No good new music?

In 2002 I scored:
Natalie Merchant's Motherland (somebody dumped her so hard she left out the lyric sheet. Electric banjo too, woohoo!); Dylan's Love and Theft (Tex-a-billy from those who know); The remaster of Traffic's Low Spark (bargain oldie that's still fresh); Stereophonics' Just Enough Education to Perform (alternately soft, then loud, per the basic thrash formula with enough self mockery to make it real);
Cowboy Junkies' Open (which revealed just how empty their barrel has become);
and...
EVERYTHING ECM Records was nice enough to release in the USA (An unfathomable trove of art beyond my ability to comprehend it, always fresh and impossible to contain in word or mind, aka, pure music.)

Lazarus-Ryan Adams Heartbreaker is from 2000-he's had 2 records released since then Gold (2001) and Demolition this year.

For 2002 release dates I've purchased two this month: Sigur-Ros "( )", and Godspeed You Black Emperor! "Yanqui U.X.O.". Not sure about the release dates of the other cd's as they are at home.

Yankee Foxtrot Hotel - Wilco. I know it was on the Internet last year, but the C.D. came out this year

I purchased approx. 2-3 cd's and/or vinyl per month. I too have to say it was the "older" acts that impressed me the most this past year. In addition to those mentioned already, I was very happy with the reissues of Bob Marley and the Wailers, The Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Bob Dylan's "Essential" compilation, which IMHO was remastered beautifully. I also enjoyed Bryan Ferry's new release "Frantic."