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.

The Mates of State aim to become the Captain and Tennille of indie-pop. Christopher R. Weingarten tries to find out if love can keep these musical and matrimonial partners together.

The Happiest Place On Earth (Saddle Creek). Review by Stein Haukland.

I Duel Sioux and the Ale of Autumn (Grand Theft Autumn Records). Review by Randall J. Stephens.

Burst And Bloom (Saddle Creek). Review by Marcel Feldmar.

A Tall-Tale Storyline (spinART). Review by Daniel Gill.

Euphemystic (Saddle Creek). Review by Marcel Feldmar.

The Old Noise (Scratch). Review by Marcel Feldmar.

Fun seems to be a forgotten word in music. I don’t mean Weird Al or Mojo Nixo…

Singer Siobhan Duffy describes the Gunga Din’s sound as “Southern Lounge.” But what exactly does that mean? As she tells Marcel Feldmar, it aon’t indie rock…

The latest from Conor Oberst seems to take up where the last EP left off. Sti…