Your favorite recent discovery

Fleet Foxes, "Sun Giant EP". Really nice stuff, and the recording has the sound of a really large, interesting acoustic environment, though I suspect it's been done with effects. Still, good sound. I think I'll take it to RMAF.

How to describe? CSNY meet Moody Blues meet Fleetwood Mac (circa the Danny Kirwin days) meet 2008. Lame description, I know.

Yeasayer is my favorite recently and also the firekites out of Australia.

Simone,, daughter of Nina Simone. She has her first CD out, "Simone on Simone". I saw her last w/e at the Telluride Jazz Festival. Amazing performer, dynamic personality and vocal range and a literal treasure chest of material to draw from.

Maria Muldaur's, "Naughty Bawdy & Blue" on Stony Plain Records.

http://www.mariamuldaur.com/discog.html#Naughty

Evanescence

Better late than never.