Monday and Tuesday standouts:
Canadian Indie
- Moon Tan-Atlaas (Appropriately spacey vocals and instrumentation. The tempo of Belle Starr's "Rearview" would lead into it well. If this song had existed in the early '90s, I would have played it on KCOU.)
- Come Rain Or Come Shine-Joe Sample (A lush, elegant rendition for piano and strings.)
- The One Who Knows-Dar Williams featuring Alison Krauss (A beautiful blend of two well-matched voices underscores the sensitivity in Williams's lyrics. Also recommended: "I Saw A Bird Fly Away" and "The World's Not Falling Apart.")
- Moon Over Bourbon Street-Sting (An appropriate match of haunting vocals with understated instrumentation. Choose the version in which he sings like himself rather than Louis Armstrong, however.)
- Psycho: The Murder-101 Strings (I was on the fence about recommending this. Saying this is a departure for one of the best known easy listening ensembles is an understatement. Still, it's appropriately grim and tense, which shows the orchestra has range beyond its generally sedate repertoire.)
- Somebody's Watching Me-Rockwell (In an age of webcams, video doorbells, and way too much social media, these lyrics sound all the more prescient.)
- Les joues roses-Jonathan Turgeon Trio (An appropriately contemplative piano melody, fit for late Autumn.)
- You Can Get It If You Really Want-Jimmy Cliff (One of Cliff's best-known recordings, for good reason; it's a sunny, singable tribute to what one can achieve through hard work and perseverance.)
