Kodaline: Kodaline EP [Album Review]
Kodaline Kodaline EP RCA Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Kodaline’s debut EP shows that the up and coming band has promise. Album Review: Kodaline released … Read more
Come: 11:11 Deluxe 20th Anniversary Edition [Album Review]
Come 11:11 Deluxe 20th Anniversary Edition Matador Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Excellent reissue of the long out print debut album from influential noise rockers, … Read more
Daft Punk: Random Access Memories [Album Review]
Daft Punk Random Access Memories Columbia Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Daft Punk take one giant artistic leap for mankind on Random Access Memories. Album … Read more
Over The Ocean: Be Given To The Soil [Album Review]
Over The Ocean Be Given To The Soil Spartan Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Virginia post-rock band wears their dark heart on their sleeve on … Read more
Christopher Paul Stelling: False Cities [Album Review]
Christopher Paul Stelling False Cities Mecca Lecca Recording Co. [2013] Fire Note Says: False Cities takes listeners back to that old time religion! Album Review: … Read more
Australia’s Twerps – Self-Titled Debut Pressing On White Vinyl
You can now grab a copy of the Twerps self-titled debut on white vinyl from Chapter Music HERE if you live in AUS/NZ. Anywhere else … Read more
Man Or Astro-Man?: Defcon 5…4…3…2…1 [Album Review]
Man Or Astro-Man? Defcon 5…4…3…2…1 Communicating Vessels / Chunklet Ind. [2013] Fire Note Says: Beam me up! Man Or Astro-Man? are back with another intergalactic … Read more
Kingsley Flood: Battles [Album Review]
Kingsley Flood Battles Self-Released [2013] Fire Note Says: With excellent writing, and a mix of indie, folk, and rock sounds, Kingsley Flood’s new album is … Read more
Jimi Hendrix: People, Hell And Angels [Album Review]
Jimi Hendrix People, Hell And Angels Legacy Recordings [2013] Fire Note Says: People, Hell and Angels is another reminder of how close one man and … Read more
Helldorado: Bones In The Closet [Album Review]
Helldorado Bones In The Closet CCAP Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Grab a whiskey, hat and cigar for Helldorado’s journey to the border on their … Read more
Kim Deal: Hot Shot [7-Inch Feature]
Kim Deal Hot Shot 7″ Self-Released [2013] The Breeders are in full swing tour mode right now behind the Last Spalsh anniversary but that did … Read more
Beaches: She Beats [Album Review]
Beaches She Beats Chapter Music [2013] Fire Note Says: She Beats is an intoxicating blend of shoegaze, psychedelia, and krautrock! Album Review: Beaches is five … Read more
Denison Witmer: Denison Witmer [Album Review]
Denison Witmer Denison Witmer Asthmatic Kitty Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Denison Witmer blends past and present on his ninth LP. Album Review: Coming close … Read more
The National: Think You Can Wait [7-Inch Feature]
The National “Think You Can Wait” 4AD Records [2011] Here at The Fire Note we take National releases very seriously. It only makes sense to … Read more
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound: Howl [Album Review]
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound Howl Bloodshot Records [2013] Fire Note Says: JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound craft funk and soul that appeals … Read more
Shannon And The Clams: Dreams In The Rat House [Album Review]
Shannon And The Clams Dreams In The Rat House Hardly Art Records [2013] Fire Note Says: 50’s rock ’n’ roll meets 60’s garage on this … Read more
Case Studies – This Is Another Life / 200 Hand Numbered Ltd Edition
Case Studies is the musical project of Jesse Lortz, a prolific Seattle based musician that was part of The Dutchess and the Duke. This Is … Read more
She & Him: Volume 3 [Album Review]
She & Him Volume 3 Merge Records [2013] Fire Note Says: She & Him embrace a higher profile as Volume 3 maintains their retro swagger. … Read more
The Airborne Toxic Event: Such Hot Blood [Album Review]
The Airborne Toxic Event Such Hot Blood Island Records [2013] Fire Note Says: The Airborne Toxic Event swings for the fences with their third LP. … Read more
Dead Confederate: In The Marrow [Album Review]
Dead Confederate In The Marrow Spiderbomb Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Dead Confederate makes no attempt to expand boundaries, but still keep everything solid. Album … Read more
The National: Trouble Will Find Me [Album Review]
The National Trouble Will Find Me 4AD Records [2013] Fire Note Says: The National are a band at the top of their craft doing what … Read more
The Orange Peels: Sun Moon [Album Review]
The Orange Peels Sun Moon Minty Fresh Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Sun Moon will sneak up on you and set its hooks deep in … Read more
The Features: The Features [Album Review]
The Features The Features Serpents And Snakes / BMG [2013] Fire Note Says: The Features introduce a bit more electro into their rock n roll … Read more
Wild Nothing: Empty Estate EP [Album Review]
Wild Nothing Empty Estate EP Captured Tracks Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Wild Nothing increase the synths on the Empty Estate EP. Album Review: The … Read more
Deep Purple: Now What?! [Album Review]
Deep Purple Now What?! Eagle Rock Entertainment [2013] Fire Note Says: Now What?! is an album that sounds every bit as classic as the band … Read more