Tuesday and Wednesday highlights:
KDHX 88.1 FM
- Right On-Marvin Gaye (This track doesn't always get its due, as it's on the classic "What's Going On?" album with a lot of great music. It deserves acclaim, though, as an appeal for treating others compassionately and acknowledging that life isn't fair. The strings and jazzy flute accompaniment add to the tune's gravity.)
- Northern Lites-Super Furry Animals (How Peter Gabriel might sound with mariachi band backing.)
- Delirium-Whatitdo Archive Group (This new track combines some of the best elements of Isaac Hayes's classic "Theme From 'Shaft'" and Povo's "The Art Of Blakey.")
- Make It Right-The Everettes (I was already singing along with this, despite hearing it for the first time. This April release sounds like a lost '60s Motown track that should have been a hit.)
WSIE 88.7 FM
- After The Fall-Incognito (I've listened to this tune countless times over the years and have never tired of it. It sets a tuneful, tempered atmosphere immediately and maintains its status as one the best late night driving instrumentals.)
- Does The Music Turn You On?-Peet Project (A somewhat unusual blend of violin, saxophone, and robotic vocals that clicks.)
- New Day For You-Basia (The way Basia sings "Hello" at the beginning of the tune draws me in every time. Lyrically, this is an encouraging way of saying, "Hang in there, and things will get better.")
K297BI 107.3 FM, a.k.a. WFUN-HD2
- Maurice Ravel: Bolero (Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Sir Georg Solti, conductor) (One of Classical music's most recognizable melodies, played with the right balance of stateliness and tunefulness. I was half asleep when this aired, but I still started tapping my toes without realizing it. Meanwhile, my cat, Collette, started kneading her paws vigorously during the melody's crux. Neither of these reactions surprised me; "Bolero"'s melody is that strong.)
