lately it seems that all of the new groups i find arent able to make a whole record of great material...there will be 4 or 5 tracks(maybe) that are sweet, but as a whole the album doesnt stand on its own. For instance, the new Cat power album has some great songs on it (notably the first 3 tracks), but loses me every time midway through; though the tail end of the album gets closer to the right track. Not that the middle of the album is crap but by comparison falls short. Another album that I have issue with is 'Lets get out of this country' by Camera Obscura. Again, some great, sweet, musically interesting songs and then a load of filler! Its a shame when you can listen to an album and say 'wow, that song formulaic crap filler B.S., is this what i payed for?' Maybe it is. Camera Obscura, while being a good band, doesnt strike me as a band for the ages. They have good songs and bad songs, so they will end up being a mixtape kind of band for me. I would still like to see them live though. So for all that venting, and for anyonne who has read this far, here are some somewhat recent albums that i think are great from cover to cover: Massive Attack : Mezzanine The Books : The Lemon of Pink (really any album by them) My Morning Jacket : Z Four Tet : Rounds Wilco : Yankee Hotel Foxtrot The Notwist : Neon Golden Ya and if you have a problem I will more than gladly defend any of these albums ;)