We just finished a trip to Montreal, and were fortunate to have quite a 
bit of quality time in the car to listen to some new acquisitions - 3 
that arrived before we left and one that we picked up in Canada.

Rob Fetters' new CD "Musician" proved to be a consistent follow-up to 
the Raisins/Bears/Psychodots guitarist's first solo CD.  The songs tend 
to be a bit whimsical, but pleasant nonetheless.  Coolest moment was the 
realization that he'd revived a chorus from an old Raisins song for one 
of his new ones (something that he's done on other CDs).

The Churchills new CD "The Odds of Winning" is a soundscape that's a 
little darker than their previous work, but is phenomenally well 
recorded and mixed.  My favorite tune is "I'm a sucker for a girl in 
uniform".

The Montreal Pick-up was the new High Dials CD "War of the Wakening 
Phantoms", a CD that hearkens back to the 60's, though a little less 
"acid trippy" than their past work.

The real gem of the bunch, though, was Terramara's new CD "Four Blocks 
to Hennepin."  I loved their first CD, and this one is also stellar. 
Their music hearkens memories of Steely Dan, CTA and Traffic - well 
composed, arranged and produced.  Though I reccomend all of the CDs, 
this one is stand-out.

Ira
who just got The Smithereens 21 CD set and is mostly through disc 1 - wow!