So, I switch the TV on, and for whatever reason, it's on MTV. They're plugging the debut album Love is Here by British group Starsailor. They describe it as, "A bit like Jeff Buckley", and, "the nearest thing to OK Computer." I'd be lying if I said I wasn't intrigued.

An hour or two later, and Miles and I pop out for a quick walk (in addition to the two-hour one we had this morning, in six inches of snow at Chatfield). By an amazing coincidence, our walk takes us past Twist & Shout - Denver's premier independent record store - a mere three blocks from our house.

Towerrecords.com has it at a fantastically cheap $9.99, so I'm figuring that if Twist and Shout have it for no more than $3 more, it'll be cheaper (as well as quicker) than getting it from Tower, if you factor in shipping costs. Also, I like to support my local independent store, so in fact I'd have probably put up with them charging $4 more.

However, we get to Twist & Shout, and what do we find? They're selling it for $8.99! Not bad.

Miles then lead me to the back of the store, where he knows they have a bank of CD players and headphones for pre-purchase listening. I was just going to buy it on spec, but he seemed to think it'd be best to give it a listen. So I had a good listen, and Miles had a good bit of fuss made of him by both myself and the staff there.

As for the record? It's first class stuff. Imagine Nick Drake meets Coldplay, with a touch of Radiohead's OK Computer. I'm told by a certain Irishwoman, that it does sound quite like Jeff Buckley too. It's a good mix of accoustic guitar, old 70's keyboards, and great vocals. I'd make it my Record of the Week, but it'll probably be the only one I buy this week, so there's little point. I suppose, grammatically speaking, if I'm not buying any others, then it is my record of the week.