Reverend and the Makers - The State of Things - The Machine

Kind of electro-funk.  This song is pretty great for doing mindless data entry.

The 1900s - Cold & Kind

Pretty and kinda folky.

One of most just-plain-beautiful albums I've listened to in a long, long time.

Taizé - Venite Exultemus - Gott Ist Nur Liebe (Bog Jest Miloscia)

This is probably my favorite Taizé song ever. Among the amazingness is the application of the typical Taizé technique of altering lyrics across languages to make them meaningful and musically appropriate even if the words change. Compare, for instance, the

Lizzie West - Holy Road

I have a standing theory about the progression of how music sounds the more you listen to a given artist or album.  I've listened to Lizzie West a lot (comparatively), and the music still keeps getting better.

Neko Case - Furnace Room Lullaby and Fox Confessor Brings the Flood

This is an obvious / old one for me, but if you choose not to listen to Neko Case, I would be forced to conclude that you lack a soul. And she's magical (and funny) live.

Patsy Cline

I freakin' love Patsy Cline. Crazy, I Fall To Pieces, Walking After Midnight, She's Got You... I'm starting with the classics and moving on from there.

The Most Serene Republic - Present of Future End (song)

It's pretty beautiful

Bodies of Water - Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink

Happy multi-instrumental awesomeness. Kind of like Polyphonic Spree.

Rilo Kiley's Under the Blacklight

At first I found it disappointing, and wondered why I had bought it. At some point it dawned on me that though I don't like the apparent single (The Moneymaker), I really like the rest of the album.

Pat Seick and the Coyotes (available at myspace.com/patseickandthecoyotes

My old friend Jaala is Pat Seick's girlfriend, and at least plays sax with the band. Some random Seattle kids living communally and trying to create rock. I particularly dig 'The Kingdom,' and a couple of other tracks not currently available on myspace.