Wild Belle: Isles [Album Review]
Wild Belle Isles Columbia Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Wild Belle’s debut provides a reggae-infused twist on The xx formula. Album Review: Wild Belle’s primary … Read more
Billy Bragg: Tooth & Nail [Album Review]
Billy Bragg Tooth & Nail Cooking Vinyl Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Billy Bragg walks the dusty road and gets more personal than political this … Read more
Marnie Stern: The Chronicles Of Marnia [Album Review]
Marnie Stern The Chronicles Of Marnia Kill Rock Stars [2013] Fire Note Says: Marnie Stern loosens things up and lets her vocals soar! Album Review: … Read more
Son Volt: Honky Tonk [Album Review]
Son Volt Honky Tonk Rounder Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Son Volt’s Honky Tonk is like a lost sleeve from the golden era of country … Read more
Great White Buffalo: Great White Buffalo [Album Review]
Great White Buffalo Great White Buffalo Self-Released [2013] Fire Note Says: Great White Buffalo compose fun and heavy pop hooks. Album Review: A lot of … Read more
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Specter At The Feast [Album Review]
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Specter At The Feast Abstract Dragon/Vagrant Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club mourn the loss of a loved … Read more
Palma Violets: 180 [Album Review]
Palma Violets 180 Rough Trade Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Absurdly hyped London-based band delivers a fine, if flawed, debut. Album Review: Every few years … Read more
Robyn Hitchcock: Love From London [Album Review]
Robyn Hitchcock Love From London Yep Roc Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Love From London has a more streamlined pop sound, but still retains all … Read more
Low: The Invisible Way [Album Review]
Low The Invisible Way Sub Pop Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Low return with plenty of new ideas on the engaging The Invisible Way. Album … Read more
Waxahatchee: Cerulean Salt [Album Review]
Waxahatchee Cerulean Salt Don Giovanni Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Katie Crutchfield returns with a stunning second album as Waxahatchee. Album Review: Alabama singer/songwriter Katie … Read more
Grave Babies: Crusher [Album Review]
Grave Babies Crusher Hardly Art Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Far from perfect, but equally far from terrible. Album Review: Here’s the thing about Grave … Read more
Tame Impala North American Tour [Concert Review]
The Tame Impala North American tour with openers The Growl are the exact reason that we write. We caught the tour in Columbus on March … Read more
The Sunflower Logic: Clouds On The Polar Landscape EP [Album Review]
The Sunflower Logic Clouds On The Polar Landscape EP Pink Banana Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Robert Pollard plays it loose and releases one of … Read more
Bears! Bears! Bears!: All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go [Album Review]
Bears! Bears! Bears! All Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go Twirl Tunez Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Bears! Bears! Bears! version of dance gloom and … Read more
Lady Lazarus: All My Love In Half Light [Album Review]
Lady Lazarus All My Love In Half Light Self-Released [2013] Fire Note Says: All My Love in Half Light is a solid sophomore album warranting … Read more
Various Artists: Sound City – Real To Reel OST [Album Review]
Various Artists Sound City: Real To Reel OST RCA Records [2013] Fire Note Says: The Sound City:Real To Reel soundtrack certainly complements the movie and … Read more
Golden Grrrls: Golden Grrrls [Album Review]
Golden Grrrls Golden Grrrls Slumberland Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Golden Grrrls take us on a breezy and pleasant trip back to the early nineties. … Read more
Hey Marseilles: Lines We Trace [Album Review]
Hey Marseilles Lines We Trace Onto Entertainment [2013] Fire Note Says: Sophomore album from Seattle’s Hey Marseilles brings the Northwestern sound back to the masses. … Read more
Wax Idols: Discipline And Desire [Album Review]
Wax Idols Discipline And Desire Slumberland Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Wax Idols is both a breath of fresh air and a blast from the … Read more
Starflyer 59: IAMACEO [Album Review]
Starflyer 59 IAMACEO South Co. Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Starflyer 59 continue refining their sound and redefining consistency. Album Review: Starflyer 59 is the … Read more
Sunshine: Sunshine [Album Review]
Sunshine Sunshine Self-Released [2013] Fire Note Says: Vancouver’s Sunshine delivers on their debut lp! Album Review: If you’re a fan of shoegaze, dream pop, or … Read more
David Bowie: The Next Day [Album Review]
David Bowie The Next Day Columbia Records [2013] Fire Note Says: The Next Day marks the thrilling return of The Thin White Duke. Album Review: … Read more
Mark Kozelek: Like Rats [Album Review]
Mark Kozelek Like Rats Caldo Verde Records [2013] Fire Note Says: It is all about the song selection on Mark Kozelek’s genre hopping covers album … Read more
How To Destroy Angels: Welcome Oblivion [Album Review]
How To Destroy Angels Welcome Oblivion Columbia Records [2013] Fire Note Says: How To Destroy Angles’ full length, Welcome Oblivion, shows a bit more bark … Read more
Eels: Wonderful, Glorious [Album Review]
Eels Wonderful, Glorious Vagrant Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Eels gives a valiant effort but has problems living up to the new album’s title, Wonderful, … Read more