If the name Tom Caufield is familiar, you might know him from his recent releases or you might be among the lucky few to be aware of his brilliant 1987 Pop treatise, 'Long Distance Calling.' But it's a safe bet that if you know Caufield you also know that he began as Tom Toth and was keyboardist for the seminal version of Cincinnati music heroes The Raisins.   

Ho ho motherhumping ho. How did we get to December? And Christmas? And 2011? Holy crap on a communion cracker, are the years shrinking along with the economy? That felt like 10 months to me, tops. Maybe less. C'est la vie. Let's check out some new albums.