IRON & WINE The Shepherd's Dog (Sub Pop)
THE MARS VOLTA The Bedlam in Goliath (Universal/Island)
RADIOHEAD Hail to the Thief (Parlophone)
RADIOHEAD In Rainbows (TBD)
SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ COLLECTIVE self-titled (Nonesuch) *
SPOON Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (Merge)
CHRIS WALLA Field Manual (Barsuk)
* [This was a Christmas gift from a "Mom and Pop" record store owner for my continued patronage of his establishment. Man... ]
Speaking of The Mars Volta, after recently having the deplorable Bruce "The Return of Bruno" Willis sit in with Paul Shaffer and the band, a palette cleansing was indeed in order: here they are performing "Wax Simulacra" on Letterman. (Dude, that drummer is out of control!)