As individuals, Jay Som and Palehound each have their musical quirks and unique style. Together as Bachelor they plot a strange new course through the realm of dream pop.

Ballad of the Runaway Girl (Bonsound). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Live At the Cathedral ( Hornblow Recordings). Review by James Mann.

Feels So Good ( TRC Records). Review by James Mann.

Lucy & Wayne and The Amairican Stream (). Review by James Mann.

High Violet (4AD). Review by Jeff Schweers.

The English Beat , a division of the Two Tone Army, invades Firestone Live in Orlando, but it’s opening band Fishbone that emerges victorious.

William Weikart , the mastermind behind the band Obscured by Clouds , is one literate and surprising person. Tim Wardyn unveils Weikart’s impressive cast of influences (including Chris Cornell and Baroque music), how ex-girlfriends contributed to one of the best songs on their album Psycheclectic, and how his bandmate Thee Slayer Hippy got his name.

Madvillainy 2 (Stones Throw). Review by S D Green.

Acoustic Philosophy II (Dark Moon Records). Review by Kyrby Raine.

Songs Sung Low from the British Highlands… John Hood explains why Elbow isn’t your average mope.

So maybe it doesn’t all fall on the same calendar. It all still merits a mention, or so James Mann thinks.

Black Feather Wings (Accurate). Review by Stein Haukland.

Dalaba/Frith/Glick Rieman/Kihlstedt (Accretions). Review by Matt Cibula.

The Evening Drag (Kimchee Records). Review by Terry Eagan.

Twinemen (Hi-N-Dry). Review by Kahlil Sadat.

Recordings of Music For Film (Warp). Review by Kiran Aditham.

When Morphine leader Mark Sandman collapsed and died in July of 1999, music l…

The Presidents of the United States of America are back (sort of) with a brand new album, Freaked Out and Small. Julio Diaz takes the opportunity to talk to Dave Dederer and Chris Ballew for a lot longer than you can possibly imagine about just about everything under the sun. We dare you to find a more extensive interview than this one!

The Night (Rykodisc/Dreamworks). Review by Anton Wagner