Danceteria (NativeSun). Review by Matthew Moyer.

Northern Drive (Matinee). Review by Aaron Shaul.

At this special time of year, let’s not forget the REAL reason for the season… fabulously gaudy displays of Xmas lights! Heather Lorusso sure didn’t - and even in faraway Tokyo she found enough clever uses of wattage to soften the most humbuggy of hearts. You won’t find these in your neighbor’s yard.

Dancehall Grind (Super Hit Jam). Review by Matthew Moyer.

“If you want to dance, go on and fucking dance!” How could Heather Lorusso resist such an entreaty from Warren Ellis and the Dirty Three?

Out of Breach (Output). Review by Aaron Shaul.

The Bastress (Tellous). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Remmings (Important). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Iao Chant from the Cosmic Inferno (Ace Fu). Review by Aaron Shaul.

City Calls Revolution (Beta-lactam Ring). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Master of surrealist literature, Haruki Murakami, gets his first silver screen treatment. Aaron Shaul lets you in on why it’s a gem.

A Thousand Shades of Grey (Funfudervierzig). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Pre-Existence (Locust). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Etiquette (Narnack). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa new film about working class alienation and jellyfish mutation in Tokyo is called Bright Future. Aaron Shaul readily acknowledges it as a winning combination.

My Favorite Songwriters (Five One). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Dream Sounds (Jagjaguwar). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Walking Cloud & Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered and the Sun Behind (Temporary Residence). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Tomorrow World’ (Bubblecore). Review by Aaron Shaul.

Lifetime Shitlist (Shitjam Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.