Threesome Vol. 2 (Lojinx). Review by Carl F. Gauze.

Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends) (Omnivore Recordings). Review by James Mann.

Delivering plenty of bang for the buck, the eclectic triple-bill alterno-rock package that found Nico Vega headlining was a summer highlight for Chris Long.

Four (The Major Label). Review by Sean Slone.

Is and Always Was (High Wire Music). Review by James Mann.

Calling the World (Geffen). Review by Sean Slone.

All Your Little Pieces (Rotomac Records). Review by Andrew Ellis.

The Odds of Winning (Near Records/Redeye). Review by Andrew Ellis.

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.

One Mississippi [Reissue] (StarTime International). Review by Eric J. Iannelli.

Mind if We Make Love to You (Smile). Review by Sean Slone.

Lapalco (Star Time). Review by Bryan Tilford.

Give It To Her (Rainbow Quartz). Review by Kurt Channing.

Bash Bish (Oomph!). Review by Anton Warner.

Necessity: The 4-Track Years (Spin Art). Review by Kurt Channing.