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Sep21

The Friday Fire Track: Smoking Popes – “Amanda My Love”

Posted By Fire Note Staff on Sep 21, 2018

1994 was a great year for indie rock and Smoking Popes were right there with their sophomore album Born To Quit. Well, the Smoking Popes are back with a new record which features the original four members – Josh Caterer, Eli Caterer, Matt Caterer, and Mike Felumlee – which is the first since the 1998 recording of The Party’s Over. Today’s Friday Fire Track, “Amanda My Love,” is taken from the band’s forthcoming album...

Sep14

The Friday Fire Track: Robert Pollard – “Subspace Biographies”

Posted By Christopher Anthony on Sep 14, 2018

Trying something a bit different today as the Friday Fire Track goes back to 1998 and features a song from Robert Pollard’s sophomore solo record Waved Out. “Subspace Biographies” is easily one of my favorite Robert Pollard solo songs with its gentle opening before its foot tapping charge keeps the high kicks going. The song just keeps moving and churning as it almost drowns out Pollard’s lyrics near its...

Sep07

The Friday Fire Track: ORB – “Space Between The Planets”

Posted By Thomas Wilde on Sep 7, 2018

TFN has still not tired of the heavy psych weapons Flightless Records out of Australia currently has in their arsenal. ORB of course are now one of their consistent staples as today’s Friday Fire Track is the title track off of their just released third LP. “Space Between The Planets” is a full-on space rock jam that sticks to ORB’s formula of harder edged psychedelia. The track just passes the 5-minute mark...

Aug31

The Friday Fire Track: RAYS – “Yesterday’s Faces”

Posted By Thomas Wilde on Aug 31, 2018

Oakland’s RAYS are back! The follow up to their self-titled debut will be out November 2nd via Trouble In Mind and is titled You Can Get There From Here. Today’s Friday Fire Track, “Yesterday’s Faces,” is from the new album and showcases the band’s newer direction of a more refined and melodic pop that is like Cleaners From Venus, Hoops and Robyn Hitchcock. The tempo though from their post-punk...

Aug30

Track Premiere: Extra Arms – “Why I Run”

Posted By Christopher Anthony on Aug 30, 2018

Today’s premiere track, “Why I Run,” is from Detroit, Michigan’s Extra Arms! The group is fronted by Ryan Allen of Thunderbirds Are Now! fame and Extra Arms will be releasing their fourth LP, Headacher, on October 12 via Get Party Records. What caught TFN’s ear on this track is its high energy and pure drive. The guitar, the chords and even Allen’s vocals gives off a very strong Superchunk/Thermals...

Aug24

The Friday Fire Track: Ron Gallo – “Always Elsewhere”

Posted By Thomas Wilde on Aug 24, 2018

Stardust Birthday Party is the follow up to Ron Gallo’s debut album, Heavy Meta, which was a fantastic garage rock album that we missed out on in 2017. Well, we are not missing this one as Gallo storms back with today’s Friday Fire Track, “Always Elsewhere.” The track is from Stardust Birthday Party which is out October 5, 2018 via New West Records. Gallo’s energy sounds like a modern Talking Heads as the...