KRUI (Iowa City, IA)
- New Rock-Buffalo Daughter (This energetic, mostly instrumental groove, in which the guitar and bass dominate, could segue with "Shattered" by The Rolling Stones.)
- Maker's Marc-Ken Fowser (Fine uptempo saxophone and impressive ensemble precision stand out in this highlight of Fowser's February release, "Don't Look Down." Josh Bruneau's trumpet playing brings Lee Morgan to mind.)
- Where Are You?-Christian McBride & Inside Straight (Elegantly bowed bass and sublime piano make this an excellent tribute to McBride on his 46th birthday today.)
- Hey, Sophie-Gold-Bears (A glad-to-be alive instrumental undercurrent permeates this fine slice of indie rock. Conceivably, this could segue with a Scottish bagpipes instrumental.)
- Fotzepolitic-Cocteau Twins (The band's arrangement and tempo here make me think they'd do a strong cover of "2000 Miles" by The Pretenders. That's not a stretch, given that they've already recorded a solid cover of "Frosty The Snowman." Elizabeth Fraser's ethereal soprano vocals float above the instrumentation, as usual.)
- Can't Say Goodbye To Yesterday-Carla White (Vocally and instrumentally, this is an appropriate tune for wallowing in sorrow. I'm surprised that I've never heard any jazz station play this.)
- Spooky-Andy Williams (If you've listened to oldies stations with any frequency over the past 40 years, you've heard this hit by The Classics IV featuring Dennis Yost. Williams covered it in 1968, the same year The Classics IV hit the charts with it; if you've never heard it but are generally familiar with the way Williams sings pop hits, you already know how this sounds. I wish I'd thought to play it on WEW. Surprisingly, I don't think I'd heard it on any lounge music show or streaming service prior to today.)
