Mirror Travel: Mexico [Album Review]
Mirror Travel Mexico Modern Outsider [2013] Fire Note Says: Mirror Travel walk in the desert with the dream-scuzz of debut Mexico. Album Review: Austin, Texas’ … Read more
The Flaming Lips: Peace Sword EP [Album Review]
The Flaming Lips Peace Sword EP Warner Brothers Records [2013] Fire Note Says: The Flaming Lips revisit planet earth with more conceptually-based space. Album Review: … Read more
Bottomless Pit: Shade Perennial [Album Review]
Bottomless Pit Shade Perennial Comedy Minus One [2013] Fire Note Says: Bottomless Pit soldiers on with third slow-burn Shade Perennial. Album Review: When I read … Read more
The Crytearions: I See What It Is And I Am Scared [Album Review]
The Crytearions I See What It Is and I am Scared Dramacore [2013] Fire Note Says: One man bedroom band creates rude, crude niche punk. … Read more
Night Beats: Sonic Bloom [Album Review]
Night Beats Sonic Bloom Reverberation Appreciation Society [2013] Fire Note Says: Night Beats invoke a heavy recollection of the hazy 60‘s with their second LP … Read more
Sunwolf: Angel Eyes EP [Album Review]
Sunwolf Angel Eyes EP Dischord Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Sunwolf invokes short, punchy fun with Angel Eyes. Album Review: In the wake of Washington … Read more
Sleigh Bells: Bitter Rivals [Album Review]
Sleigh Bells Bitter Rivals Mom + Pop Music [2013] Fire Note Says: Sleigh Bells return with a flurry of noise pop endearments. Album Review: As … Read more
Lisa Papineau: Blood Noise [Album Review]
Lisa Papineau Blood Noise Neurotic Yell Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Lisa Papineau‘s Blood Noise is a moody weave of beauty and darkness. Album Review: … Read more
Schooner: Neighborhood Veins [Album Review]
Schooner Neighborhood Veins PotLuck Foundation [2013] Fire Note Says: Schooner goes adrift with their own brand of ramshackle, lucid pop. Album Review: Durhan, NC‘s Schooner’s … Read more
Native: Orthodox [Album Review]
Native Orthodox Sargent House Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Native‘s 3rd LP balances its strengths between timing and consistency. Album Review: If you take a … Read more
FUZZ: FUZZ [Album Review]
FUZZ FUZZ In The Red Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Segall continues his wild ride with proto-metalers FUZZ! Album Review: As a musician Ty Segall … Read more
Jews And Catholics: Civilized [Album Review]
Jews And Catholics Civilized Self-Released [2013] Fire Note Says: If you’re looking for something new, Jews and Catholics can catch you by surprise with Civilized. … Read more
Pond: Hobo Rocket [Album Review]
Pond Hobo Rocket Modular Recordings [2013] Fire Note Says: Perth natives continue to stir the Pond into a strange, interstellar brew. Album Review: Why can’t … Read more
Man Man: On Oni Pond [Album Review]
Man Man On Oni Pond ANTI- Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Man Man‘s fifth full length shows the group using many different sounds. Album Review: … Read more
O’Brother: Disillusion [Album Review]
O’Brother Disillusion Triple Crown Records [2013] Fire Note Says: O’Brother opens up for experimentation on their second LP. Album Review: When I looked up O’Brothers’ … Read more
Dirty Streets: Blades Of Grass [Album Review]
Dirty Streets Blades Of Grass Alive Naturalsound Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Dirty Streets steep 60’s blues rock, touches of soul, and more contemporary influences … Read more
James Younger: Feelin’ American [Album Review]
James Younger Feelin’ American Light Organ Records [2013] Fire Note Says: James Younger’s debut Feelin’ American wears its influences on his sleeve. Album Review: After … Read more
The Urinals: Negative Capability [Album Review]
The Urinals Negative Capability In The Red Records [2013] Fire Note Says: The Urinals surge from the punk underground with the reissue of retrospective Negative … Read more
Organs: Headin’ For The Door [Album Review]
Organs Headin’ For The Door Killer Diller Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Organs debut LP is an energized weaponization of the blues—and all in under … Read more
Bosnian Rainbows: Bosnian Rainbows [Album Review]
Bosnian Rainbows Bosnian Rainbows Sargent House Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Bosnian Rainbows are consistently interesting on their self-titled debut. Album Review: It’s a really … Read more
The White Stripes: Nine Miles From The White City [Album Review]
The White Stripes Nine Miles From The White City Third Man Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Vault Package #16 captures The White Stripes at one … Read more
Baroness: Live At Maida Vale BBC EP [Album Review]
Baroness Live At Maida Vale BBC EP Relapse Records [2013] Fire Note Says: Baroness release a short and sweet live EP which shows why they’re … Read more
Time Cat: Space And Time Cat EP [Album Review]
Time Cat Space And Time Cat EP Self-Released [2013] Fire Note Says: Akron’s Time Cat turns up the blues rock on their new EP. Album … Read more
Secret Colours: Peach [Album Review]
Secret Colours Peach Self-Released [2013] Fire Note Says: Secret Colours check all the boxes when it comes to psychedelia. Album Review: Leave it to a … Read more
Elusive Parallelograms: Fragments EP [Album Review]
Elusive Parallelograms Fragments Self-Released [2013] Fire Note Says: Elusive Parallelograms show solid chops and song schizophrenia on Fragments EP Album Review: If I were a … Read more