Magic FigValerian TeaExploding In Sound Records [2025] “A cosmic Canterbury dream! Valerian Tea brews classic psych into something unmistakably new.” Album Overview: Canterbury Scene psychedelic-prog … Read more
shameCutthroatDead Oceans [2025] “On Cutthroat, shame sharpen their edge with John Congleton’s sheen, balancing risk, restraint, and reckless fun.” Album Overview: At the Fire Note … Read more
LSD And The Search For GodLSD And The Search For GodDon Giovanni Records [2025] Released: 2007 (Mind Expansion)/Reissue: August 22, 2025Producer: heavengoingLength: 22 minutes “The … Read more
Tropical Fuck StormFairyland CodexFire Records [2025] “TFS return with venom, vision, and enough noise to shake the complacent awake—Fairyland Codex is a freak-punk triumph.” Album … Read more
Murder By DeathEgg & DartSelf-Released [2025] “With Egg & Dart, Murder By Death rides into the sunset on their own terms—elegiac, thunderous, unforgettable.” Album Overview: … Read more
Tune-YardsBetter Dreaming4AD [2025] “A chopped, looped, soul-funk celebration of joy, ego death, and rainbow-colored resilience.” Album Overview: When you hear the band name Tune-Yards thrown … Read more
Dead MeadowVoyager To VoyagerHeavy Psych Sounds Records [2025] “Heavy psych meets heartfelt tribute—Voyager To Voyager is Dead Meadow at their most transcendent.” Album Overview: Dead … Read more
OkonskiEntrance MusicColemine Records [2025] “From dawn to dusk, Entrance Music glistens with warmth, improvisation, and pure atmosphere.” Album Overview: With the world in a state … Read more
The Murder CapitalBlindnessHuman Season Records [2025] “Blindness sees The Murder Capital at their most urgent and electrifying—hook-driven, intense, and impossible to ignore.” Album Overview: Since … Read more
Charm SchoolDebt ForeverSurprise Mind [2025] “Charm School’s debut is a rebellious, schizophrenic collage that refuses to play by the rules—and that’s exactly why it works.” … Read more
Dax Riggs7 Songs For SpidersBright Shadow [2025] “Dax Riggs summons the darkness with 7 Songs for Spiders—a hypnotic blend of doom-laced blues and spectral fuzz.” … Read more
The NationalRome4AD [2024] “From baritone ballads to raucous anthems, Rome proves why The National reign supreme on stage.” Album Overview: Releasing a live album isn’t … Read more
Man ManCarrot On StringsSub Pop Records [2024] Album Overview: Man Man has been a band for over 20 years, and I can happily say that … Read more
Wine LipsSuper Mega UltraStomp Records [2024] Album Overview: One listen to Wine Lips’ Super Mega Ultra and you’ll understand why this band once toured as … Read more
STRFKRParallel RealmsPolyvinyl Records [2024] Album Overview: It’s 2024 and many, many bands have come and gone. Not STRFKR, their musical journey started in 2007 as … Read more
BeansBoots N CatsFuzz Club Records [2024] Album Overview: At last, Beans has returned! Boots N Cats marks their third album, the follow-up to 2020’s All … Read more
Pissed JeansHalf DivorcedSub Pop Records [2024] Album Overview: Half Divorced is the 6th LP from Pissed Jeans and the follow-up to 2017’s Why Love … Read more
OmniSouvenirSub Pop Records [2024] Album Overview: Omni has been a band since 2016, but it wasn’t until 2019’s Networker that they really caught my … Read more
The SmileWall Of EyesXL Recordings [2024] Album Overview: While their first album, A Light For Attracting Attention, could have been a one-and-done, The Smile returns! … Read more
At The Fire Note, our writers are the heart and soul of what we do. We want to give a big shout-out to these amazing … Read more
The NationalLaugh Track4AD [2023] I never thought that The National would embrace the concept of a surprise album, but here we are. That night at … Read more
Frankie And The Witch FingersData DoomThe Reverberation Appreciation Society / Greenway Records [2023] First of all, let me start with a disclaimer: Frankie and the … Read more
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
shameFood For WormsDead Oceans [2023] When we first heard shame return on 2021’s Drunk Tank Pink, it blew our ears off! To quote Christopher Anthony, … Read more
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs PigsLand Of SleeperRocket Recordings/Missing Piece Group Records [2023] Disciples of the riff fall to your knees and raise your … Read more