Well, it would be rude for me not to join in.
There are a few albums which I've been getting really excited about recently and ar ewel worth checking out...
Hummingbird - Tougher than love: Hummingbird are a sort of singersongwriter supergroup comprising three brilliant female singers, Amy Wadge, Cathy Burton and Edwina Hayes. A sort of Dixie Chicks meets Crosby Stills and Nash. They're touring at the moment so if they come near you do check them out! http://www.myspace.com/hummingbirdmusic
Alison Krauss has a new compilation out soon taken from her solo work, collaborations and soundtrack contributions called "A hundred miles or more" . Well worth checking out too.
If you like down home bluegrass it's also worth checking out Uncle Earl - four talented yound singer/instrumentalists who've just released an album produced by John Paul Jones called "Waterloo Tennessee" http://www.myspace.com/uncleearl and check our Kristen Andreassen's video of "Crayola Doesn't Make a Color for your Eyes" http://www.myspace.com/kristinandreassen . Guaranteed to raise a smile!
Finally from the sublime to the ridiculous a friend's Progressive Metal band "Threshold" has just had it's new album "Dead Reckoning" released in the UK and across Europe with an American release later this month. Really good melodic album if rather heavier than the groups above

Hope you enjoy the tunes and checking them out...
Cheers
Trevor