Oh Glistening Onion, The Nighttime is Coming (Spacebomb). Review by Judy Craddock.

Taking their name from Australian slang for something not good, The Chats are here to strike fear in the hearts of parents and guidance counselors across the globe.

Sweet Face. Review by Stacey Zering.

Seekers and Finders (Casa Gogol / Cooking Vinyl). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

A Map of the Floating City (Lost Toy People Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Polly Scattergood (Mute). Review by Carl F Gauze.

Moenie and Kitchi (FatCat). Review by Jen Cray.

Shelton Hull refers to the feminist vision of the inimitable Lydia Lunch as “seminal” and lives to tell the tale.

The Arrow (7D Media). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Chris Catania , in between three days of running back and forth the length of Chicago’s Grant Park to check out the likes of Pearl Jam, Regina Spektor and Rhymefest , wonders if maybe Lollapalooza is getting a little too big.

Though this festival built its reputation as a lovefest for jambands and hippies, Bonnaroo in 2007 opened its arms up to more modern rock bands, bringing in a whole new audience. One new convert was Jen Cray , whose weekend in the mountains of Tennessee is not one she’s soon to forget.

Soviet Kitsch (Sire Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.