Eight of the better songs I've heard this morning:
KCAT (Pine Bluff, AR)
- Gimme Little Sign-Brenton Wood (This was a relatively big hit in 1967, and it's easy to hear way. It's instantly catchy, and Wood sings it with just the right amount of confidence.)
- Games People Play-The Spinners (Three voices in distinctly different ranges carry off one of the band's best-structured and best-written hits.)
KRUI (Iowa City, IA)
- 11 11-Penelope Isles (Endearingly cathartic vocals and guitar. This is one way of processing one's sadness.)
- One Theme-Sam Wilkes (Fitting electronica instrumentation for gazing at a pinwheel, looking through a kaleidoscope, or experiencing a virtual reality scenario with ocean waves crashing around you.)
WAER-HD2 (Syracuse, NY)
- Midnight Sun-Nancy Harms (Pleasant, just-breathy-enough vocals with warm piano, bass, and percussion accompaniment.)
- Work Song-Nat Adderley (The feel of this tune reminds me of the Lambert, Hendricks & Ross version of "Moanin'." There's an impressive call and response between Adderley's cornet and the rhythm section.)
WFDU (Teaneck, NJ)
- A House Is Not A Motel-Love (This tune brings to mind The Moody Blues from the late '60s and early '70s.)
- Someday, Someway-Marshall Crenshaw (Tight, infectious guitar and vocals; this is how rockabilly music should sound. This tune's hook never wears out its welcome, as far as I'm concerned. Why wasn't this a bigger hit?)
