowledge Records, Karate Boogaloo

Cola – “Albatross” [Video]

May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 by Fire Note Staff

Cola returns with another taste of the new album The Gloss (due out June 14th on Fire Talk and Next Door Records in Canada). While … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Cola, Fire Talk Records

Mdou Moctar: Funeral For Justice [Album Review]

May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 by Christopher Anthony

Mdou MoctarFuneral For JusticeMatador Records [2024] Album Overview: Mdou Moctar, a Nigerien musician and vocalist, formed the band Mdou Moctar, in which he plays guitar … Read more

Categories Headphone Approved Music, Reviews Tags 4.5 Headphones, Anthony, Headphone Approved (4.5+ Reviews), Matador Records, Mdou Moctar

Washed Out – “The Hardest Part” [Video]

May 3, 2024 by Fire Note Staff

On June 28th, Sub Pop will release Washed Out’s fifth and most audacious album to date, Notes From A Quiet Life. The music of Washed Out … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Sub Pop Records, Washed Out

Nick Kizirnis: Every Moment [Album Review]

May 3, 2024May 2, 2024 by Christopher Anthony

Nick KizirnisEvery MomentATOM Records [2024] Album Overview: Nick Kizirnis, a Dayton, Ohio-based songwriter and guitarist, has a rich musical background spanning decades. He has collaborated … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Anthony, Atom Records, Nick Kizirnis
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