KXT (Dallas, TX)
- Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)-Squeeze (One of the band's strongest uptempo tracks, with a great keyboard interlude. I don't think the original version can be improved, but the decades-later version on "Spot The Difference" is nearly as impressive as the original.)
- Little Steps-Beatrice Allunni & Marc Peillon (A good, new contemplative piano/bass instrumental.)
- If I Knew (Live at WMNF)-Alice Wallace (A talented singer-songwriter, with a naturally strong alto voice. During an interview with the station's morning DJ, she mentioned Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons as inspirations, and their influence shows. I'll be surprised if she isn't signed to a major label.)
- This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)-Talking Heads (Home, in this case, must be a turbulent place--or at least an ambivalent one. I've always thought that the coldness of this song is one of its best qualities.)
- Boris Papandopulo: Concerto For Xylophone and Strings (Dubrovnik Symphony/Ivo Drazinic, conductor; Jan Lotko, xylophone) (A compelling, offbeat combination of instruments in an interesting Croatian recording.)
