Fireworks at Vinyl District

The Fireworks’ primary sonic objective is drenching catchy guitar pop in feedback and fuzz as they add gal-guy vocals and unleash the ingredients through a trim energetic attack. Featuring 13 hard-hitting songs and a handful of twists, Switch Me On is the London and Brighton UK-based four-piece’s first LP. It’s out this week on blood… Continue reading Fireworks at Vinyl District

Fireworks at AllMusic

Noise pop combo the Fireworks have an impressive pedigree, sporting vocals from Emma Hall ofPocketbooks, guitar and vocals by Big Pink Cake’s Matthew Rimell, and drums by Shaun Charman ofthe Wedding Present and Popguns. They take inspiration from the long line of great noise pop bands the U.K. has churned out over the years, from… Continue reading Fireworks at AllMusic

Fireworks at When You Motor Away

Switch Me On is the first LP from London/Brighton band The Fireworks, but it has the feel of a mid career album or even a retrospective of past singles.  Perhaps one explanation is that while the band is relatively new the members are veterans of bands such as Big Pink Cake, The Pocketbooks, Popguns and The… Continue reading Fireworks at When You Motor Away

Fireworks at Atlas and the Anchor

(On the heels of their two successful singles and self-titled EP, the London-based band, consisting of Emma Hall (Pocketbooks), Matthew Rimell (Big Pink Cake), visual artist Isabel Albiol, and Shaun Charman (The Wedding Present/ThePopguns), released their highly-anticipated debut album, Switch Me On this week via Shelflife Records.  With alternately fuzzy and shimmering guitars, infectiously danceable… Continue reading Fireworks at Atlas and the Anchor

Fireworks at Big Takeover

London/Bristol-based fuzz-pop quartet, The Fireworks, finally release their explosive debut full-length, proving the anticipation was well worth it. As loud, distorted and thunderous asSwitch Me On gets, it remains completely melodic. The guitar stays Johnny Ramone simple, grinding out super-catchy feedback-laden pop riffs for the reverb-fueled male/female vocals to accentuate. Meanwhile, thick and meaty basslines… Continue reading Fireworks at Big Takeover

Fireworks at Austin Town Hall

The Fireworks are a self-proclaimed loud fuzzy pop band from London who have released a bunch of material thus far, but Switch Me On marks their first trip down full-length LP lane. And it is an exciting one, filled with gritty feedback, alluring pop hooks and dueling vocals coated in reverb to pull you into… Continue reading Fireworks at Austin Town Hall

Fireworks at Gold Flake Paint

How is it that keen observations about love blend so well with high-powered guitars? Half the joy of indie pop stems from the nuances, and especially the little feelings – the reverent touching for the first time, the fumbling for the right word, the agony in being ignored. The Buzzcocks celebrated rejection and the Wedding… Continue reading Fireworks at Gold Flake Paint

Fireworks at Innocent Words

Despite a fairly generic moniker, the debut full length from the UK-based The Fireworks, ‘Switch Me On,’ manages to blow away any preconceived notions about this being just another run-of-the-mill indie pop band. Even with two solid 7 inches and a well-received EP to their name, this full length is proof that the band is… Continue reading Fireworks at Innocent Words