As usual, I come to the discussion late, but here's the new stuff I've
been listening to lately (much from emusic, some from Not Lame, some
from Amazon.uk -- I don't find much of interest at the local stores
lately)

Sparks
Get Set Go
The Beautiful South

These three have been non-stop in my listening rotation since getting
each of them.  Additional new discs that get listened to quite regularly
are the newest from:
Kaiser George & the Hi-Risers
The Elms
MercyMe
The Zutons
Belle & Sebastian
Eagles of Death Metal

Very new and getting listened to, but too early to see if they have
staying power yet:
Cheap Trick 
The Futureheads

Plus, I know that a while back there was a lot of discussion about the
release of The Honeybus' collection -- I just found and began listening
to Pete Dello's solo album "Into Your Ears." I don't know if this was
referenced much in the original discussion about The Honeybus, but this
has quickly become one of my favorite albums!!  Talk about wonderful
Beatles-influenced pop with that English music-hall influence. There's
at least 4 songs on here that should have been killer singles. It's a
total shame that this is no longer available somehow.