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Aeon Station: Observatory [Album Review]

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 by Thomas Wilde

Aeon StationObservatorySub Pop Records [2021] How do you ever follow up a record that is as highly revered in the indie rock world as The … Read more

Categories Headphone Approved Music, Reviews Tags 4.5 Headphones, Aeon Station, Headphone Approved (4.5+ Reviews), The Wrens, Wilde

SPUD – “Spend” [Video]

December 3, 2021 by Fire Note Staff

SPUD is the Synth-pop solo project of Holly Findlay, bass player of Melbourne’s Stoner/Rock quartet Stonefield. “Spend” is their new video by Millar Wileman and … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Greenway Records, SPUD, Stonefield, Strangeworld Records

Liam Kazar: Due North [Album Review]

December 3, 2021 by Brian Q. Newcomb

Liam KazarDue NorthWoodsist Records [2021] Before moving to Kansas City in 2019, Liam Kazar had built a hefty reputation around Chicago as a band member, … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Liam Kazar, Newcomb, Woodsist Records

Ranking The XTC Studio Albums

January 10, 2022December 2, 2021 by Scot Lade
Categories The Prog Corner

Andrew Gabbard: Homemade [Album Review]

January 21, 2022December 2, 2021 by Simon Workman

Andrew GabbardHomemadeKarma Chief/Colemine Records [2021] If you’ve paid any attention to the Dayton/Cincinnati music scene over the last two decades, you’ve probably encountered the music … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Andrew Gabbard, Andy Gabbard, Buffalo Killers, Colemine Records, Karma Chief Records, The Gabbard Brothers, Workman

elbow – “The Seldom Seen Kid” [Video]

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 by Fire Note Staff

Flying Dream 1 is a change in pace from the elbow’s previous, UK Number One album, Giants of All Sizes, with a deliberately quieter and … Read more

Categories Videos Tags elbow, Polydor Records

Best Prog LPs 1969-1979

January 3, 2022December 1, 2021 by Scot Lade
Categories The Prog Corner

Hushdrops: The Static [Album Review]

December 1, 2021 by Brian Q. Newcomb

HushdropsThe StaticPravda Records [2021] Chicago-band, Hushdrops, are considered a supergroup around those parts, the trio perhaps better known for the folk they support in other … Read more

Categories Headphone Approved Music, Reviews Tags 4.5 Headphones, Headphone Approved (4.5+ Reviews), Hushdrops, Newcomb, Pravda Records

GUV – “Only Wanna See U Tonight” [Video]

October 24, 2025December 1, 2021 by Fire Note Staff

GUV, aka songwriter Ben Cook, recently announced his new double album, GUV III & IV, with the first installment, GUV III, due out March 11th … Read more

Categories Videos Tags GUV, Run For Cover Records, Young Guv

Porto Geese: Duck [Album Review]

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 by Thomas Wilde

Porto GeeseDuckSheep Chase Records [2021] The debut album from Oslo’s Porto Geese is an intense mix of shoegaze and post-punk that is filled with strategic … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Porto Geese, Sheep Chase Records, Wilde

Aimee Mann: Queens Of The Summer Hotel [Album Review]

December 1, 2021November 30, 2021 by Brian Q. Newcomb

Aimee MannQueens Of The Summer HotelSuperEgo [2021] Over the course of her nearly 40 year career, Aimee Mann has pretty much done it all. In … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Aimee Mann, Newcomb, Superego

Velvet Starlings: Technicolour Shakedown [Album Review]

November 29, 2021 by Christopher Anthony

Velvet StarlingsTechnicolour ShakedownKitten Robot/SoundX3 Records [2021] Velvet Starlings is a 60’s infused garage rock ‘n’ roll band hailing from Los Angeles and the beach cities … Read more

Categories Headphone Approved Music, Reviews Tags 4.5 Headphones, Anthony, Headphone Approved (4.5+ Reviews), Kitten Robot Records, SoundX3 Records, Velvet Starlings

Damon Albarn: The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows [Album Review]

November 26, 2021November 26, 2021 by Brian Q. Newcomb

Damon AlbarnThe Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream FlowsTransgressive Records [2021] In many ways, Damon Albarn’s official second solo album is as influenced by … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Damon Albarn, Newcomb, Transgressive Records

