The Umbrellas: The Umbrellas [Album Review]
The UmbrellasThe UmbrellasSlumberland Records [2021] The San Francisco bay area has long been an place where jangly indie pop has soared from 90’s groups The … Read more
Ty Segall w/ Denée Segall – “Feel Good” [Video]
Two weeks ago, Ty Segall surprise-released Harmonizer, his first new album since 2019, out now digitally via Drag City and physically in October. Today, he … Read more
Robert Finley: Sharecropper’s Son [Album Review]
Robert Finley Sharecropper’s SonEasy Eye Sound [2021] Robert Finley is a classic late bloomer. As the title of his sophomore album for Dan Auerbach’s Easy … Read more
Astral Swans – “Flood” (featuring Julie Doiron) [Video]
Astral Swans is Matthew Swann – a human song-maker specializing in abstract narratives of lonerism, frailty, absurdity, and whimsy, all told with darkly comedic empathy, … Read more
Acid Dad: Take It From The Dead [Album Review]
Acid DadTake It From The DeadGreenway Records/The Reverberation Appreciation Society [2021] Acid Dad has evolved since we first started covering them back in 2016 with … Read more
Trace Mountains – “AMERICA” [Video]
Trace Mountains, the project of New York’s Dave Benton, has announced his new album, House Of Confusion, with a video for lead single “AMERICA.” The … Read more
Descendents: 9th & Walnut [Album Review]
Descendents 9th & WalnutEpitaph Records [2021] Classic punk band Descendents newest album, 9th & Walnut, is actually a collection of songs written from 1977 through … Read more
Emmylou Harris & Los Lobos Tour [Concert Review]
Emmylou Harris & Los Lobos: Rose Music Center; Dayton, OH – Saturday, August 7, 2021 Emmylou Harris was singing alternative country before it was cool, … Read more
Yola: Stand For Myself [Album Review]
Yola Stand For MyselfEasy Eye Sound [2021] 2019 was a great year for British singer/songwriter, Yola, who’s debut solo album Walk Through Fire earned her … Read more
Solar Eyes – “Naked Monkey On A Spaceship” [Video]
Psych/rock three-piece Solar Eyes are back with their latest captivating single ‘Naked Monkey On A Spaceship’. Solar Eyes quickly follow up on the success of … Read more
LYSOL: Soup For My Family [Album Review]
LYSOLSoup For My FamilyFeel It Records [2021] Raw, rocking and relentless is a great way to describe Seattle’s LYSOL. The band’s newest record, Soup For … Read more
James Taylor w/ Jackson Browne [Concert Review]
James Taylor & His All-Star Band w/ Jackson Browne: Wright State Nutter Center; Dayton, OH – Wednesday, August 4, 2021 Given the boyish grin on … Read more
Premiere Fire Track: The Raging Nathans – “Psychophant”
The Raging Nathans are a punk rock band from Dayton, Ohio that started in 2009. They released their excellent fourth LP, Waste My Heart, back … Read more
Ty Segall: Harmonizer [Album Review]
Ty SegallHarmonizerDrag City Records [2021] Nothing like a surprise album from Ty Segall to shake up your Tuesday as he dropped Harmonizer on world this … Read more
Sungaze – “Storm Chaser” [Video]
Sungaze is an American Dreamgaze band from Cincinnati, Ohio. Their signature sound lends itself quite equally to the realms of shoegaze, psych rock and dream … Read more
Guardian Singles: Guardian Singles [Album Review]
Guardian SinglesGuardian SinglesTrouble In Mind Records [2021] Guardian Singles hail from Auckland, New Zealand, and their self-titled debut was sadly overlooked last year with its … Read more
Fire Track: Guided By Voices – “My (Limited) Engagement”
Guided By Voices Announces their latest LP, It’s Not Them, It Couldn’t Be Them, It Is Them which will be out October 22nd via GBV … Read more
METZ: Live At The Opera House (Tricolor Wax | 1000 Copies)
Long considered one of the planet’s most bombastic live acts and foremost purveyors of abrasive melodicism, METZ has spent the majority of their 11-year tenure … Read more
Psychic Flowers: For The Undertow [Album Review]
Psychic FlowersFor The UndertowLiving Lost / RIP Records [2021] Philadelphia’s Psychic Flowers are not slowing down after releasing two new albums last year (Gloves To … Read more
Hand Habits – “Aquamarine” [Video]
Hand Habits, the project of Los Angeles-based musician Meg Duffy (they/them), announces their new sonically adventurous album Fun House with a one-shot V Haddad-directed video … Read more
Durand Jones & The Indications: Private Space [Album Review]
Durand Jones & The IndicationsPrivate SpaceDead Oceans/Colemine Records [2021] Durand Jones & The Indications is easily one of the first bands I would point someone … Read more
Tobin Sprout – “Supersonic Chairman” [Video]
Tobin Sprout released a fantastic solo album last with Empty Horses. As many know him as a founding member of the indie rock band Guided … Read more
Son Volt: Electro Melodier [Album Review]
Son Volt Electro MelodierTransmit Sound/Thirty Tigers [2021] There was a time back in the day, when Uncle Tupelo, the band often credited with kick-starting the … Read more
Video Premiere: Leeroy Stagger – “Does Anybody Live Here?”
TFN has been covering Leeroy Stagger since 2009 and we jumped at the chance to premiere his new video/single for “Does Anybody Live Here?” Stagger … Read more
Los Lobos: Native Sons [Album Review]
Los Lobos Native SonsNew West Records [2021] When a band that’s been around just two years short of half a century puts out an … Read more