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The Waterboys: All Souls Hill [Album Review]

May 17, 2022 by Brian Q. Newcomb

The WaterboysAll Souls HillCooking Vinyl [2022] Just a year short of 4 decades since Mike Scott introduced The Waterboys on its eponymous debut, the singer/songwriter … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Cooking Vinyl, Newcomb, The Waterboys

Kevin Morby: This Is A Photograph [Album Review]

May 14, 2026May 16, 2022 by Thomas Wilde

Kevin MorbyThis Is A PhotographDead Oceans [2022] This Is A Photograph is singer/songwriter Kevin Morby’s 7th album which once again is a record that captures … Read more

Categories Headphone Approved Music, Reviews Tags 4.5 Headphones, Dead Oceans, Headphone Approved (4.5+ Reviews), Kevin Morby, Wilde

Osees – “Funeral Solution” [Video]

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 by Fire Note Staff

Osees have announced their forthcoming album, A Foul Form, due August 12 via Castle Face Records. To kick off the album cycle, they’re shared the … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Castle Face Records, Osees, Thee Oh Sees

The Black Keys: Dropout Boogie [Album Review]

May 13, 2022 by Brian Q. Newcomb

The Black KeysDropout BoogieNonesuch Records [2022] For the last 20 years, the former Akron, Ohio duo that make up The Black Keys have been refining … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 3.5 Headphones, Easy Eye Sound, Newcomb, Nonesuch Records, The Black Keys

Fire Track: Murder By Death – “Never Be”

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 by Fire Note Staff

Murder by Death announced the Kickstarter campaign for their forthcoming album Spell/Bound which is being released on July 29. Today they share the first single … Read more

Categories Fire Tracks, News Tags Murder By Death

Kikagaku Moyo: Kumoyo Island [Album Review]

June 9, 2023May 12, 2022 by Christopher Anthony

Kikagaku MoyoKumoyo IslandGuruguru Brain [2022] It is always better to go out on your own terms. So many times, things can implode and just leave … Read more

Categories Headphone Approved Music, Reviews Tags 4.5 Headphones, Anthony, Guruguru Brain, Headphone Approved (4.5+ Reviews), Kikagaku Moyo

Fire Track: Monophonics – “Love You Better”

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 by Fire Note Staff

Bay Area-based Monophonics released “Love You Better,” the second single from their upcoming full-length Sage Motel (out tomorrow via Colemine Records). The world’s premier psychedelic … Read more

Categories Fire Tracks, News Tags Colemine Records, Monophonics

Arcade Fire: WE [Album Review]

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 by Brian Q. Newcomb

Arcade FireWEColumbia Records [2022] Nobody accuses Canadian band Arcade Fire of lacking ambition. In a brief paragraph attached to the CD-ROM version of their 6th … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 3.5 Headphones, Arcade Fire, Columbia Records, Newcomb

Stella Donnelly – “Lungs” [Video]

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 by Fire Note Staff

Australian musician Stella Donnelly returns, announcing her sophomore album, Flood, out August 26th on Secretly Canadian, and a world tour (dates below and tickets on … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Secretly Canadian Records, Stella Donnelly

Pink Mountaintops: Peacock Pools [Album Review]

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 by Thomas Wilde

Pink MountaintopsPeacock PoolsATO Records [2022] Peacock Pools is the first Pink Mountaintops album in 8 years, and its creation was inspired by a wide range … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 3.5 Headphones, ATO Records, Pink Mountaintops, Wilde

black midi – “Welcome To Hell” [Video]

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 by Fire Note Staff

black midi – the UK-based trio of Geordie Greep (guitar, vocals), Cameron Picton (bass, vocals) and Morgan Simpson (drums) – announce their third album, Hellfire, … Read more

Categories Videos Tags black midi, Rough Trade Records

Sunflower Bean: Headful Of Sugar [Album Review]

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 by Brian Q. Newcomb

Sunflower BeanHeadful Of SugarMom + Pop Music [2022] Like many smaller, working bands, the pandemic forced the power punk/pop trio, Sunflower Bean, to stop playing … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Mom + Pop Music, Newcomb, Sunflower Bean

