King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Gumboot Soup [Album Review]
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Gumboot Soup ATO/Flightless Records [2017] Fire Note Says: Australia’s psych rock heroes make good on their promise! Album Review: … Read more
Angel Olsen: Phases [Album Review]
Angel Olsen Phases Jagjaguwar [2017] Who: Indie singer/songwriter Angel Olsen began performing at a young age in St. Louis coffee shops and now after three … Read more
Curtis Harding: Face Your Fear [Album Review]
Curtis Harding Face Your Fear ANTI- [2017] Fire Note Says: Curtis Harding can hold a groove with the best! Album Review: With the recent passing … Read more
Buffalo Killers: Alive And Well In Ohio [Album Review]
Buffalo Killers Alive And Well In Ohio Alive Naturalsound Records [2017] Who: Alive And Well In Ohio marks the eighth album from Cincinnati’s Buffalo Killers. … Read more
Racquet Club: Racquet Club [Album Review]
Racquet Club Racquet Club Rise Records [2017] Who: Racquet Club is a new veteran indie group that features members of Knapsack, The Jealous Sound, and … Read more
Liam Gallagher: As You Were [Album Review]
Liam Gallagher As You Were Warner Bros. Records [2017] Fire Note Says: As You Were shows that Liam is a long way from being down … Read more
ORB: Naturality [Album Review]
ORB Naturality Castle Face/Flightless Records [2017] Who: ORB hail from Australia and run around with label mates King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard which are … Read more
Shagg: Shagg [Album Review]
Shagg Shagg Quality Time/Greenway Records [2017] Shagg should be on your radar. This Cleveland band will rock the crap out of you for this entire … Read more
Ty Segall: Fried Shallots EP [Album Review]
Ty Segall Fried Shallots EP Drag City Records [2017] Fried Shallots, Ty Segall’s latest EP, was pulled together from his past recordings and all the … Read more
Jack Cooper: Sandgrown [Album Review]
Jack Cooper Sandgrown Trouble In My Mind [2017] Who: Sandgrown is the debut solo album from Ultimate Painting’s Jack Cooper. He also was in the … Read more
Oh Sees: Orc [Album Review]
Oh Sees Orc Castle Face Records [2017] Fire Note Says: Orc holds no limits and sounds as free as anything the Oh Sees have released. … Read more
The Murlocs: Old Locomotive [Album Review]
The Murlocs Old Locomotive Flightless Records [2017] Who: The Murlocs hail from Australia and Old Locomotive is the band’s third LP. Sound: The Murlocs are … Read more
BIRDS: Everything All At Once [Album Review]
BIRDS Everything All At Once Greenway Records [2017] Who: Brooklyn band BIRDS is the quartet of Duane Lauginiger (guitar, vocals), Jessica Reynoza (bass, vocals), Jess … Read more
MIND MELD: MIND MELD [Album Review]
MIND MELD MIND MELD Permanent Records [2017] Who: Los Angeles, MIND MELD has been creating a buzz since 2015. The trio have several singles under … Read more
Ricky Hamilton: Killed By Ricky [Album Review]
Ricky Hamilton Killed By Ricky Objectively Good Records & Tapes [2017] Who: Ricky Hamilton runs Quality Time Records and plays in a multitude of bands … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Murder Of The Universe [Album Review]
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Murder Of The Universe ATO/Flightless Records [2017] Fire Note Says: King Gizzard continue their 2017 releases with the chaptered … Read more
Kevin Morby: City Music [Album Review]
Kevin Morby City Music Dead Oceans [2017] Fire Note Says: Kevin Morby changes the scenery and tempo for album number four. Album Review: Kevin Morby … Read more
The Rubs: Impossible Dream [Album Review]
The Rubs Impossible Dream HoZac Records [2017] Who: The Rubs hail from Chicago and Impossible Dream is their sophomore album. Sound: Impossible Dream is a … Read more
Fascinating: Picture This [Album Review]
Fascinating Picture This Quality Time/Jurassic Pop Records [2017] Who: Fascinating is one of our favorite Ohio “slop-pop” groups that is fronted by Quality Time Records … Read more
Dream Machine: The Illusion [Album Review]
Dream Machine The Illusion Castle Face Records [2017] Who: Dream Machine is a new band from lo-fi master Matthew Melton (Bare Wires, Warm Soda) and … Read more
Various Artists: Singles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Deluxe Edition) [Album Review]
Various Artists Singles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Deluxe Edition) Sony/Legacy Recordings [2017] Fire Note Says: The soundtrack that captured a change – This is the … Read more
Ryan Adams: Prisoner B-Sides [Album Review]
Ryan Adams Prisoner B-Sides PAX-AM [2017] Fire Note Says: Don’t be fooled by the “b-sides” tag on this collection. Album Review: I have recently read … Read more
Mac DeMarco: This Old Dog [Album Review]
Mac DeMarco This Old Dog Captured Tracks [2017] Fire Note Says: Mac DeMarco dives deep for one of his most engaging records to date. Album … Read more
Damaged Bug: Bunker Funk [Album Review]
Damaged Bug Bunker Funk Castle Face Records [2017] Who: Damaged Bug is the very low profile side project of the super busy John Dwyer of … Read more
Me First And The Gimmie Gimmies: Rake It In – The Greatestest Hits [Album Review]
Me First And The Gimmie Gimmies Rake It In: The Greatestest Hits Fat Wreck Chords [2017] Who: Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, consists of … Read more