Nice list, Sc53! A lot of your choices are on my list as well, including Beck's "Sea Change," which is my favorite album of the year and a stunning departure from his previous work, which I also admire.
Currently in heavy rotation:
Sleater-Kinney 'One Beat'
Allison Krauss and Union Station - new double live
Thelonious Monk -Riverside Tenor box set
Freedy Johnston 'Never Home'
Aretha Franklin-Complete Atlantic recordings
Arto Linday 'Noon Chill'
Captain Beefheart 'Shiny Beast Bat Chain Puller'
Fairport Convention 'Chronicles'
The Who 'The Ultimate Collection'
The Handsome Family 'In the Air'
Rolling Stones 'Stripped'
Lucinda Williams 'Sweet Old World'
Miles Davis 'Panthalassa'
Jeb Loy Nichols 'Easy Now'
Old 97s 'Fight Songs'
Time to restock and grab some other stuff. Good thread.