New music

2010 favorites (so far):

Downtown Church - Patty Griffin
Have One On Me - Joanna Newsome

2009 favorites:

The Crying Light - Antony and the Johnsons
Balm in Gilead - Rickie Lee Jones
My One and Only Thrill - Melody Gardot
The Hazards of Love - The Decemberists
Towards the Sun - Alexi Murdoch

Jax2, I can't wait to dive into the new Joanna Newsom.... ;)

Shelby Lynne has a new CD out "Tears Lies and Alibis" and IMHO it's here best yet. I'll second both the Patti Griffin and the Jacob Dylan CD's.

The best for last, from 2009:

Michael Shreve and Spellbinder "Live At TOST"
Ex Santana drummer Shrieve puts together a band with more chops than Mortons of Chicago. My favorite album of the last five years and one that has rarely been heard.

thanks for the head's up - I just ordered it. I have most of his other albums, as well as a lot of other things is been a part of (eg, Stomu Yamashta "Go") and agree completely with you on his bands.