Adult Alternative
- All For You-Fairground Saints (A midtempo acoustic charmer with an appealing blend of voices.)
- Robert Schumann: Gesange der Fruhe, Op. 133: IV. Bewegt (Mitsuko Uchida, piano) (A lyrical and delicate yet forceful performance.)
- Handicraft-Charly Antolini (An energetic workout for brass, organ, and rhythm section; it reminds me of The Electric Flag's "Soul Searchin'," a similar tune that I used to play on KCOU.)
- The Warmth Of Other Suns-Spuyten Duyvil (The tune would segue well with The Band's "The Weight" or Watkins Family Hour's cover of the Grateful Dead's "Brokedown Palace.")
- Summertime-The Sundays (I'm not sure any Sundays tune could top "Here's Where The Story Ends," other strong tracks from the "Reading, Writing, And Arithmetic" album, or their cover of "Wild Horses." Nevertheless, this was a pleasant return to form for Harriet Wheeler's distinctive voice with a laid-back hook that received radio airplay in 1997.)
- In The Slow Lane-Kenny Barron Trio (This elegant piano-anchored number proceeds appealingly in its own good time.)
- The First Cut Is The Deepest-Cat Stevens (Many listeners will recognize Sheryl Crow's strong cover of this Stevens tune. It was a pleasure to hear Stevens sing this cathartic tune himself, as his own version isn't usually played on the radio.)
