Online radio sampler highlights LXXXI

Tuesday and Wednesday highlights:

KCOU (Columbia, MO)

• Trust-Oddnesse (This tune, released in April, features a structure and alto vocals that bring Beth Orton's voice to mind.)

KEXP (Seattle, WA)

• Heaven-The Staple Singers (Vocally and instrumentally gripping.  You might not expect a piano-based melody with spiritual vocals to contain a guitar solo from Jimmy Page, but it does--and it fits right in.)
• Magpie To The Morning-Neko Case (This fitting tune for the end of Summer is a reality check with a bit of hope.)

WCBN (Ann Arbor, MI)

• Ramblin'-Aretha Franklin (Exceptionally emotive blues singing, which shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.)

WCJS (Potomac, MD)

• Swamp Gator-Bill King Trio (This energetic, piano-anchored groove could segue with Jeff Golub's "Droptop.")

WFMU (Jersey City, NJ)

• Chat Two-Pontiac Streator & Ulla Straus (If there's a cosmic swamp ambience genre, this instrumental is a key example of it.)