Saturday, May 11, 2019

SiriusXM highlights CIX

Noteworthy tunes heard Thursday:

The Bridge
  • Poetry Man-Phoebe Snow (It speaks well of 1975's musical landscape that such a quality singer-songwriter tune was a top five hit.)
Chill
  • I See Fire Remix-Ed Sheeran/Kygo (The Asian instrumental backdrop complements the vocals better than I would have expected.)
Real Jazz
  • Wave-Henry Johnson (A refreshing, breezy, expansive cover of the Antonio Carlos Jobim tune. Listen to the 12-minute live version to appreciate the interplay between guitar and piano.) 
Soul Town
  • Every Beat Of My Heart-Gladys Knight & The Pips (Knight's first top 40 hit from 1961 has a '50s doo-wop feel.  I hear elements of The Flamingos and Little Anthony And The Imperials in the vocals.)
Spa
  • Melancholia-Peter Xifaras (This guitar melody resembles "What Child Is This?")
  • The River Between-Jami Sieber (One of the most uptempo numbers I've ever heard on this channel; this beguiling, percolating mix of cello, flute, and background vocals could be a prelude to Peter Gabriel's "Secret World.")