I haven't had much time to post here lately. I've been remodeling my house, which is both fun and frustrating, it's also time consuming and I'm nowhere close to being finished. Anyhow, I keep the music going while I'm working, but it's all pretty much in the background. Here's some of the stuff I actually sat down and listened to:

Eszter Balint - Flicker -- This is one of my favorite albums from 1999 and I listened to it in anticipation of next week's release of her new album Mud. If you're a fan of Cat Power, you might want to check her out.

The Czars - The Ugly People vs. the Beautiful People -- Great band, great album. I'm surprised this isn't a really popular band with Rave Rec'ers.

And some other stuff from the pile of recents, all favorites around here,

Nina Nastasia - The Blackened Air
Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter - Reckless Burning
Sanford Arms - Too Loud For The Snowman
D Generation - Through the Darkness
Masonic - Never Stood a Chance
Scott Miller & the Commonwealth - Thus Always To Tyrants
Say Zuzu - Every Mile
Tanakh - Villa Claustrophobia
Mekons - OOOH!
Sleater-Kinney - One Beat
Jason clayton-Felt - Spirit Touches Ground (tentative)
Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers - Sonoran Hope and Madness
Auburn Lull - Alone I Admire
Radar Bros. - And the Surrounding Mountains
Fluffer's Union - Sirens Disco
Susan Gibson - Chin Up
Deadman - Paramour
Simon Joyner - Hotel Lives
Leslie Woods - Velvet Sky
centro-matic - Distance and Clime
Bellvue - To Be Somebody
The Gourds - All of them as usual
Laura Veirs - The Triumphs and Travails of Orphan Mae

John