Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Ghosteen [Ablum Review]
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen Ghosteen Ltd. [2019] Album Review: Even though we’d been told that the 2016 release from Nick Cave And … Read more
Gong Gong Gong: Phantom Rhythm [Album Review]
Gong Gong Gong Phantom Rhythm Wharf Cat Records [2019] Who: Guitar-and-bass duo Gong Gong Gong are from Beijing’s underground indie scene and Phantom Rhythm is … Read more
WIVES: So Removed [Album Review]
WIVES So Removed City Slang [2019] Who: So Removed is the debut album from Queens, NY-based post-punks WIVES. Sound: WIVES have the New York swagger … Read more
Kal Marks: Let The Shit House Burn Down (EP) [Album Review]
Kal Marks Let The Shit House Burn Down (EP)Exploding In Sound Records [2019] Who: Boston’s Kal Marks rip their way through a 5-track EP, laying … Read more
Oso Oso: Basking In The Glow [Album Review]
Oso Oso Basking In The Glow Triple Crown Records [2019] Who: Long Island band Oso Oso return with their third album Basking In The Glow. … Read more
Pixies: Beneath The Eyrie [Album Review]
Pixies Beneath The Eyrie BMG/Infectious [2019] Album Review: For nearly a decade the reunited Pixies, who came back together in 2004, seemed willing to rest … Read more
Kneeling In Piss: Tour De Force [Album Review]
Kneeling In Piss Tour De Force FAH-Q/Anyway Records [2019] Who: Columbus, Ohio-based Kneeling In Piss have a hell of a debut album on their hands. … Read more
Orville Peck: Pony [Album Review]
Orville Peck Pony Sub Pop Records [2019] Fire Note Says: Orville Peck is the Great North American queer cowboy wonder. Album Review: Saddle up partner, … Read more
Redd Kross: Beyond The Door [Album Review]
Redd Kross Beyond The Door Merge Records [2019] Album Review: Here in the new dark ages, I can think of no better antidote to the … Read more
Honey Radar: Ruby Puff Of Dust [Album Review]
Honey Radar Ruby Puff Of Dust What’s Your Rupture? [2019] Who: Philadelphia-based lo-fi specialists Honey Radar do what they do best on their 5th LP. … Read more
Young Guv: GUV I [Album Review]
Young Guv GUV I Run For Cover Records [2019] Who: Young Guv is the solo project of Ben Cook. Since 2008, he has released a … Read more
Purple Mountains: Purple Mountains [Album Review]
Purple Mountains Purple Mountains Drag City Records [2019] Who: Purple Mountains marks the return of David Berman (Silver Jews) and represents his first new music … Read more
Smug Brothers: All Blur And Spark [Album Review]
Smug Brothers All Blur And Spark Gas Daddy Go! Records [2019] Who: Dayton, Ohio-based Smug Brothers release another charming and quite satisfying album. Sound: All … Read more
black midi: Schlagenheim [Album Review]
black midi Schlagenheim Rough Trade Records [2019] Who: The young London quartet black midi basically came out of nowhere and built a super buzz leading … Read more
Mannequin Pussy: Patience [Album Review]
Mannequin Pussy Patience Epitaph Records [2019] Who: Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy have just released their third LP and first for Epitaph Records. Sound: Melodic powerful punk … Read more
Bill Callahan: Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest [Album Review]
Bill Callahan Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest Drag City Records [2019] Who: After almost 20 years behind Smog for his music, Bill Callahan has had … Read more
Dumb: Club Nites [Album Review]
Dumb Club Nites Mint Records [2019] Who: Vancouver’s Dumb are a lot smarter than their name implies. They have released one of the best records … Read more
SIZ: Liquid [Album Review]
SIZ Liquid Flippin’ Freaks [2019] Who: SIZ hail from Bordeaux, France and they are all about some 90’s grunge/fuzz-tinged with a steady dose of heavy … Read more
Kishi Bashi: Omoiyari [Album Review]
Kishi Bashi Omoiyari Joyful Noise Recordings [2019] Who: Kaoru Ishibashi, aka Kishi Bashi, is a multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He is a founding member of Jupiter … Read more
Snapped Ankles: Stunning Luxury [Album Review]
Snapped Ankles Stunning Luxury The Leaf Label [2019] Who: Snapped Ankles are a pseudo-techno/punk band out of London and out of this world. Sound: Stunning … Read more
Mavis Staples: We Get By [Album Review]
Mavis Staples We Get By ANTI- [2019] Fire Note Says: Mavis Staples wraps up her 8th decade by putting her best musical foot forward with … Read more
The National: I Am Easy To Find [Album Review]
The National I Am Easy To Find 4AD [2019] Fire Note Says: If I Am Easy to Find was a debut record, it’d be the … Read more
Pink Mexico: DUMP [Album Review]
Pink Mexico DUMP Little Dickman/Burger Records [2019] Who: Brooklyn-based grunge/fuzz act Pink Mexico return with their 3rd LP. Sound: DUMP picks up where 2016’s Fool … Read more
Filthy Friends: Emerald Valley [Album Review]
Filthy Friends Emerald Valley Kill Rock Stars [2019] Fire Note Says: Sleater-Kinney vocalist Corin Tucker and R.E.M.’s Peter Buck take Filthy Friends out for a … Read more
Pile: Green And Gray [Album Review]
Pile Green and Gray Exploding in Sound Records [2019] Who: Boston-based Pile are back with a sprawling and epic-sounding 7th LP. Sound: Green and Gray, … Read more