Jesse Malin: Sunset Kids [Album Review]
Jesse Malin Sunset Kids Wicked Cool / Velvet Elk Records [2019] Fire Note Says: Jesse Malin’s 8th album recalls the best of an earlier era, … Read more
Guided By Voices: Sweating The Plague [Album Review]
Guided By Voices Sweating The Plague GBV, Inc. [2019] TFN Album Review: Sweating The Plague is Guided By Voices third album release in 2019 and … Read more
Tool: Fear Inoculum [Album Review]
Tool Fear Inoculum RCA Records [2019] Fire Note Says: 13 years later Tool reawakens to deliver one of the most anticipated albums ever. Album Review: … Read more
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Ghosteen [Ablum Review]
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Ghosteen Ghosteen Ltd. [2019] Album Review: Even though we’d been told that the 2016 release from Nick Cave And … Read more
Gong Gong Gong: Phantom Rhythm [Album Review]
Gong Gong Gong Phantom Rhythm Wharf Cat Records [2019] Who: Guitar-and-bass duo Gong Gong Gong are from Beijing’s underground indie scene and Phantom Rhythm is … Read more
WIVES: So Removed [Album Review]
WIVES So Removed City Slang [2019] Who: So Removed is the debut album from Queens, NY-based post-punks WIVES. Sound: WIVES have the New York swagger … Read more
Kal Marks: Let The Shit House Burn Down (EP) [Album Review]
Kal Marks Let The Shit House Burn Down (EP)Exploding In Sound Records [2019] Who: Boston’s Kal Marks rip their way through a 5-track EP, laying … Read more
Oso Oso: Basking In The Glow [Album Review]
Oso Oso Basking In The Glow Triple Crown Records [2019] Who: Long Island band Oso Oso return with their third album Basking In The Glow. … Read more
Pixies: Beneath The Eyrie [Album Review]
Pixies Beneath The Eyrie BMG/Infectious [2019] Album Review: For nearly a decade the reunited Pixies, who came back together in 2004, seemed willing to rest … Read more
Redd Kross: Beyond The Door [Album Review]
Redd Kross Beyond The Door Merge Records [2019] Album Review: Here in the new dark ages, I can think of no better antidote to the … Read more
Honey Radar: Ruby Puff Of Dust [Album Review]
Honey Radar Ruby Puff Of Dust What’s Your Rupture? [2019] Who: Philadelphia-based lo-fi specialists Honey Radar do what they do best on their 5th LP. … Read more
GUV: GUV I [Album Review]
GUV GUV I Run For Cover Records [2019] Who: Young Guv is the solo project of Ben Cook. Since 2008, he has released a solid … Read more
Purple Mountains: Purple Mountains [Album Review]
Purple Mountains Purple Mountains Drag City Records [2019] Who: Purple Mountains marks the return of David Berman (Silver Jews) and represents his first new music … Read more
black midi: Schlagenheim [Album Review]
black midi Schlagenheim Rough Trade Records [2019] Who: The young London quartet black midi basically came out of nowhere and built a super buzz leading … Read more
Mannequin Pussy: Patience [Album Review]
Mannequin Pussy Patience Epitaph Records [2019] Who: Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy have just released their third LP and first for Epitaph Records. Sound: Melodic powerful punk … Read more
Bill Callahan: Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest [Album Review]
Bill Callahan Shepherd In A Sheepskin Vest Drag City Records [2019] Who: After almost 20 years behind Smog for his music, Bill Callahan has had … Read more
Kishi Bashi: Omoiyari [Album Review]
Kishi Bashi Omoiyari Joyful Noise Recordings [2019] Who: Kaoru Ishibashi, aka Kishi Bashi, is a multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He is a founding member of Jupiter … Read more
Mavis Staples: We Get By [Album Review]
Mavis Staples We Get By ANTI- [2019] Fire Note Says: Mavis Staples wraps up her 8th decade by putting her best musical foot forward with … Read more
Pink Mexico: DUMP [Album Review]
Pink Mexico DUMP Little Dickman/Burger Records [2019] Who: Brooklyn-based grunge/fuzz act Pink Mexico return with their 3rd LP. Sound: DUMP picks up where 2016’s Fool … Read more
Filthy Friends: Emerald Valley [Album Review]
Filthy Friends Emerald Valley Kill Rock Stars [2019] Fire Note Says: Sleater-Kinney vocalist Corin Tucker and R.E.M.’s Peter Buck take Filthy Friends out for a … Read more
Pile: Green And Gray [Album Review]
Pile Green and Gray Exploding in Sound Records [2019] Who: Boston-based Pile are back with a sprawling and epic-sounding 7th LP. Sound: Green and Gray, … Read more
Guided By Voices: Warp And Woof [Album Review]
Guided By Voices Warp And Woof GBV, Inc. [2019] Fire Note Says: After a couple recent near-masterpieces, Guided By Voices release the uniquely-curated album Warp … Read more
Various Artists: Soul Slabs Vol. 2 [Album Review]
Various Artists Soul Slabs Vol. 2 Colemine Records [2019] Who: Soul Slabs Vol. 2 is a collection of A-sides from the 7-inch catalog of Loveland … Read more
Andrew Bird: My Finest Work Yet [Album Review]
Andrew Bird My Finest Work Yet Vista Loma Recordings [2019] Fire Note Says: Andrew Bird’s 10th solo album takes on the world of politics with … Read more
Steve Earle & The Dukes: Guy [Album Review]
Steve Earle & The Dukes Guy New West Records [2019] Fire Note Says: Like his previous tribute to Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle serves up … Read more