Let's do some top-of-the-head reviews!

• Return Of the Grievous Angel - Tribute to Gram Parsons. I've had this for years, but every time a song from it pops up on the iPod, I'm amazed at how great it all is. Except that Cowboy Junkies song.
• The Futureheads - News and Tributes. Meh.. It's short on the edge that made the first record fun, going instead for more elaborate harmonies and sweeter chord progressions.
• Adrian Belew - Side Three. Less heavy on the electronica than Side Two, more like traditional Belew solo stuff. Les Claypool (Primus) and Robert Fripp stop by.
• The Good, The Bad and The Queen - The Good, The Bad and The Queen. I don't know what this is all about, because I haven't played close enough attention. But I like it superficially. Reminds me of British Sea Power - maybe it shouldn't.
• Beulah - When Your Heartstrings Break. Lo-fi psychedelic pop, in a kind of Apples In Stereo vibe. Nice enough.
• Andrew Bird - Weather Systems. A little more introspective than his Mysterious Production Of Eggs record, yet still good. Too bad he's not playing within 400 miles of my house... would love to see him.
• Eagles of Death Metal - Death By Sexy / Peace Love Death Metal. There's no real difference between the two records. It's the White Stripes guitar/vox/drums vibe but instead of the blues worship, it's a sometimes-silly garage rock explosion.
• No Knife - Fire In The City Of The Automatons. Not as catchy as their Riot For Romance, but still fairly interesting - angular Belew/Crimson-scented alterna-post-punk-pop ?
• Pavement - Wowee Zowee reissue. A bunch of interesting outtakes and b-sides, and a bunch of live stuff that makes me appreciate their studio stuff more - does Spiral's mic have to be so loud?