Online radio sampler highlights XXV

Highlights from this afternoon's listening session:

KAMP (Tucson, AZ)

• Ghost Ship-Blur (Thanks to a strong synergy between the vocals and laid back instrumentation, this track holds up well on repeated listens.)

KSBR (Mission Viejo, CA)

• Renewal-Mark Stephens (Engaging vocals, with the feel of a George Duke track.)

KUNV (Las Vegas, NV)

• Because Of You-Gerald Albright (A sunny saxophone part, and just the right amount of vocals.)

WMBR (Cambridge, MA)

• Come To The River-Dianne Reeves (Reeves sings with such conviction that I wouldn't doubt that the river has "the answers to the questions of [one's] soul.")

WXPN (Philadelphia, PA)

• Sweet Emotion-Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon (Kottke and Gordon serve this Aerosmith song well by lowering the volume, making the vocals a bit more subtle, and emphasizing Kottke's guitar.)