Right now I can't get enough of Ohio by Over The Rhine. Beautiful 2-CD set released last year. One of the best of 2003. Karin Bergquist has such a beautiful voice and you won't find music and lyrics much more compelling than this. Think maybe something along the lines of Fleetwood Mac meets Gram Parsons (or maybe Whiskeytown covering Gram Parsons). Kind of like a modern day Tusk, as Matt Cibula intimated in the Pop Matters review linked below. Nicely recorded by Paul Mahern at Echo Park in Bloomington, Indiana. Even available in a gatefold vinyl set too. Way recommended. Some nice reviews at ...

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...=Aief8zfa3eh7k
Ultimately, OTR's Ohio is a work of tattered grace, a deeply moving, maddening, and redemptive work of art, and necessary, ambitious pop. — Thom Jurek

http://www.popmatters.com/music/revi...ine-ohio.shtml
God damn it, this is a great achievement by a band that has just slammed the door on "cult status" forever. — Matt Cibula

http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=1392
While listening to Ohio words and feelings pulsed in my fingertips. I wrote what came. A story of rejuvenation, of spirituality, of falling face-first with your arms tied behind your back and finding your way home. A glimpse of a man, his mother, and God. A glimpse of Ohio. — Gentry Boeckel

http://www.pastemusic.com/product/606
Over the Rhine has released a slew of phenomenal albums over the past decade, but their newest (a specially priced double-CD) exhibits new depths of writing, musicianship, and soul. OHIO is a sprawling, heartbreaking album that will stay with you long after the disc quits spinning.

http://www.pastemusic.com/product/671
Now available in special limited-edition vinyl. This "decadent" gate-fold jacket features additional photographs by Michael Wilson, printed lyrics for all 21 songs, additional song by song credits as well as all liner notes included in the 2-CD set.

Lots of customer raves at amazon too.