yeah, OVO is pretty cool. especially love track 7. i heard that he'd had the music done years ago for his new one but was having trouble getting the lyrics up to his standards. luckily, he appears to have finally sorted it out.

for those looking for some good albums, it's impossible to go wrong with Hiatt's SLOW TURNING, BRING THE FAMILY or WALK ON. brilliant stuff.

or

patty griffin's LIVING WITH GHOSTS

robbie robertson's CONTACT FROM THE UNDERWORLD OF REDBOY

bare jr.'s BOO-TAY

ani's DILATE

finley quaye's MAVERICK STRIKE

nick lowe's BASHER (best of - and it actually is)



boy, this list could get lengthy...