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Brighton MA Schubas Residency (Live) Self-Released [2009] Fire Drill Review: The first thing you will be into about this live release release from Brighton MA, is that you can download a high quality copy for free from their website. The second thing you will be into is that it is a very good. The track list was developed from their 4 show fun in February at Schubas in Chicago and includes several staples from [...]

The Gifted Children My Museum Pieces Tinhorn Planet Music [2009] Fire Drills Review: Buffalo's Gifted Children don't let much creative grass grow under their feet as they have put out around 20 releases over the last two years. What they bring to the table are just a prolific amount of material that has many different little styles but overall is a complete indie experience. On My Museum Pieces the group has over [...]

Moneen The World I Want To Leave Behind Vagrant Records [2009] Fire Drill Review: Moneen are a seasoned emo tagged band from Canada that have just released their fourth record The World I Want To Leave Behind. It is a competent batch of tracks that shows off the bands songwriting and passion for music and was produced by Grammy award-winning David Bottrill (Tool, Silverchair, Placebo, Muse). It is an album that swings for the fences and [...]

Thrice Beggars Vagrant Records [2009] Fire Drill Review: Beggars will surprise longtime Thrice fans when they put the record in their player. The album is a fully realized modern rock record that ditches the bands hardcore side and embraces lead singer Dustin Kensure's more subtle solo material. Although it is a style shift, the end result is descent, as the songs on Beggars are catchy, thought provoking and show [...]

Grand Archives Keep In Mind Frankenstein Sub Pop Records [2009] Fire Drill Review: Keep In Mind Frankenstein is the quick follow up album to last years self-titled debut that follows the same formula of mostly acoustic and harmony filled tracks. You can tell after one spin, that Grand Archives is full of talented and competent musicians, which come off here as totally relaxed. This can be a plus and minus from [...]

Muse The Resistance Warner Bros. Records [2009] Fire Note Says: Big may not be better but it is still worthy of multiple listens! Album Review: The Resistance is the Muse's fifth album and by far is their most grandiose. The album comes off huge in every aspect, from multiple songs that edge over the five minute mark to the big colorful album cover and all the [...]

Rob Blackledge Inside These Walls One Revolution Ent [2009] Fire Drill Review: Rob Blackledge's debut, Inside These Walls has it all with soul, horns, piano, swag and chops that can make any track likable. Opening track "Should Have Known Better" is a sure-fire catchy hit, which is made for radio and television. The rest of Inside These Walls is not as immediate as the lead off track but overall is [...]

Meghan Wolf Theory Of Gravity Sky Council Recordings [2009] Fire Drill Review: Meghan Wolf's debut record Theory Of Gravity uses both her upbringing on 20 wooded acres in Western Massachusetts and her current Brooklyn life to produce an album that overall is both spacious like the wilderness but still has a busy city backdrop. The record isolates her stellar vocals with what seem like simple song structures but in reality her music [...]

Orange Phoenix Hellcat Records [2009] Fire Drill Review: I typically take notice when a record comes from Tim Armstrong's Hellcat label, so I had some excitement for Orange's third record Phoenix and though it would definitely be worth a spin. The disappointing piece of this pop-punk record is that it falls down in too many places and never really brings an "it" factor. There are certain elements you always look for in [...]

A Sunny Day In Glasgow Ashes Grammar Mis Ojos Discos Records [2009] Fire Note Says: Dream pop at its best! Album Review: At first listen you may not know where one song begins and the other ends, but that is the real majestic quality of A Sunny Day In Glasgow's sophomore record Ashes Grammar . It is an album that is a bit of an undertaking, considering it [...]

Chet Chelsea Silver, Please Come Home Absolutely Kosher Records [2009] Fire Drill Review: If you are looking for an album that will challenge you, entrance you and mystify you then look no further then Chet's new long player Chelsea Silver, Please Come Home . Ryan Beattie is the main singer-songwriter behind the band from rural Western Canada, that includes his brother Patrick and some quality musical friends. Chelsea Silver, Please Come Home is the groups [...]

Royal Bangs Let It Beep Audio Eagle Records [2009] Fire Drill Review: The Royal Bangs previously captured the ear of Patrick Carney (Black Keys) who reissued their debut We Breed Champions (2006) mid last year on his own Audio Eagle Records. Let It Beep is their Audio Eagle premiere and it is a fully realized slice of indie rock that brings synth pop hooks and angular guitar to the forefront, [...]

Dappled Cities Zounds Dangerbird Records [2009] Fire Note Says: Band just gets better on third LP! Album Review: In Dappled Cities native country of Australia, Zounds just recently debuted at number one on their indie album chart. The record officially releases here next week on Dangerbird and it is the bands third album. Zounds is easily the most mature record the sonically inclined band has [...]

The Static Jacks Laces [EP] Self-Released [2009] Fire Drill Review: We stumbled upon New Jersey's Static Jacks late last year and thoroughly enjoyed their energetic indie efforts. Well - this young band (all but one are 19) is back with an even more focused EP, that takes a straight forward classic sound of early 80's punk and blends it with a modern New York Strokes vibe. This combo is deadly infectious, as the [...]