Dunedin’s finest, The Chills release their seventh studio album ‘Scatterbrain’, a glorious self-examination of Martin Phillipps’ songwriting.

Bardo Pond guitarists, brothers John and Michael Gibbons revive their long-term sonic sparring side project Vapour Theories for a genre-shattering new release ‘Celestial Scuzz’.

Faten Kanaan shares new video for 'Sleepwalker' from her acclaimed album 'A Mythology Of Circles', released late last year to overwhelming critical acclaim. 'Sleepwalker', the surreal haze during the hypnagogic stage between sleep and waking, when consciousness teeters drowsily at a threshold and hallucinations & reality overlap.

Jane Weaver continues to galvanize with the opening salvo from her new album ‘Flock’, the euphoric ‘Heartlow’ is a generous slice of chiming positivity, an air-punching, swivel-hipped pop groove with new music video from musician and filmmaker Douglas Hart (The Jesus and Mary Chain).

Emma Daman Thomas has always created the sleeve art for Islet, her band (along with Mark Daman Thomas & Alex Williams). Here she walks us through the creative process behind the design of their 2020 critically acclaimed release 'Eyelet'. 

Maverick songwriter Martin Phillipps returns with a brand-new Chills track 'You're Immortal'.

Following the release of critically acclaimed new album ‘The Weight Of The Sun’ back in the Spring, Modern Studies used the time they’d have usually spent touring to create new EP 'Life Flows In Endless Song'.

It's been another amazing year of music at Fire Records. From new signings like Black Lips, Islet, RVG, Brigid Mae Power and Faten Kanaan, to familiar faces like Modern Studies, Josephine Foster and Pictish Trail - 2020 didn't stop Fire from celebrating the maverick artistry of our roster. Revisit some of the highlights below...

Fire Records’ new compilation ‘Baptism Of Fire’ takes you on a trip through the label’s acclaimed 2020 releases and into early 2021.