There are a few hot items on the iPod right now. I'm listening to Quiet Village's Silent Movie. Great for mostly lyric-less work music. Also, a few songs are so summertime pimp. Gotta love it. The Frightened Rabbits are hot snot with The Midnight Organ Fight. They sing songs that are both fun and force you to think a little too, like "Head Rolls Off"...
I can't fail to mention that Elbow's The Seldom Seen Kid is outstanding. Getting tons of play. Check out "Grounds for Divorce" (HT: MS)...