The Hard Quartet: The Hard Quartet [Album Review]
The Hard QuartetThe Hard QuartetMatador Records [2024] “Listening to The Hard Quartet is like sitting in on an intimate conversation between friends who really know … Read more
The Hard Quartet – “Rio’s Song” [Video]
The Hard Quartet have announced their eponymous debut album, out October 4th on Matador Records. The Hard Quartet’s new single and video, ‘Rio’s Song’ is just … Read more
The Hard Quartet- “Earth Hater” [Video]
The Hard Quartet is a band. But what is a band? A band, perhaps, can be thought of as a body, a corpus, in which … Read more
Mdou Moctar: Funeral For Justice [Album Review]
Mdou MoctarFuneral For JusticeMatador Records [2024] Album Overview: Mdou Moctar, a Nigerien musician and vocalist, formed the band Mdou Moctar, in which he plays guitar … Read more
Mdou Moctar – “Imouhar” [Video]
Mdou Moctar have released a new single and video, ‘Imouhar’, taken from the group’s forthcoming album, Funeral For Justice, out May 3rd on Matador. A hypnotic … Read more
Kim Gordon: The Collective [Album Review]
Kim GordonThe CollectiveMatador Records [2024] Album Overview: The Collective is Kim Gordon’s follow-up to her 2019 solo debut album, No Home Record. Produced by Justin … Read more
Mdou Moctar- “Funeral For Justice” [Video]
Out May 3, ‘Funeral for Justice’ is the new album by Mdou Moctar. Recorded at the close of two years spent touring the globe following … Read more
Kim Gordon – “Bye Bye” [Video]
Musician and visual artist Kim Gordon returns with her second solo album, The Collective, which will be released March 8th on Matador. Its lead track, “Bye Bye,” is out now, driven … Read more
Car Seat Headrest: Faces From The Masquerade [Album Review]
Car Seat HeadrestFaces From The MasqueradeMatador Records [2023] I remember seeing Will Toledo and Car Seat Headrest early on back in 2016, soon after Teens … Read more
Fire Track: Lifeguard- “17-18 Lovesong (Live at Electric Audio)”
Marking the release of Crowd Can Talk / Dressed in Trenches today, a composite of two EPs, rising Chicago trio Lifeguard have released a video … Read more
Queens Of The Stone Age: In Times New Roman…[Album Review]
Queens Of The Stone AgeIn Times New Roman…Matador Records [2023] To say that Josh Homme has been an influential presence in rock music since the … Read more
Water From Your Eyes: Everyone’s Crushed [Album Review]
Water From Your EyesEveryone’s CrushedMatador Records [2023] Water From Your Eyes, the Brooklyn-based duo comprised of Nate Amos and Rachel Brown, has returned with Everyone’s … Read more
Water From Your Eyes – “14” [Video]
Water From Your Eyes have released a new single and video “14,” the latest preview from their forthcoming album and Matador debut Everyone’s Crushed, out … Read more
Water From Your Eyes- “Barley” [Video]
That’s the sentiment that animates Water From Your Eyes on their new album, and first for Matador, Everyone’s Crushed, out May 26. On the follow-up … Read more
Yo La Tengo: This Stupid World [Album Review]
Yo La TengoThis Stupid WorldMatador Records [2023] This Hoboken, N.J., indie-rock trio have been faithfully plugging along for nearly 40 years, with a new release … Read more
Belle And Sebastian: Late Developers [Album Review]
Belle And SebastianLate DevelopersMatador Records [2023] When novelist Nick Hornsby wrote that “Sentimental music has this great way of taking you back somewhere at the … Read more
Spoon: Lucifer On The Moon [Album Review]
SpoonLucifer On The MoonMatador Records [2022] In just a few weeks, The Fire Note will publish its writers’ favorites and picks for the best releases … Read more
Interpol: The Other Side Of Make-Believe [Album Review]
InterpolThe Other Side Of Make-BelieveMatador Records [2022] On the easy-going final track of NYC-band Interpol’s 7th studio album, The Other Side of Make-Believe, vocalist Paul … Read more
Horsegirl: Versions Of Modern Performance [Album Review]
HorsegirlVersions Of Modern PerformanceMatador Records [2022] Chicago’s Horsegirl is a fantastic throwback nod to some indie guitar greats of the past that include Sonic Youth, … Read more
Horsegirl – “Dirtbag Transformation (Still Dirty)” [Video]
Chicago band Horsegirl – Nora Cheng (guitar, vocals), Penelope Lowenstein (guitar, vocals), and Gigi Reece (drums) – unveil a new single/video, “Dirtbag Transformation (Still Dirty),” from their debut album, Versions of Modern Performance, out June 3rd on … Read more
Pavement- “Harness Your Hopes” [Video]
Here is a brand-new video for the Pavement B-side “Harness Your Hopes,” directed by Alex Ross Perry (Her Smell) and starring Sophie Thatcher (Yellowjackets). The … Read more
Horsegirl – “Anti-glory” [Video]
Chicago trio Horsegirl have announced their debut record, Versions of Modern Performance, out June 3rd on Matador, a summer tour, and present charged lead single/video, … Read more
Spoon: Lucifer On The Sofa [Album Review]
SpoonLucifer On The SofaMatador Records [2022] With the release of Everything Hits At Once: The Best of Spoon and a summer tour opening for “The … Read more
Fire Track: Spoon – “My Babe” (Live from The Teragram, Los Angeles)
Spoon have shared “My Babe,” the third and final advance listen of their forthcoming album Lucifer on the Sofa which is out February 11th via … Read more
Snail Mail: Valentine [Album Review]
Snail MailValentineMatador Records [2021] As the “best of year” lists – here at The Fire Note, and everywhere music fans and music critics connect – … Read more