Sunday, February 2, 2020

Stingray Music highlights LXXXIII

Friday and Saturday highlights:

The Chill Lounge
  • Tears Like Summer (Original)-Depthide (Spacey electronica fit for a leisurely night drive.)
  • Sola Sistum-Underworld (Rhythmically, this would sound appropriate after Steely Dan's "Babylon Sisters.")
Folk Roots
  • 4 June 1989-Mary Chapin Carpenter (A beautifully written and sung tribute to those who perished in the Tiananmen Square massacre and what it feels like to have to follow orders when you sympathize with your supposed enemy.)
Indie Classics
  • You Said That Last Night-The Apples In Stereo (Lyrically, this is a good way of asking, "Do you really mean what you said?"  Somehow, the crunchy guitar accompaniment makes it go down easier.  Also recommended: "The Bird That You Can't See" and "Tidal Wave.")
Jazz Masters
  • Goodbye-Bill Evans (A contemplative piano piece, fit for a small club where the audience can absorb every note.) 
Jazz Now
  • Every Time We Say Goodbye-Andrea Petrity (An elegant piano rendition.)
Smooth Jazz 
  • Catembe-Jonathan Butler (An easy-on-the-ears, laid-back, midtempo guitar groove.)