Fire Records
@firerecordings
Independent record label, publisher & film company based in London & New York. Established 1984.
ALBUM OF THE WEEK! With the return of The Reds, Pinks and Purples, an album flitting between 1980s US underground sound and more plaintive ruminations on our everyday, we find another band that could be our life. @firerecordings louderthanwar.com/the-reds-pinks…
Graded on a Curve: The Reds, Pinks & Purples, The Past Is a Garden I Never Fed "...Postcard-esque crispness to raising a Creation-style racket and it’s the words and the timbre of Donaldson’s voice that holds it all together..." thevinyldistrict.com/storefront/gra… @firerecordings
The Reds, Pinks & Purples :: The Past Is A Garden I Never Fed aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/07/08/the… It has become a futile exercise to attempt using any other synonyms for “prolific” when it comes to the output of songwriter Glenn Donaldson ...
NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: 'Adventure' by Half Japanese The outsider rock unit unleash their very own take on strange pop music, delivering a record of catchy post-punk, funky new wave, and lopsided art rock. @firerecordings normanrecords.com/features/best-…
PREORDER: 'Diary of a Candle' by Faten Kanaan Kanaan follows the mint 2023 LP 'Afterpoem' with a fresh suite of synth-led ambient-electronic minimalism, complete with baroque, classical, Berlin School, and film score influences. @firerecordings normanrecords.com/records/210456…
Faten Kanaan announces new album, share leads track, 'Afternoon' (@firerecordings) Full details... sun-13.com/2025/07/15/fat…
Big Love @empilbeam sitting for @chris_hawkins for playing #WhitneyK's new single 'Heaven' this morning on @BBC6Music! Single out now from forthcoming album 'Bubble' on @firerecordings in September! 💛🧡❤️💜💙 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
Jackie-O Motherfucker :: Flags of the Sacred Harp (20th Anniversary Edition) aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/07/16/jac… There have been few bands in the 21st century that have been as thrillingly alive to the history of American music as the shapeshifting free rock ensemble Jackie-O Motherfucker
PREORDER: 'Bebop Armageddon (Detours & Offcuts from Season of the Peach)' by Black Lips Demos, alternate versions, and off-cuff numbers from the garage/psych group's recent sessions land on this limited compilation. @firerecordings normanrecords.com/records/210558…
Now In Stock: Tropical Fuck Storm-Fairyland Codex On Limited Edition Magenta Coloured Vinyl. Acidic, acerbic, anarchic; Tropical Fuck Storm’s command of wordplay, undercut by snarling guitars, pulsing rhythms, and explosive salvos, populates a hinterland between light and dark.
Check out #SteveWynn of @_DreamSyndicate performing Medicine Show at The Cutting Edge in 1984: youtube.com/watch?v=AYAoLo… The band mark Medicine Show's 40th anniversary by performing it in full at @bandonthewall on 1 Feb - full info: heymanchester.com/the-dream-synd…
Out today: Half Japanese's new album 'Adventure', by the prolific outsider combo, helmed by unswerving optimist Jad Fair deliver a heart-warming set of upbeat sonnets celebrating the power of love, affection and maturity. Listen/order: halfjapanese.lnk.to/AdventureWE
'Acoustic guitars layered up “to the point where they’re almost unrecognisable as guitars”, this is an invigorating reinvention of Throwing Muses’ sound. It is also a testament to the power of creativity in transmuting difficult experiences into honest and empathic art'…
Out today: Jackie O Motherfucker's 20th Anniversary of ‘Flags Of The Sacred Harp’, a re-imagining of traditional hymns and anthems from the original American songbook. Listen/order here: JackieOM.lnk.to/FotSHFA ★★★★ @uncutmagazine
Modern-day troubadour #WhitneyK delivers another slice of life with ‘Jolene’, the third single from the upcoming album. Listen/pre-order album here: whitneyk.lnk.to/bubbleTW “Nomadic Canadian channelling magical realism, country rock and Lou Reed” @uncutmagazine
JUST IN! 'Adventure' by Half Japanese Long-running avant rock veterans Half Japanese return with an LP balancing their outsider charm with a cleaner, increasingly refined approach. @firerecordings normanrecords.com/records/209086…
JUST IN! 'Flags of the Sacred Harp (20th Anniversary Edition)' by Jackie-O Motherfucker Arguably the most accessible album from the Portland avant-garde folk collective, hearing them reimagine hymns from the original American songbook. @firerecordings normanrecords.com/records/209261…
☀️ NIGHTINGALES SUMMER ☀️ August 8th - Preston Popfest August 10th - Rebellion Festival August 22-24 - Krankenhaus Festival Hope to see some friendly faces out there 🎟️ thenightingales.org.uk/live 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
“In the Margin” by The Lemonheads is Northern Transmissions Video of the Day. The track is off their forthcoming album Love Chant, available via Fire Records on October 24, 2025 @Evan_Dando northerntransmissions.com/in-the-margin-… #TheLemonheads #VideoOfTheDay