Advance Base Battery Life (Tomlab). Review by Matthew Moyer.

No More Pain EP (Southern). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Nude With Boots (Ipecac). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Kill Twee Pop! (Slumberland). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Sour Times MCD (Seasons of Mist). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Vessel States (Jagjaguwar). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Fall Heads Roll (Narnack). Review by Aaron Shaul.

The Real New Fall LP (Narnack). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Boredom and Terror (Omnibus). Review by Stein Haukland.

File Under Black (Fat Wreck Chords). Review by Troy Jewell.

Skin’s Getting Weird (Gold Standard Laboratories). Review by Terry Eagan.

Various Artists (Buddyhead / Nettwerk). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Gems of Masochism (Three.One.G). Review by Stein Haukland.

Radio One Sessions (Koch). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Love Love Love (Troubleman Unlimited). Review by Stein Haukland.

Read & Burn 01 (Pinkflag). Review by James Mann.

All Eyes Open (Stick Figure). Review by Kiran Aditham.

Other Mathematics (Ace Fu). Review by Terry Eagan.

After disappearing for five years, Elastica have appeared back on the scene with a new album, The Menace, and a new line-up. Singer Justine Frischmann talks with Julio Diaz about the hiatus, the changes, and why Elastica should be considered a punk rock band.