Who's driving this thing? As Brian goes off to discover himself in some foreign country, I, Jesse, will be taking over the new reviews. You can expect me every Tuesday and Friday through August 12. Bear with me. This is a bit harder than it looks.

• The Offspring soldier on with yet another release, this one titled Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace
• Architecture in Helsinki get jiggy with some remixes on their new EP
• Hifi Handgrenades drop their debut to some positive encouragement
• You may not weigh a ton, but Circles [Philadelphia]'s new release does
• More at the reviews page