One of the best groups that I came across last year was The Alternate Routes, who I was able to see twice when they came up to Vermont. They've been on the road for a while, and they've played a couple of songs that either didn't make it onto their first record, Good and Reckless and True, or they've since been writing. Here's some new things from them:
Louisiana - The Alternate Routes
Desdemona - The Alternate Routes
I Go Away Stoned - The Alternate Routes
My Old Lady - The Alternate Routes