Lee Ranaldo And The Dust: Last Night On Earth [Ablum Review]
Lee Ranaldo And The Dust Last Night On Earth Matador Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Last Night on Earth might be the best guitar record … Read more
Robert Pollard: Tonight’s The Rodeo [7-Inch Feature]
Robert Pollard “Tonight’s The Rodeo” b/w “Astral City Slicker” Guided By Voices Inc. [2013] Guess what? Robert is back! That is right – before this … Read more
Mind Spiders: Inhumanistic [Album Review]
Mind Spiders Inhumanistic Dirtnap Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Mind Spiders return with a new wave driven record that should make Devo and Gary Numan … Read more
Polvo: Siberia [Album Review]
Polvo Siberia Merge Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Chapel Hill band release their second excellent post-reunion album. Album Review: When Polvo returned in 2009 they … Read more
The Flaming Lips Release Peace Sword Black Friday RSD Vinyl
The Flaming Lips will release a brand new six-song EP featuring new music inspired by Summit Entertainment’s upcoming feature film Ender’s Game, which hits theaters … Read more
The Head And The Heart: Let’s Be Still [Album Review]
The Head And The Heart Let’s Be Still Sub Pop Records [2013] Fire Note Says: The Head and the Heart’s sophomore release has a fresh … Read more
Anna Calvi: One Breath [Album Review]
Anna Calvi One Breath Domino Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Anna Calvi proves why Brian Eno called her “the best thing since Patti Smith.” Album … Read more
CHVRCHES: The Bones Of What You Believe [Album Review]
CHVRCHES The Bones Of What You Believe Glassnote Records [2013] Fire Note Says: CHVRCHES debut album or the death of the guitar in pop music … Read more
Maria Taylor New Album on Translucent Teal Vinyl / 500 Copies
The new album from Maria Taylor, Something About Knowing, is now available for PRE-ORDER! The album is not in stores until October 29th but if … Read more
Deep Cuts: R.E.M.
R.E.M. released the 25th anniversary of their first major label album Green earlier this year. As the band has disbanded we get the chance to … Read more
The Kinks: Muswell Hillbillies (Deluxe Edition) [Album Review]
The Kinks Muswell Hillbillies (Deluxe Edition) Universal Music UK [1971; 2013] Fire Note Says: Kinks klassic gets loaded up with great bonus material! Album Review: … Read more
Tim Kasher: Adult Film [Album Review]
Tim Kasher Adult Film Saddle Creek Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Tim Kasher returns to a more straightforward rock sound on his solo sophomore album. … Read more
Lisa Papineau: Blood Noise [Album Review]
Lisa Papineau Blood Noise Neurotic Yell Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Lisa Papineau‘s Blood Noise is a moody weave of beauty and darkness. Album Review: … Read more
Buffalo Tales: Roadtrip Confessions [Album Review]
Buffalo Tales Roadtrip Confessions Foyle Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Buffalo Tales’ tunes ramble and tremble on a roadtrip through Americana (by way of Australia). … Read more
Animal Style Records Interview with Matt Medina [Label Profile]
The intent of our Label Profile feature is to simply highlight a record label that we feel aligns with our own belief here at The … Read more
Bird Nest Roys: Me Want Me Get Me Need Me Have Me Love [Album Review]
Bird Nest Roys Me Want Me Get Me Need Me Have Me Love Captured Tracks/Flying Nun Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Reissue compiles Aukland band’s … Read more
Janelle Monáe: The Electric Lady [Album Review]
Janelle Monáe The Electric Lady Wondaland Arts Society/Bad Boy [2013] Fire Note Says: Is The Electric Lady starting to run out of juice? Album Review: … Read more
Pollard’s Circus Devils Release Two Albums – 700 Copies of Each
It has been another banner year for Robert Pollard and now the Circus Devils marks the second time in six months that two Pollard projects … Read more
The Dismemberment Plan: Uncanney Valley [Album Review]
The Dismemberment Plan Uncanney Valley Partisan Records [2013] Fire Note Says: The Dismemberment Plan recaptures some of that old magic on their first album in … Read more
Albert Hammond Jr: AHJ [Album Review]
Albert Hammond Jr AHJ Cult Records [2013] It’s nice to hear Albert Hammond Jr. back with his solo work. The Strokes guitarist has not released … Read more
Mazzy Star: Seasons Of Your Day [Album Review]
Mazzy Star Seasons of Your Day Rhymes Of An Hour Records [2013] Fire Note Says: After a 17 year break, Mazzy Star stays true to … Read more
Girls Against Boys: The Ghost List EP [Album Review]
Girls Against Boys The Ghost List EP Epitonic [2013] Fire Note Says: Girls Against Boys are back and The Ghost List EP sounds like they … Read more
Schooner: Neighborhood Veins [Album Review]
Schooner Neighborhood Veins PotLuck Foundation [2013] Fire Note Says: Schooner goes adrift with their own brand of ramshackle, lucid pop. Album Review: Durhan, NC‘s Schooner’s … Read more
Mark Lanegan: Imitations [Album Review]
Mark Lanegan Imitations Vagrant Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Lanegan’s second album of covers is so good it will make you forget the original versions. … Read more
The Coathangers team up with Audacity for split 7″ – 750 Copies
Limited to 750 copies! Orange County’s Audacity and The Coathangars will have a split 7″ out October 15, 2013 on Suicide Squeeze Recrords. Pressing Information: … Read more