Elva (Interscope). Review by Stein Haukland.

Rain and Mud and Wild and Green (Big Fat). Review by Stein Haukland.

Radio 7 (Trashbox). Review by Stein Haukland.

All Star Breakbeats (Hypnotic). Review by Stein Haukland.

Winter’s Kill (Rainbow Quartz). Review by Stein Haukland.

The Coastline Fire (Sonic Unyon). Review by Stein Haukland.

I Won’t Live the Lie (Crash). Review by Stein Haukland.

Understanding (Big Dada). Review by Stein Haukland.

Blessed Are the Trials We Will Find (Kimchee). Review by Stein Haukland.

Angels Of Distress (Relapse). Review by Stein Haukland.

…With the Spirit of a Traffic Jam (Lakeshore). Review by Stein Haukland.

Winter Farewell (Film Guerrero). Review by Stein Haukland.

Academic (Keep Safe). Review by Stein Haukland.

Doug Kabourek was once part of the band that eventually became The Faint, but with Golden Sand and the Grandstand, he’s moved on to his own lo-fi indie pop gems as Fizzle Like a Flood. Stein Haukland gets the scoop on Kabourek’s music and that unusual name.

Brand New Morning (Lakeshore). Review by Stein Haukland.

Barcodes (self-released). Review by Stein Haukland.

Letting Go (Warner). Review by Stein Haukland.

Sub-Basement (Black Widow). Review by Stein Haukland.

Gore Obsessed (Metal Blade). Review by Stein Haukland.

Easily Lost in the Present (Hyphenated American / Ambiguous City). Review by Stein Haukland.