Baroness: Purple [Album Review]
Baroness Purple Abraxan Hymns [2015] Fire Note Says: Baroness is back stronger than ever! Album Review: You can talk about indie genres and bands all … Read more
TRAAMS: Modern Dancing [Album Review]
TRAAMS Modern Dancing FatCat Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: On their second full-length LP, UK band, TRAAMS have created post-punk, krautrock inspired perfection. Modern … Read more
Girlpool: Before The World Was Big [Album Review]
Girlpool Before The World Was Big Wichita Recordings [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: It always amazes me when simple wins. Take Philadelphia based Girlpool as … Read more
Father John Misty: Live At Rough Trade [Album Review]
Father John Misty Live At Rough Trade Rough Trade Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: Back in February, Josh Tillman, aka Father John Misty, came … Read more
Addie Pray: Screentime [Album Review]
Addie Pray Screentime Father/Daughter Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: Addie Pray’s new record, Screentime, is a super easy album to just sit down and … Read more
Dave Segedy: Layup [Album Review]
Dave Segedy Layup Old Flame/Jurassic Pop Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: Dave Segedy has been staying busy as Layup is his second release this … Read more
Paul Orwell: Blowing Your Mind Away [Album Review]
Paul Orwell Blowing Your Mind Away Heavy Soul! Records [2015] Fire Note Says: Plug in the organ and dust off the tambourine as Paul Orwell’s … Read more
Faith Healer: Cosmic Troubles [Album Review]
Faith Healer Cosmic Troubles Mint Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: Canada’s Faith Healer is the name under which Jessica Jalbert performs. Cosmic Troubles is … Read more
Blondi’s Salvation: Wisdom Whisper [Album Review]
Blondi’s Salvation Wisdom Whisper Howlin’ Banana Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: You may not know much about the French music scene but they have … Read more
Chelsea Wolfe: Abyss [Album Review]
Chelsea Wolfe Abyss Sargent House [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: Chelsea Wolfe brings a lot of her native California’s sunniness to her work…well, maybe not. … Read more
Ty Segall: Ty Rex [Album Review]
Ty Segall Ty Rex Goner Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: Wow – I will just say it. I fucking love Ty Segall! I am … Read more
Foo Fighters: Saint Cecilia EP [Album Review]
Foo Fighters Saint Cecilia EP RCA Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: Surprise, gratitude and free sum up the Foo Fighters latest EP Saint Cecilia. … Read more
Glen Hansard: An Evening of Friends [Concert Review]
Glen Hansard: Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio – October 24, 2015 Even though Glen Hansard has an impressive resume, it still seems people are unaware of … Read more
The Jam: Fire And Skill – The Jam Live [Album Review]
The Jam Fire And Skill: The Jam Live UMC/Polydor Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: It always mystifies me a bit when I hear the … Read more
W-X: W-X [Album Review]
W-X W-X Castle Face Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: Tim Presley’s second side project of the year, W-X, follows closely on the heels of … Read more
Trust Fund: Seems Unfair [Album Review]
Trust Fund Seems Unfair Turnstile Music [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: UK based Trust Fund is led by Bristol songwriter Ellis Jones which has typically … Read more
The Blind Shake: Live In San Francisco [Album Review]
The Blind Shake Live In San Francisco Castle Face Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: The seventh entry in Castle Face’s Live in San Francisco … Read more
Guided By Voices: Suitcase Four – Captain Kangaroo Won The War [Album Review]
Guided By Voices Suitcase Four: Captain Kangaroo Won The War GBV Inc. [2015] Fire Note Says: Suitcase 4 packs 100 songs into a nice 3 … Read more
Wimps: Suitcase [Album Review]
Wimps Suitcase Kill Rock Stars [2015] Fire Note Says: Wimps slacker post-punk is sharp from beginning to end! Album Review: The slack rock from Seattle’s … Read more
S.M. Wolf: Neon Debris [Album Review]
S.M. Wolf Neon Debris In Store Recordings/Jurassic Pop Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: There is nothing better than when you stumble across an artist … Read more
Julien Baker: Sprained Ankle [Album Review]
Julien Baker Sprained Ankle 6131 Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: Julien Baker’s debut record is one that you need to sit a little closer … Read more
Frankie Cosmos: Fit Me In EP [Album Review]
Frankie Cosmos Fit Me In EP Bayonet Records [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: My only complaint about the new Frankie Cosmos is that it is … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Paper Mâché Dream Balloon [Album Review]
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Paper Mâché Dream Balloon ATO Records [2015] Fire Note Says: KGATLW goes all flute on you with plenty of … Read more
The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die: Harmlessness [Album Review]
The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die Harmlessness Epitaph Records [2015] Fire Note Says: A surprise candidate for … Read more
Clutch: Psychic Warfare [Album Review]
Clutch Psychic Warfare Weathermaker Music [2015] Fire Drill Album Review: To say that I’m impressed with Clutch is a bit of an understatement. Psychic Warfare … Read more