Elder: Innate Passage [Album Review]
ElderInnate PassageArmageddon Shop [2022] When Elder’s previous album Omens was released in 2020 it was my number three album of the year for good reason. … Read more
Drugdealer: Hiding In Plain Sight [Album Review]
DrugdealerHiding In Plain SightMexican Summer [2022] Michael Collins has always been an interesting character in music since the early 2010’s. After a legal battle over … Read more
The Black Angels: Wilderness Of Mirrors [Album Review]
The Black AngelsWilderness Of MirrorsPartisan Records [2022] The psychedelic sounds of The Black Angels have been darkening our ears ever since their excellent first album … Read more
Osees: A Foul Form [Album Review]
OseesA Foul FormCastle Face Records [2022] John Dwyer has never been one to take something lying down. Just in case you needed a reminder, their … Read more
Telekinetic Yeti: Primordial [Album Review]
Telekinetic YetiPrimordialTee Pee Records [2022] Unearthed and thawed from an ice shelf in Dubuque, IA, Telekinetic Yeti LIVES! The duo composed of Alex Baumann (Guitar/Vocals) … Read more
The Smile: A Light For Attracting Attention [Album Review]
The SmileA Light For Attracting AttentionXL Recordings [2022] Thom Yorke will never tire of writing music. He might get “bored” of focusing on a single … Read more
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets: Night Gnomes [Album Review]
Psychedelic Porn CrumpetsNight GnomesMarathon Artists [2022] From the outside looking in, the Psychedelic Porn Crumpets have been a band that I’ve always had interest in … Read more
El Camino Acid: Sunset Motel [Album Review]
El Camino AcidSunset MotelSelf-Released [2022] When I hear the name Conor Stratton I think about a couple of things, Yellow Springs’ Spring Fest and Crooked … Read more
Fire Track: Frankie Sunswept – “Aperture Opening”
Aperture Opening by Frankie Sunswept No matter where you are, whatever the weather, this little ditty is sure to cheer you up! If you’d have … Read more
Cloakroom: Dissolution Wave [Album Review]
CloakroomDissolution WaveRelapse Records [2022] Picture a world “in which an act of theoretical physics — the dissolution wave — wipes out all of humanity’s existing … Read more
Radiohead: Kid A Mnesia [Album Review]
RadioheadKid A MnesiaXL Recordings [2021] Radiohead has never been a band to rest on their laurels-or really even care. Yes, they defined what a guitar … Read more
Mild High Club: Going Going Gone [Album Review]
Mild High ClubGoing Going GoneStones Throw Records [2021] When we last saw the moniker Mild High Club it was paired with none other than King … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Butterfly 3000 [Album Review]
King Gizzard & The Lizard WizardButterfly 3000KGLW [2021] If you have been with the Fire Note for a while, I feel like King Gizzard and … Read more
black midi: Cavalcade [Album Review]
black midiCavalcadeRough Trade Records [2021] When taking a look at UK’s black midi, they earn the admiration of music fans. How do they do this? … Read more
Kikagaku Moyo: Live At Levitation [Album Review]
Kikagaku Moyo Live At LevitationThe Reverberation Appreciation Society [2021] Kikagaku Moyo’s name translated means “geometric patterns.” The group hails from Tokyo, Japan and has been … Read more
Frankie And The Witch Fingers: Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters… [Album Review]
Frankie And The Witch Fingers Monsters Eating People Eating Monsters . . .The Reverberation Appreciation Society / Greenway Records [2020] Who: I count Frankie and … Read more
Osees: Protean Threat [Album Review]
OseesProtean ThreatCastle Face Records [2020] Who: OCS, The Ohsees, The Oh Sees, Thee Oh Sees, Oh Sees, and Osees. Whatever they want to call themselves … Read more
Bent Arcana: Bent Arcana [Album Review]
Bent Arcana Bent ArcanaCastle Face Records [2020] Who: John Dwyer’s Bent Arcana was quite a surprise. To call them a supergroup doesn’t feel quite right … Read more
Holy Wave: Interloper [Album Review]
Holy Wave InterloperReverberation Appreciation Society [2020] Who: The story of Holy Wave starts in El Paso, Texas. This quickly changes in 2008 after a life … Read more
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: Chunky Shrapnel [Album Review]
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Chunky ShrapnelATO/Flightless Records [2020] Who: The band hails from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and have been making music together since … Read more
Swamp Dogg: Sorry You Couldn’t Make It [Album Review]
Swamp Dogg Sorry You Couldn’t Make ItJoyful Noise Recordings [2020] Who: Jerry Williams Jr. a.k.a Swamp Dogg has been making music since the 1950s. In … Read more
Post Animal: Forward Motion Godyssey [Album Review]
Post Animal Forward Motion GodysseyPolyvinyl Records [2020] I feel like if I’m going to introduce you to Chicago, Illinois’s Post Animal then I have to … Read more
…And You Will Know Us By Our Trail Of Dead: X: The Godless Void And Other Stories [Album Review]
…And You Will Know Us By Our Trail Of Dead X: The Godless Void And Other Stories Dine Alone Records [2020] Austin, Texas’ …And You … Read more
Thom Yorke: Anima [Album Review]
Thom Yorke Anima XL Recordings [2019] Who: The irreplaceable frontman of Radiohead. Thom Yorke had been one of the most important figures in music since … 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