Wayne Robbins & The Hellsayers - Lonesome Sea
This is the last one I bought. Not sure if it fits with your preferred style but I do like a lot of the same things as you. $12 ppd from his site, which is about the only way you can get it except for the
www.milesofmusic.com site below. Been listening tons to the last Lockgroove album called Calm Right Down that I just got recently, but that's from last year. Also I absolutely adore the latest and apparently last from Harold Budd called Avalon Sutra, but that's quite a bit different from anything you list and is an import if you live in the US. Really like the new Mercury Rev, but it's not that much different from the last one to be honest.
Description from
www.milesofmusic.com
Spurred on by classics past - Young, Dylan - and modern pioneers - Wilco, Radiohead - Wayne Robbins & The Hellsayers weave a twangy tapestry of psych-soaked indie alt country. Formed in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, The Hellsayers find inspiration in everything from straight-ahead rock to trad country, from sea shanties to shoegazer fuzz. "Jesus" showcases their penchant for the latter when a mid-tempo groove is obliterated halfway through by screeching and squealing swells of guitar. The lilting "Queen Anne's Revenge" follows, a sweetly lumbering, banjo-flecked number with dark undertones. "Forgiveness" is a mellow, bass driven number ornamented with woozy lap steel. Fred Mills of Magnet Magazine calls them "a study in diversity. One minute there'll be a dreamy slice of cosmic cowboy folk-rock ("Time Is A Bird In Your Eyes," which recalls 'both Young's "Expecting To Fly" and portions of the Byrds' Notorious Byrd Brothers); the next, a hypnotic slice of Clean/Yo La Tengo-ish drone-pop ("Forgiveness")... This band taps into the myriad strands of Amerindie rock 'n' roll, no boundaries allowed." (Goodluck Cricket)
Fred Mills review for Magnet
Wayne Robbins & The Hellsayers The Lonesome Sea (Goodluck Cricket): As anyone who’s ever scribbled a review knows, an inherent joy of rock criticism is discovering one of those proverbial “under the radar” local bands. Such was my pleasure when I walked into a My Morning Jacket show earlier this year here in Asheville, N.C., and encountered local combo the Hellsayers. It was an apt pairing for a concert bill; the opening act’s neopsychedelic take on alt-country whetted the listeners’ appetite for the headliners, and I left feeling like I’d witnessed more than just a kernel of nascent rock genius in the Hellsayers. Now comes the group’s debut album, and it surpasses my expectations. From singer/songwriter Wayne Robbins’ passionate, keening upper register (Neil Young meets MMJ’s Jim James) to the twin-guitar front line of Jonas Cole and Jeff Whitworth (the latter frequently adds lap steel to the mix) to the sturdy rhythm section of Brian Landrum (drums; also of Black Eyed Dog) and Joe Burkett (bass), the Hellsayers are a study in diversity. One minute there’ll be a dreamy slice of cosmic cowboy folk-rock (“Time Is A Bird In Your Eyes,” which recalls both Young’s “Expecting To Fly” and portions of the Byrds' Notorious Byrd Brothers); the next, a hypnotic slice of Clean/Yo La Tengo-ish drone-pop (“Forgiveness”); the next, a bluesy psychedelic waltz straight outta Quicksilver Messenger Service territory (“Edith’s Dream”); and the next, a wall of noisesome skree that’d make even fans of Sonic Youth or Giant Sand stop and turn their heads (“Jesus”). If that sounds like the group is nigh-on uncategorizable, you’re right: This band taps into the myriad strands of Amerindie rock ‘n’ roll, no boundaries allowed.
eter, aka 
usty 
halk
