Haven't had one of these for awhile now, so queue up and give us a glimpse into your odd buying habits, with extra reputation points awarded for the oddest habits, and as always, comments welcome and appreciated ...

Caribou - Andorra
Skipped the last one, but Up In Flames from the days of Manitoba remains one of my favorites of the 2000s, and some are saying this is his best yet. We'll see.

Monkey Swallows the Universe - The Casket Letters
Didn't I just talk about this? (copy and paste) Ah, how can I resist a band name like that? I Ching meets UK indie folk rock. Lovely sweet girl singer, nice harmonies, acoustic guitars, lap steel, mandolin, cello, another lovely girl on the penny whistle, what's not to like? Oh, and the 3 geeky guys are pretty damn good players too.

Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
One of the best songwriters around right now. Kinda quirky sounding, but reminds me a bit of that Richard Davies Telegraph record I really like, along with some Dylan and Springsteen, and tentoze is right, maybe even some Nilsson, yeah that's right, Nilsson! More rockin than in the past. Still very new, but I like this a lot.

Augie March - Moo, You Bloody Choir
Almost unknown here in the US, but a very smart and literate and melodic Aussie band. Can't say I yet love this one as much as the great Strange Bird, but I love at least half of it, and I really love "Clockwork", and it did only cost $5

Three Mile Pilot - Songs From An Old Town We Once Knew
Just the scattered singles and unreleased leftovers before the beginnings of two of my favorite bands in Black Heart Procession and Pinback (whose upcoming new one is very very good, from what Sloshy says). Haven't soaked it all in yet, and probably won't for quite awhile, but some real gems spread about here, especially the bio-rhythmic "In this town I awaken", which I could probably live with on repeat all day, or the long and squeeky horn and organ-driven "Jadulastan Requiem", which goes on just about all day even without repeating ....