Salad Boys: This Is Glue [Album Review]
Salad Boys This Is Glue Trouble In Mind Records [2018] Who: Christchurch, New Zealand band Salad Boys return with their sophomore record This Is Glue. … Read more
The Bad Plus: Never Stop II [Album Review]
The Bad Plus Never Stop II Legbreaker Records [2018] Fire Note Says: The Bad Plus has its first lineup change in 18 years, and doesn’t … Read more
Björk: Utopia [Album Review]
Björk Utopia One Little Indian Records [2017] Fire Note Says: While highly recommended, Björk’s tenth album is still a challenging listen. Album Review: Listening to … Read more
Unlikely Friends: Crooked Numbers [Album Review]
Unlikely Friends Crooked Numbers Swoon Records [2018] Who: Unlikely Friends (UF) is made up of veteran artists from the Northwest which includes D. Crane (of … Read more
Starcrawler: Starcrawler [Album Review]
Starcrawler Starcrawler Rough Trade [2018] Who: Starcrawler are a 4-piece band from Los Angeles California and their self-titled debut was produced by Ryan Adams. The … Read more
Tomas Fujiwara: Triple Double [Album Review]
Tomas Fujiwara Triple Double Firehouse 12 Records [2017] Fire Note Says: Tomas Fujiwara’s double trio stands out, even in another great year of recorded jazz … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Gumboot Soup [Album Review]
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Gumboot Soup ATO/Flightless Records [2017] Fire Note Says: Australia’s psych rock heroes make good on their promise! Album Review: … Read more
Hüsker Dü: Savage Young Dü [Album Review]
Hüsker Dü Savage Young Dü Numero Group [2017] Fire Note Says: This 69 track box set delivers a rare and complete look at seminal Minneapolis … Read more
Jeff Rosenstock: POST- [Album Review]
Jeff Rosenstock POST- Polyvinyl Records [2018] Fire Note Says: Jeff is back! Album Review: Jeff Rosenstock started off this year with a bang as he … Read more
Mavis Staples: If All I Was Was Black [Album Review]
Mavis Staples If All I Was Was Black ANTI- [2017] Fire Note Says: In the Trump era, Mavis Staples – who earned her chops with … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Polygonwanaland [Album Review]
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Polygondwanaland No Label [2017] Fire Note Says: This King Gizzard is free for everyone! Album Review: I have no … Read more
Lorde: Melodrama [Album Review]
Lorde Melodrama Lava Records [2017] Fire Note Says: Lorde resists contemporary pop conventions and dusts off 80’s vinyl influences to craft one of the strongest … Read more
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: Soul Of A Woman [Album Review]
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Soul Of A Woman Daptone Records [2017] Fire Note Says: Sharon Jones’ last will is a testament to classic R&B, … Read more
Future Islands: The Far Field [Album Review]
Future Islands The Far Field 4AD [2017] Fire Note Says: Somber and spare, The Far Field marks a surprising change in tone for Future Islands. … Read more
U2: Songs Of Experience [Album Review]
U2 Songs Of Experience Interscope Records [2017] Fire Note Says: Music doesn’t have to be inspirational to be good, but U2 at their best is … Read more
St. Vincent: Masseduction [Album Review]
St. Vincent Masseduction Loma Vista Recordings [2017] Fire Note Says: St. Vincent builds on the success of her last album, bringing her performance art mechanics, … Read more
Rick Rude: Make Mine Tuesday [Album Review]
Rick Rude Make Mine Tuesday TinyRadars/Sophomore Lounge Records [2017] Who: New Hampshire’s Rick Rude make a lasting impression with Make Mine Tuesday. Sound: Make Mine … Read more
Alex G: Rocket [Album Review]
Alex G Rocket Domino [2017] Who: The bedroom pop of Alexander Giannascoli aka Alex G has grown substantially since we first stumbled upon his 2014 … Read more
The Menzingers: After The Party [Album Review]
The Menzingers After The Party Epitaph Records [2017] Fire Note Says: Bursting with big guitars, sweeping storytelling and endlessly catchy melodies, After the Party is … Read more
Pardoner: Uncontrollable Salvation [Album Review]
Pardoner Uncontrollable Salvation Father/Daughter Records [2017] Who: San Francisco’s Pardoner blend and bend their influences into a rather epic debut LP. Sound: Uncontrollable Salvation is … Read more
Chris Taylor: Down A Dead End Street [Album Review]
Chris Taylor Down A Dead End Street Self-Released [2017] Fire Note Says: San Antonio singer/songwriter with a half dozen albums of original LPs under his … Read more
King Krule: The OOZ [Album Review]
King Krule The OOZ True Panther/XL Recordings [2017] Who: London’s Archy Marshall is a well-known and respected artist in the UK and has released work … Read more
The Church: Man Woman Life Death Infinity [Album Review]
The Church Man Woman Life Death Infinity Unorthodox [2017] Fire Note Says: On their 25th album, The Church from Australia continue to deliver those floating … Read more
U-Men: U-Men [Album Review]
U-Men U-Men Sub Pop Records [2017] Who: From 1983 to 1987, the U-Men were the hype of the Seattle Underground. The band recorded a handful … Read more
Pearl Jam: Let’s Play Two [Album Review]
Pearl Jam Let’s Play Two Republic [2017] Fire Note Says: The audio companion to the Danny Clinch film of the same title, features the concert … Read more