Eight of the better tunes I've heard today:
KDKI (Twin Falls, ID)
- All Of Me-Billie Holiday (One of the more definitive vocal renditions of this standard.)
- Just One Of Those Things-Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson (Armstrong's gravelly vocals mesh well with Peterson's piano underscoring.)
KORJ (Butte Falls, OR)
- Kelly's Garden-Laurie Z. (An inviting piano waltz; Crowded House's "Pineapple Head" would sound compatible before or after it.)
- Storm In The Valley-Pete Huttlinger (A pleasant uptempo guitar melody. The title puzzles me, though, as the tune sounds more like the calm before or after a storm.)
WLOU (Louisville, KY)
- All This Love-DeBarge (I remember this getting heavy airplay on soft rock stations in 1983. This ballad's sentiments are appropriate for any era, so I'm surprised I don't hear it at least slightly more often today.)
- Use Me-Bill Withers (The keyboard intro establishes an immediate atmosphere for some of Withers' most forthright vocals. Instrumentally and vocally, this is one of the best songs Withers ever recorded. For someone who knows he's being used, the protagonist is clearly at peace with it.)
WZBT (Gettysburg, PA)
- Tired Eyes-Ruby Bones (This new track sports a good driving energy and could segue with "Happy Unhappy" by The Beths.)
- Summer Sun-Slow Down, Molasses (Guitar-heavy in a positive sense; the tune would work as well or better as an instrumental. Somehow, the chord progression reminds me of Echo & The Bunnymen's "My Kingdom." "That's On Me" by Wavves would flow well after this.)