Kikagaku Moyo: Kumoyo Island (Orange Wax | 6000 Copies)

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 by Fire Note Staff

This should be one of your first Friday Bandcamp purchases today. Kumoyo Island is the fifth studio album and last (per the band) record released … Read more

Categories Vinyl Spotlight Tags Guruguru Brain, Kikagaku Moyo

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever: Endless Rooms [Album Review]

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 by Thomas Wilde

Rolling Blackouts Coastal FeverEndless RoomsSub Pop Records [2022] Melbourne, Australia’s Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever is a band that has the appearance of following an older … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Sub Pop Records, Wilde

Florist – “Spring In Hours” [Video]

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 by Fire Note Staff

Florist releases the second single off of their forthcoming album, Florist, out July 29th. “Spring in Hours” is sunny and upbeat and blooms into the … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Double Double Whammy Records, Florist

Jon Spencer & The HITmakers: Spencer Gets It Lit

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 by Christopher Anthony

Jon Spencer & The HITmakersSpencer Gets It LitBronze Rat/Shove Records [2022] All the way back to his early years in Pussy Galore, Jon Spencer has … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Anthony, Bronze Rat Records, Jon Spencer, Jon Spencer & The HITmakers, Shove Records, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

Fire Track: Guided By Voices – “Unproductive Funk”

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 by Fire Note Staff

Guided By Voices have shared their newest album, Tremblers And Goggles By Rank which will be released on July 1 via GBV Inc. To kick … Read more

Categories Fire Tracks, News Tags Guided By Voices, Rockathon Records

Diane Coffee: With People [Album Review]

May 4, 2022 by Brian Q. Newcomb

Diane CoffeeWith PeoplePolyvinyl Records [2022]   Diane Coffee is the solo creative pop music project and nom de guerre of Shaun Fleming, who played drums … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Diane Coffee, Newcomb, Polyvinyl Records

Elf Power – “Artificial Countrysides” [Video]

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 by Fire Note Staff

Athens, GA-based psychedelic folk band Elf Power released the official video for the title track to their forthcoming album Artificial Countrysides that will be released … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Elf Power, Yep Roc Records

The Head And The Heart: Every Shade Of Blue [Album Review]

May 9, 2022May 2, 2022 by Brian Q. Newcomb

The Head And The HeartEvery Shade Of BlueReprise/Warner Records [2022] The band, The Head and the Heart, arrived along with a new class of indie … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 3 Headphones, Newcomb, The Head And The Heart, Warner Records

Bloc Party: Alpha Games [Album Review]

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 by Thomas Wilde

Bloc PartyAlpha GamesInfectious/BMG [2022] Alpha Games is the sixth studio record from London’s Bloc Party and right from the opening track you can hear the … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 3.5 Headphones, Bloc Party, BMG, Infectious Music, Wilde

The Flashing Lights: Where The Change Is (Translucent Light Blue Wax | 500 Copies)

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 by Fire Note Staff

The Flashing Lights were founded in Halifax, Nova Scotia by Matt Murphy following the breakup of his seminal band, The Super Friendz in 1997. Murphy … Read more

Categories Vinyl Spotlight Tags Murderecords, Sloan, The Flashing Lights, The Super Friendz, TUNS

Ryan Adams: Chris [Album Review]

August 17, 2022April 28, 2022 by Brian Q. Newcomb

Ryan AdamsChrisPAX-AM [2022] Ryan Adams is playing for redemption on his 19th studio album, Chris, which he’s described as the third part of a trilogy … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Newcomb, PAX-AM, Ryan Adams

Kevin Morby – “A Random Act Of Kindness” [Video]

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 by Fire Note Staff

Kevin Morby presents a new single/video, “A Random Act Of Kindness,” from his forthcoming album, This Is A Photograph, out May 13th on Dead Oceans. … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Dead Oceans, Kevin Morby

Blake Babies: Sunburn (3-Color Splatter Wax | 300 Copies)

April 28, 2022April 28, 2022 by Fire Note Staff

Blake Babies were formed in 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts. The three primary members were John Strohm, Freda Love, and Juliana Hatfield. They recorded three albums … Read more

Categories Vinyl Spotlight Tags Blake Babies, Juliana Hatfield
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