Sinai Vessel: Brokenlegged [Album Review]
Sinai Vessel Brokenlegged Tiny Engines [2017] Who: Sinai Vessel began as a one-man project for singer/guitarist Caleb Cordes which released a debut full length in … Read more
Surfer Blood: Snowdonia [Album Review]
Surfer Blood Snowdonia Joyful Noise Recordings [2017] Fire Note Says: Surfer Blood stay true to their roots after their loss. Album Review: Surfer Blood lost … Read more
Conor Oberst: Ruminations [Album Review]
Conor Oberst Ruminations Nonesuch [2016] Fire Note Says: Oberst makes an intimate recording of his deeper, darker thoughts. Album Review: In 2004/5 Conor Oberst had … Read more
Delicate Steve: This Is Steve [Album Review]
Delicate Steve This Is Steve Anti- [2017] Fire Note Says: Guitar fans will want to connect with this talented musician’s rock insturmentals. Album Review: Perhaps … Read more
Sleater-Kinney: Live In Paris [Album Review]
Sleater-Kinney Live In Paris Sub Pop Records [2017] Fire Note Says: The stage is where Sleater-Kinney shine! Album Review: Did it really take this long … Read more
Feral Ohms: Live In San Francisco [Album Review]
Feral Ohms Live In San Francisco Castle Face Records [2016] Who: Hailing from Oakland, Ca. power trio Feral Ohms is like a good friend. Feral … Read more
Cherry Glazerr: Apocalipstick [Album Review]
Cherry Glazerr Apocalipstick Secretly Canadian [2017] Who: Clementine Creevy is a headstrong 19-year-old that dreamed up Cherry Glazerr in her LA bedroom alone. The groups … Read more
Lydia Loveless: Real [Album Review]
Lydia Loveless Real Bloodshot Records [2016] Fire Note Says: In a more polished, pop oriented release, Lydia Loveless proves she’s the real thing. Album Review: … Read more
Sonny Knight & The Lakers: Sooner Or Later [Album Review]
Sonny Knight & The Lakers Sooner Or Later Secret Stash Records [2016] Who: Sonny Knight is a 68-year-old retired truck driver that sings his soul … Read more
Sloucher: Certainty [Album Review]
Sloucher Certainty Swoon Records [2016] Who: After writing a batch of songs on his downtime as drummer in Cayucas and Hibou, Jay Clancy recruited guitarist … Read more
Drive-By Truckers: American Band [Album Review]
Drive-By Truckers American Band ATO Records [2016] Fire Note Says: Politically charged album from one of America’s best bands! Album Review: It has been said … Read more
Two Door Cinema Club: Gameshow [Album Review]
Two Door Cinema Club Gameshow Glassnote Records [2016] Fire Note Says: Try not to dance to the newest from Two Door Cinema Club. Album Review: … Read more
Danny & The Darleans: Bug Out [Album Review]
Danny & The Darleans Bug Out In The Red Records [2016] Who: Danny (Dan Kroha) was a founding member of the legendary Gories. Bug Out … Read more
Company Man: Brand Standard EP [Album Review]
Company Man Brand Standard EP Overthought Musik [2016] Who: Company Man wants you to be a trillionaire as they claim millionaires are the new middle … Read more
The Rolling Stones: Blue & Lonesome [Album Review]
The Rolling Stones Blue & Lonesome Interscope Records [2016] Fire Note Says: Rolling Stones release their first studio album in over a decade. Album Review: … Read more
Regina Spektor: Remember Us To Life [Album Review]
Regina Spektor Remember Us To Life Sire/Warner Bros. Records [2016] Fire Note Says: Regina Spektor’s seventh album finds her developing in satisfying and compelling ways. … Read more
St. Lenox: Ten Hymns From My American Gothic [Album Review]
St. Lenox Ten Hymns From My American Gothic Anyway Records [2016] Fire Note Says: St. Lenox’s second album is a poignant reflection on identity. Album … Read more
Pinegrove: Cardinal [Album Review]
Pinegrove Cardinal Run For Cover Records [2016] Who: After a number of different EPs, a compilation and years of touring, New Jersey’s Pinegrove finally released … Read more
Martha: Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart [Album Review]
Martha Blisters In The Pit On My Heart Dirtnap Records [2016] Who: Martha is the first UK band that Dirtnap Records has worked with and … Read more
M Ross Perkins: M Ross Perkins [Album Review]
M Ross Perkins M Ross Perkins SofaBurn Records [2016] Fire Note Says: M Ross Perkins’ debut LP shows that sometimes all you need to make … Read more
Cymbals Eat Guitars: Pretty Years [Album Review]
Cymbals Eat Guitars Pretty Years Sinderlyn [2016] Who: Cymbals Eat Guitars have been indie darlings since their 2009 debut, Why There Are Mountains, but have … Read more
Jay Som: Turn Into [Album Review]
Jay Som Turn Into Polyvinyl Records [2016] Who: Jay Som is the moniker for Bay Area-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Melina Duterte. She decided to … Read more
EZTV: High In Place [Album Review]
EZTV High In Place Captured Tracks [2016] Who: New York’s EZTV just released their sophomore album High in Place which features Jenny Lewis and Real … Read more
Phantogram: Three [Album Review]
Phantogram Three Republic Records [2016] Fire Note Says: Phantogram’s exciting first half lifts up the second half of the album. Album Review: Phantogram, the New … Read more
St. Paul & The Broken Bones: Sea Of Noise [Album Review]
St. Paul & The Broken Bones Sea Of Noise RECORDS/Sony Music [2016] Fire Note Says: It’s clear that the band is comfortable in their own … Read more