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In 2008, Daniela Gesundheit of Snowblink moved from San Francisco to Toronto, irreversibly altering Snowblink from a whimsical warm-weather band touting four male backup singers (two of whom were MGMT) to the current acclaimed duo with Dan Goldman (Luxury Pond). Snowblink quickly became "one of the most compelling new voices on the Canadian scene" (CBC), opening for Jeff Tweedy, Owen Pallett, Timber Timbre, Ohbijou, Great Lake Swimmers, and The Hidden... READ MORE>>>>

13 Feb 12 Howe Gelb
La Maroquinerie, Paris
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23 Feb 12 Duke Garwood
Cafe Oto, London
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07 Mar 12 Wooden Wand
The Earl, East Atlanta, GA

16 Mar 12 Danielson
Le Piosson Rouge, New York, NY

09 Apr 12 Jad Fair (Half Japanese)
Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers
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23 May 12 Rocket From The Tombs
Schocken, Stuttgart
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30 May 12 Archers Of Loaf
Primavera, Barcelona
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Spacemen 3

One of the most influential bands of the 80s British underground, the number of bands with a sonic debt to the Kember/Pierce partnership seems to grow every year. Like a lot of bands that have forged iconic status in the guitar world, even though they were much more than a noisy guitar band, they reinvented noise in music. Noise as in an importance of harmonics, repitition, tone, distortion and some sort of higher aspiration, be it religious or...
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Robert Pollard
"Mouseman Cloud"
Album available 12th March 2012
(North America 6th March 2012)
NEW SOLO ALBUM 'MOUSEMAN CLOUD' FROM ROBERT POLLARD DUE OUT IN MARCH ON FIRE RECORDS Robert Pollard's new solo album...
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Wooden Wand
"Briarwood - Deluxe Edition"
Double Album available 16th April 2012
(North America 17th April 2012)
Double disc edition of the acclaimed "Briarwood" including 8 stripped down demo versions of the James Jackson Toths...
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Cardinal
"Hymns"
Album Now Available
Providing the missing link in chamber pop history, following the Beatles and Bee Gees and before Belle &...
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Guided By Voices
"Let's Go Eat The Factory"
Album Now Available
Guided By Voices classic lineup to release Let's Go Eat The Factory, first album of new material in fifteen years....
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Thee American Revolution
"Buddha Electrostorm"
Album Now Available
Self-professed psychedelic cavemen, pounding out their primitive songs hastily in the garage, Thee American...
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Pulp
"Freaks (2012)"
Album available 13th February 2012
Fire are to reissue Pulp's 1987 album 'Freaks' as part of the Fire Embers reissue series with a special 2 disc release, with the second bonus disc packed with singles and b-sides from the Freaks... >>>READ MORE

Pulp
"Separations (2012)"
Album available 13th February 2012
Continuing the complete Pulp collection as part of Fire's Embers Reissue series, their third and last album for the Fire label, 'Separations' is to be reissued in February 2012. By 1992 Pulp had... >>>READ MORE

Pulp
"It (2012)"
Album available 13th February 2012
Pulp's 1983 debut 'It' is to be released as part of Fire's Embers reissues series in February 2012. Newly re-mastered and repackaged, it comes complete with additional bonus material and brand new... >>>READ MORE

Bobby Conn
"Bobby Conn"
Album available 9th April 2012
Bobby Conn's debut self titled album remastered and reissued by Fire. Bobby will be supporting this release with an extensive tour of Europe in November. Musician, misfit, culture warrior and... >>>READ MORE

Giant Sand
"Backyard BBQ Broadcast (25th Anniversary Edition)"
Album
Recorded and broadcast way back when, an actual back yard barbeque Nick Hill had set up live on...>>READ MORE

Giant Sand
"Cover Magazine (25th Anniversary Edition)"
Album
2002's 'Cover Magazine' is a much less cryptic, typically literal title for one of Giant Sand's...>>READ MORE

