I'm no good @ this thread, the most "contemporary musical artist" I listen to is Jack White - and even then only his White Stripes era material. I do have an LP (why, not sure) by Joanna Newsom, but to be straight w/ y'all, I listened to once and shelved it. Hey: do Ben Chasny (forget his group's name...Espers? Six Organs Of Admittance?) and/or Fursaxa (Psych/Freak Folk gal - forget her name... Tanya Something...? Kinda like Newsom except that I like Fursaxa's songs) count as newish? I do occasionaly, i.e., more than only once, listen to these two acts. Also so-called Freak Folk guy named Jack Rose -- like him a lot -- but IIRC he died, kinda atta young age, several years ago.