Best CD I've heard so far 2011.........

Beth Hart + Joe Bonamassa - Don't Explain
Eilen Jewell - Queen of the Minor Key

My best find in 2011 was to purchase the soundtrack CD from “The Prince & Me”. While flipping channels one night to put the finishing touches on irritating my wife, I heard Marc Cohn’s voice singing Tom Waits’ “I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With You”. I hit the allmusic.com website and much to my surprise found there was a soundtrack album to possible one of the dumbest movies ever made.

Marc Cohn… Tom Waits… absolute magic.

It took me a few listens to get adjusted to the bands latest direction, but I've really warmed up to Incubus's album; "If not now, when?".

I think some of these bands / groups, spend as much time picking a catchy name for the CD / LP and the cover photo, as they do on the music itself. Another reason CD sales are down.

Calexico's 2011 "Selections from a Road Atlas" is sounding very promising the from samples I heard.