Giant Sand
"Is All Over The Map (25th Anniversary Edition)"
Album
In 2004 Giant Sand had changed beyond recognition. The revolving door of band members that so...>>READ MORE

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Cardinal HYMNS Released Today
Fire Records is proud to bring you Cardinal's new album andtheir first in eighteen years. Hymns combines self-assured and pious pop gems (Northern Soul) with immense-canvas outback masterworks (Kal), and improbably, hot-blooded essays on the first law case Davies ever read (Carbolic Smoke Ball). Like the first album...READ MORE>>>

FIRE MAIL ORDERS AT CHRISTMAS
Fire's Christmas gift to you is 25% discount on ALL shop mail orders from the fire website. The discount runs until New Years Day but due to the holiday season, purchases will not be shipped until early January when Fire wakes from it's festive slumber and starts burning the coals of 2012. All Guided By Voices...READ MORE>>>

Briarwood Vinyl Now Available
Wooden Wand's 'Briarwood' VINYL NOW AVAILABLE After a short wait whilst James Jackson Toth honoured the generosity of his Kickstarter pledges, we are delighted to announce that 'Briarwood' is now available on 12" vinyl. Available from Fire here and making it's way to all good record stores soon.READ MORE>>>

New Cardinal album Hymns due in January
'Hymns', The first new Cardinal album since 1994s self titled debut will be released on Fire in January 2012. listen to 'Love Like Rain' from the forthcoming album here: Cardinal - Love Like Rain by FIRE RECORDS Pre-0rder is available here.READ MORE>>>

GBV single Doughtnut For A Snowman announced
Featuring four exclusive non LP B-sides, 'Doughnut For A Snowman' is released worldwide on 28th November. 'Doughnut For A Snowman' is taken from the forthcoming new Guided By Voices album 'Let's Go Eat The Factory', available from Fire on 16th January 2012 on CD and LP and Digital Download. listen to a stream of...READ MORE>>>

Fire Records to release new Guided By Voices album
Fire will release the new Guided By Voices album 'Let's Go Eat The Factory' on 1st January 2012. Featuring all new material from the classic Guided By Voices line up of Robert Pollard, Tobin Sprout, Greg Demos, Mitch Mitchell, and Kevin Fennell. The album will be available on CD / Gatefold LP and Digital download...READ MORE>>>

Bardo Pond Tour Kicks Off! London Shows and More..
They're here, they're here!!! Bardo Pond kick off their European 2011 tour this week. For those in London you can see them Thursday 20th October at XOYO with Agathe Max and Alex Tucker. Full Tour Dates as follows: 18th October 2011 - Hectors House, Brighton UK 19th October 2011 - The Croft, Bristol UK 20th...READ MORE>>>

Archers of Loaf come to the UK!
In celebration of the newly reissued 'Icky Mettle' on Fire Records, Archers of Loaf are playing two shows in December. Don't miss out on this historic reunion! Dates are as follows: 09th December - ATP, Minehead, UK 11th December - Cargo, LondonREAD MORE>>>

Jad Fair Tour Dates in December
Jad Fair will be returning to the UK in December to play both a Half Japanese set at the ATP festival in Minehead, currated by Jeff Mangum and material from his solo work in a slew of dates across Europe. JAD FAIR AND GILLES RIEDER 01 Dec 2011 UK London Upset the Rhythm / The Lexington 04 Dec 2011 CH Geneva Face Z...READ MORE>>>

Mathew Sawyer Exhibition opens tonight!
Mathew Sawyer's exhibition 'White Donkey For Sale' opens tonight (06.09.11) at the Rokeby Gallery in London. The evening will run from 18.30 to 20.30. ROKEBY 5-9 Hatton Wall London, EC1N 8HX http://www.rokebygallery.com/ The exhibition will run from 07.09.11 to 22.10.11. Mathew Sawyer's website:...READ MORE>>>