Cheena: Spend The Night With…[Album Review]
Cheena Spend The Night With… Sacred Bones Records [2016] Who: Cheena are a NYC band that just released their debut LP on Sacred Bones Records. … Read more
Green Day: Revolution Radio [Album Review]
Green Day Revolution Radio Reprise Records [2016] Fire Note Says: Keeping it real even though we all have grown older! Album Review: “I’m like a … Read more
How To Dress Well: Care [Album Review]
How To Dress Well Care Weird World/Domino Records [2016] Fire Note Says: How To Dress Well plays with new toys with mixed results. Album Review: … Read more
Kishi Bashi: Sonderlust [Album Review]
Kishi Bashi Sonderlust Joyful Noise Recordings [2016] Fire Note Says: Kishi Bashi takes some chances and expands on his sound three albums in. Album Review: … Read more
Thee Oh Sees: A Weird Exits [Album Review]
Thee Oh Sees A Weird Exits Castle Face Records [2016] Fire Note Says: Like a tentacle from the warp hole, The Oh Sees latest is … Read more
Glass Animals: How To Be A Human Being [Album Review]
Glass Animals How To Be A Human Being Harvest Records [2016] Fire Note Says: A strong follow up record from Glass Animals. Album Review: Following … Read more
Angel Olsen: My Woman [Album Review]
Angel Olsen My Woman Jagjaguwar [2016] Fire Drill Album Review: Angel Olsen’s third album makes a loud, brash entrance; My Woman’s first three tracks are … Read more
Thrice: To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere [Album Review]
Thrice To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere Vagrant Records [2016] Fire Note Says: Thrice still bring an edgy melodic crunch. Album Review: Fresh from … Read more
The Kills: Ash & Ice [Album Review]
The Kills Ash & Ice Domino Records [2016] Fire Note Says: The Kills combine familiar sentiments and musical grooves into an intimate package. Album Review: … Read more
M83: Junk [Album Review]
M83 Junk Mute Records [2016] Fire Note Says: M83 loses some of their style and wonder on latest Junk. Album Review: It’s tough to follow … Read more
Descendents: Hypercaffium Spazzinate [Album Review]
Descendents Hypercaffium Spazzinate Epitaph Records [2016] Fire Drill Album Review: One thing you can say about the veteran band Descendents is that they can deliver … Read more
Deerhoof: The Magic [Album Review]
Deerhoof The Magic Polyvinyl Records [2016] Fire Note Says: The crazed fun keeps coming at you and so yes – it’s another Deerhoof album. Album … Read more
ORB: Birth [Album Review]
ORB Birth Castle Face Records [2016] Fire Note Says: Question not why ORB has come. Only submit and follow their smoke to the riff filled … Read more
The Monkees: Good Times! [Album Review]
The Monkees Good Times! Rhino Records [2016] Fire Note Says: Good Times! delivers on the joy from the golden era of rock & roll. Album … Read more
Free Pizza: Berlin, DE [Album Review]
Free Pizza Berlin, DE BUFU Records [2016] Fire Drill Album Review: If you have 14 minutes then you have enough time to check out this … Read more
Gold Panda: Good Luck And Do Your Best [Album Review]
Gold Panda Good Luck And Do Your Best City Slang [2016] Fire Note Says: Gold Panda’s new album reveals more secrets after every play. Album … Read more
Garbage: Strange Little Birds [Album Review]
Garbage Strange Little Birds Stunvolume [2016] Fire Note Says: Strange Little Birds is, first and foremost, a fine modern pop record. Album Review: It’s always … Read more
Paul Simon: Stranger To Stranger [Album Review]
Paul Simon Stranger To Stranger Concord Music Group [2016] Fire Note Says: Paul Simon continues to bring a certain rhythmic sensibility to life’s more perplexing … Read more
Band Of Horses: Why Are You OK [Album Review]
Band Of Horses Why Are You OK Interscope Records [2016] Fire Note Says: Band of Horses release their best major label record to date. Album … Read more
The Claypool Lennon Delirium: Monolith Of Phobos [Album Review]
The Claypool Lennon Delirium Monolith Of Phobos ATO Records [2016] Fire Note Says: Talented pair takes you for a trip. Album Review: From the surface, … Read more
Suuns: Hold/Steady [Album Review]
Suuns Hold/Steady Secretly Canadian [2016] Fire Note Says: Montreal act deliver their darkest record yet. Album Review: The Canadian four piece who go by the … Read more
The Jayhawks: Paging Mr. Proust [Album Review]
The Jayhawks Paging Mr. Proust Sham Records [2016] Fire Note Says: Paging Mr. Proust is focused on strong songs and the band’s reliable sound. Album … Read more
Awards Banquet: If Not Now Then Summer [Album Review]
Awards Banquet In Not Now Then Summer Scioto Records [2016] Fire Note Says: JP Olsen returns with his engaging Awards Banquet. Album Review: Awards Banquet … Read more
David Bazan: Blanco [Album Review]
David Bazan Blanco Barsuk Records [2016] Fire Note Says: Bazan returns to synths and drum machines, but retains his songwriting chops. Album Review: David Bazan … Read more
Santana: Santana IV [Album Review]
Santana Santana IV Santana IV Reocrds [2016] Fire Note Says: This collaboration is long overdue and worth the wait. Album Review: At the Woodstock Festival … Read more