Melbourne’s genre-warping Tropical Fuck Storm sign to independent powerhouse Fire Records, marking the occasion with their latest track, ‘Goon Show’—a surreal, sharp-edged slice of their signature chaos
Out today new single ‘Solitaire’ is a song that touches on the isolation and confusion found in moving forward in life, sounding like an out-take from a Mingus rehearsal with the Mad Professor locked in the control booth with original hippie boy Eden Ahbez for “vibes”
‘Same Old Riff’ recalls Bowie’s ‘Queen Bitch’ rekindling the class war struggles and throwing sharp focus on the national unrest in the summer of 2024
Rats on Rafts descend further into the brooding wasteland on their new album ‘Deep Below’, a darker, slower, eroded sound from the Rotterdam band. Highlighting different shades within the monochrome landscape compared to their previous, more colourful albums: they dive deeper into their psyche, questioning our relationships with nature, religion and each other
Revealing this year's list... Record Store Day 2025 sees Fire Records releasing a selection of stunning vinyl by the likes of The Lemonheads, Royal Trux, Throwing Muses, The Dream Syndicate, Jane Weaver, MEMORIALS & more
Legendary postmodern, post punk, post human, past caring collective Mekons return with a brand-new album for 2025. Their first release on Fire Records, ‘Horror’ a collection of songs providing a horribly prescient reflection of the world in its current miasma and how we got here
‘Moonlight Concessions’ is a collection of snippets from everyday life writ large - think Raymond Carver Short Cuts, overheard conversations, recounted happenings and telling one-liners, all sewed together to illustrate the times as they slowly mature, fully peppered with original Muses’ vim and vigour
Three new releases from legendary Fire acts incoming
Featuring new (in)versions of Earth’s debut release, ‘Extra Capsular Extraction’, which originally came out in 1991 and notably featured Kelly Canary and Kurt Cobain on vocals on the tracks "A Bureaucratic Desire for Revenge, Part 2" and "Divine and Bright."