KEXP (Seattle, WA)
- Sonkolon-Fatoumata Diawara (Compelling, sobering vocals and guitar from this Mali-based singer-songwriter.)
- Cha Cha-Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics (Ethiopian musician/composer Astatke anchors this hypnotic blend of flute, horns, piano, and percussion.)
- Everybody Loves A Lover-Shorty Rogers (A '50s trumpeter whose polished big band music I should have played on WEW...)
- A String Of Pearls-Les & Larry Elgart (...because "Everybody Loves A Lover" segues well with one of the most famous swing melodies.)
- You Are There-Connie Evingson (Evingson's warm vocals offer hope to people who can't be with the ones they desire.)
- Sea Of Heartbreak-Rosanne Cash (Cash's melodic voice is perfect for this cover of the Paul Hampton-Hal David-penned tune. Also recommended: Poco's cover, which KSLQ used to play in the early '80s.)
- Breathe-Alexi Murdoch (An effective vocals/guitar/gripping key reminder not to become too frenzied and overwhelmed.)
- My Life As A Bad Movie And An Even Worse Soundtrack-Late Night Television (A cathartic, guitar-heavy track, featuring rock-out vocals fitting for when life is falling apart.)