The Gulps – “Stuck In The City” [Video]

November 26, 2021November 26, 2021 by Fire Note Staff

The Gulps are pleased to present the official video for “Stuck In The City”; their new single out on Alan McGee’s It’s Creation Baby imprint. … Read more

Categories Videos Tags It's Creation Baby, The Gulps

Big Heet: Playing The Bug [Album Review]

November 24, 2021November 24, 2021 by Thomas Wilde

Big HeetPlaying The BugLiving Lost Records [2021] David Settle has been on a hot streak for releasing music this year as the Philadelphia musician is … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 4 Headphones, Big Heet, Living Lost Records, Wilde

Bloc Party – “Traps” [Video]

November 24, 2021 by Fire Note Staff

Bloc Party announced details of their forthcoming sixth studio album Alpha Games, out April 29th 2022 via Infectious / BMG. Alpha Games is the band’s … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Bloc Party, BMG, Infectious Music

Ovlov: Buds [Album Review]

November 23, 2021 by Christopher Anthony

OvlovBudsExploding In Sound Records [2021] Connecticut four-piece Ovlov has released two LPs and a handful of EPs over the last decade and have called it … Read more

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

Fire Track: Eels – “The Magic”

November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 by Fire Note Staff

“The Magic,” is the latest track from EELS’ upcoming fourteenth studio album Extreme Witchcraft, which is out January 28 via PIAS and the band’s own … Read more

Categories Fire Tracks, News Tags Eels, PIAS Recordings

Robert Plant | Alison Krauss: Raising The Roof [Album Review]

November 22, 2021 by Brian Q. Newcomb

Robert Plant | Alison KraussRaising The RoofRounder Records [2021] The huge success created by the first collaboration by Led Zep rock howler Robert Plant and … Read more

Categories Headphone Approved Music, Reviews Tags 4.5 Headphones, Alison Krauss, Headphone Approved (4.5+ Reviews), Newcomb, Robert Plant, Rounder Records

Erin Rae – “Modern Woman” [Video]

November 22, 2021 by Fire Note Staff

Erin Rae has announced, Lighten Up her anticipated new album which was produced by Jonathan Wilson and features guest appearance from Meg Duffy (Hand Habits) … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Erin Rae, Thirty Tigers

Peter Doherty & Frédéric Lo – “The Fantasy Life Of Poetry & Crime” [Video]

November 19, 2021 by Fire Note Staff

Peter Doherty, now resident in Normandy the land of Calvados and camembert, has teamed up with composer/producer Frédéric Lo, and created a wonderful nouvelle vague … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Frederic Lo, Peter Doherty, The Libertines

Charlie Megira: Da Abtomatic Meisterzinger Mambo Chic (Tri-Color Wax | Limited Copies)

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 by Fire Note Staff

Israeli guitarist Charlie Megira brewed a heady amalgam of ’50s trash rock, surf-y tremolo, and reverb-drenched goth during his all-too-brief 44 trips around the sun. … Read more

Categories Vinyl Spotlight Tags Charlie Megira, Numero Group

Ross Jennings: A Shadow Of My Future Self [Album Review]

December 24, 2021November 18, 2021 by Scot Lade

Ross JenningsA Shadow Of My Future SelfGraphite Records[2021] Ross Jennings is not a household name. Nor are either of his bands, Haken and Novena. But … Read more

Categories Reviews, The Prog Corner Tags 3.5 Headphones, Graphite Records, Haken, Lade, Ross Jennings

Loop – “Halo” [Video]

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 by Fire Note Staff

LOOP have announced their first album in 32 years and shared the video for new track “Halo.” Sonancy will be released via Cooking Vinyl on … Read more

Categories Videos Tags Cooking Vinyl, LOOP

An Evening With Gary Clark Jr. [Concert Review]

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 by Brian Q. Newcomb

Gary Clark Jr.: Express LIVE; Columbus, OH; Tuesday, November 9, 2021 Before the lights went down and Gary Clark Jr. led his band to the stage … Read more

Categories Concert Reviews, Reviews Tags Gary Clark Jr., Newcomb
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