Best CD I've heard so far 2011.........

The new Paul Simon is just tremendous. I bought it yesterday and cannot stop listening to it. Great music, great songs, and a great recording, too.

The Feelies new one is very good, very mellow and acoustic-driven, very similar to "The Good Earth."

Also good releases by Drive-by Truckers, Lucinda Williams, PJ Harvey, and Buddy Miller. Not sure yet about the new Alison Krauss, but there is a great cover of Richard and Linda Thompson's "The Dimming of the Day" on it. I think the album as a whole is at least pretty good.

Sia "Some People Have Real Problems". Listen to the cut "Beautiful Calm Driving".

She has got to have, hands down, one of the finest, sexiest, purest voices I've ever heard. Someone else mentioned this CD and I looked at it and said, no way am I going to like this. I was wrong. Best female vocalist CD since Joan Osborne "Relish". I want more Sia.

Lucinda Williams - Blessed As good as anything she has ever done.

Cold War Kids - Mine is Yours Great songwriting, vocals and performance.

Smith Westerns - Dye It Blonde Heard them live at recent Austin music festival. Very dreamy and melodic sound. An undiscovered gem.

Neal

I read in a review of Harlem River Blues that all the songs are about a contemplated suicide. Is this true or just literary embellishment?

Another 2011 gem to add!

The Mountain Goats "All Eternals Deck"

Brilliant!!!!!