A brief OMM, due to the lazy writer being lazy:
Brought to my attention by the excellent web comic Wondermark is the band Ramona Falls.
Hailing from Portland, OR, Ramona Falls has a sound that reminds me very much of Michael Penn (of "No Myth" fame1). The vocals are similar though Ramona Falls augments lush acoustics with a little bit of electronic flare. I'll definitely be paying attention to this collaboration as well as Brent Knopf's more prominent project, Menomena. Ramona Falls 2009 album Intuit can be purchased through Amazon and more tracks are available for listening at their Facebook page.
1 While "No Myth" is Penn's only top 20 hit in the US, his albums are generally solid, especially 1989's March, which is available in extended form through Amazon.
