One of the first things you hear Timothy Showalter sing on opening track “Goshen ‘97” is how he doesn’t want to start all over again.

On his second album with The Glory Fires, former Dexateens guitarist Lee Bains III is rocking out like the Drive-By Truckers at their fiercest with guitars that alternately strut, soar and howl.

On their sophomore album, Australia’s The John Steel Singers swing from style to style with ease.

Rude Awakening (or simply RA) is not about taking prisoners and if there are any victims, then well… you can just chalk them up as “Collateral Damage”.

Remember Spraynard? Well, that was a fun pop-punk band that called it quits a while ago.

The Muffs are back! With their first album in ten years! That deserves a little more enthusiasm than just a lukewarm whoop dee doo, right?

Co-produced by founding band members Andrew Futral and Rachel Browne, “Hold Still Life” is Field Mouse’s first album that’s been written and released as a full band since bassist Saysha Heinzmann a

With this one you get maximum bounce for your bucks. As soon as the title track bursts out of the speakers, you can make it a game to try and not tap your feet. Trust me, you won’t last long.

I don’t know what Tiny Engines is feeding their bands but following solid releases by The Hotelier, Frontier(s) and Somos along with a bunch of others, they once again establish themselves as one o