Wow, this is thread weird (and not just because of guffman)- I just started listening to Zola Jesus recently. Really digging her stuff, especially New Amsterdam. Reminds me of U.S. Girls, except with a good singer.

Never heard of Former Ghosts, sounds kinda interesting. Although I did go through a huge Xiu Xiu phase a couple of years ago, I haven't listened to anything after Air Force, so I have no clue what they've been up to. Fabulous Muscles and Knife Play are great albums tho. As for This Song is a Mess and So Am I... could never get into him.