Fire Track: Calyx – “Leslie Plain And Strong”
Stay Gone by CALYX Is the grass really greener on the other side? Who can really say for certain, but it’s a New Year, and … Read more
The Postal Service: Everything Will Change [Album Review]
The Postal Service Everything Will ChangeSub Pop Records [2020] In 2003, Death Cab For Cutie’s lead singer/songwriter Ben Gibbard and electronica musician Jimmy Tamborello (sometimes … Read more
Fire Track: Descendents – “That’s The Breaks”
Legendary punk band Descendents have a new track “That’s The Breaks.” The track follows the politically-charged two-song single Suffrage, released ahead of the 2020 general election encouraging voting to … Read more
Cheekface: Emphatically No. (Rainbow Wax | 500 Copies)
Cheekface’s Emphatically No. is the second full-length album from the Los Angeles indie rock trio of guitarist/singing person Greg Katz, bassist/other singing person Amanda Tannen … Read more
Artists Of The Week: Discover, Support, Share
AOW is ready to officially kick of 2021 with three completely different artists. This week finds Montreal’s Bell Orchestre making a return after 10 years … Read more
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – “The Only One” [Video]
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have shared a new video for “The Only One” from Sideways To New Italy, their sophomore album released last year. Directed … Read more
Boise Cover Band (Built To Spill): Unoriginal Artists (Clear w/ Tri-color Splatter Wax | 500 Copies)
First Time On Vinyl!Reissue of one-off 2003 project by Doug Martsch (Built to Spill), featuring Ned Evett, Ian Waters, and John Mullin. Boise Cover Band’s … Read more
Sonny Falls: All That Has Come Apart/Once Did Not Exist [Album Review]
Sonny FallsAll That Has Come Apart/Once Did Not ExistPlastic Miracles [2020] If we would have gotten hold of Sonny Falls new double album before December … Read more
Claud – “Cuff Your Jeans” [Video]
Already earning an avalanche of critical acclaim and multiple placements on “Artists To Watch” lists for 2021, Claud has released the third track from their … Read more
The Black Angels: Live At Levitation (3 Variants | 1000 Copies Each)
The Reverberation Appreciation Society has announced the second entry of its Live at Levitation series with festival founders — The Black Angels. The LP captures a slice of the early days, … Read more
Fire Track: Glitterer – “Didn’t Want It”
Glitterer has a new track with “Didn’t Want It” which is off the new album Life Is Not A Lesson out February 26th via ANTI-. … Read more
Osees: Panther Rotate [Album Review]
OseesPanther RotateCastle Face Records [2020] Anymore it is almost a given that some of John Dwyer’s output will lean towards the experimental side of things. … Read more
Fire Track: Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio – “Call Your Mom”
Seattle-based soul-jazz groove-machine Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio are set to release their sophomore studio album, I Told You So, on January 29th via Colemine Records. … Read more
El Michels Affair: Yeti Season (Green Wax | Limited Box Set)
Fresh off of their 2020 offering Adult Themes, El Michels Affair is back with a new full-length release. Titled Yeti Season, this newest album has everything we’ve … Read more
Kiwi Jr. – “Waiting In Line” [Video]
Kiwi Jr. is sharing an official video for “Waiting in Line,” a new offering and highlight from Cooler Returns, their forthcoming album. The video was directed by Laura-Lynn Petrick … Read more
Aaron Frazer: Introducing… [Album Review]
Aaron FrazerIntroducing…Dead Oceans/Easy Eye Sound [2021] One element that helped make the last record from Durand Jones and The Indications, American Love Call, a success … Read more
Tigers Jaw – “Hesitation” [Video]
Tigers Jaw recently released a video for their new single “Hesitation,” off their forthcoming album, I Won’t Care How You Remember Me, due out on March 5th via … Read more
The Blazing Top 50 Albums of 2020
Well, 2020 has certainly sucked for so many reasons but TFN has found some silver lining in the fantastic music that was released this year. … Read more
Top 25 Artists Of The Week 2020 – Discover, Support, Share
TFN Artists Of The Week is one of our favorite features and probably is the one which gets the most attention. In 2020, we featured … Read more
The Fire Note Top Albums of 2020: Writer Edition
The Fire Note would not be possible without the talented writers that share their educated thoughts and true enjoyment of music with our readers. The … Read more
Prog 2020: The Year In Review
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Dickens himself couldn’t have explained this year any better. With a global pandemic … Read more
The White Stripes: Greatest Hits [Album Review]
The White Stripes Greatest HitsThird Man Records/Columbia Records [2020] Here in 2020, 13 years after the last studio release from The White Stripes, it’s funny … Read more
Honeyjar – “Love Me All You Want” [Video]
Let us introduce you to the indie rock of Philadelphia’s Honeyjar. The group draws on a deep well of ’70s soft rock influences and combines … Read more
Artists Of The Week (ReverbNation Edition): Discover, Support, Share
We are wrapping up our AOW feature in 2020 with another ReverbNation’s edition! We launched another 60 day campaign back in September and were once … Read more
Phoebe Bridgers: Copycat Killers EP [Album Review]
Phoebe Bridgers Copycat Killers EPDead Oceans [2020] After releasing her critically acclaimed sophomore release, Punisher, back in the summer only to have it earn her … Read more