Having already shared the distorted, nine minute epic that was Fire Tapes’ Scarlet Cliffs, the band are marking today’s release of new album Phantoms with another track, Skull & Xbones for your guaranteed, listening pleasure. Clocking in at a relatively conservative five minutes, it opens with a fantastically hypnotic riff and creepy, intoned vocals from singer/guitarist Betsy Wright, before developing into a propulsive slab of … Continue reading Fire Tapes Release Phantoms – Share New Track

With their forthcoming album Phantoms, to be released September 17th, The Fire Tapes have continued to experiment with sonic textures and sprawling noise in the tradition of The Velvet Underground, while still pushing the envelope and blurring the lines of conventional genres, much in the vein of Brian Wilson or Gram Parsons. Give yourself a taste with a download of the nine minute epic of rolling … Continue reading Introducing >>> The Fire Tapes