I used to post to this forum about 5 years ago and ended up buying some great CD's as a result of recommendations (Yo La Tengo, Mercury Rev, Flaming Lips, The Delgados, ...).

However, I then moved jobs, had 2 kids and generally stopped listening to music unless it was in the car or a snatched few minutes in the house.

I'm missing buying new stuff though and want to find out whats been released in the meantime. My taste is quite varied from Elvis, sixties R&B, classic rock and some heavy metal (nothing thrashy though), Tracy Chapman / Nick Drake and even Maroon 5. My recent purchases have been very chart focused though as the Maroon 5 example shows.

What have been the great releases of the last 5 years that I've missed but could catch up on? I'm open to any suggestions.

Cheers.