Five noteworthy tracks heard today:
KWNK (Reno, NV)
- Highly Suspect-Superchunk (The hook from this 2022 track stays with me, and it's a lyrically honest way of admitting, "Sometimes, my good-natured persona is a facade.")
WHCP (Cambridge, MD)
- Fried Bananas-Dexter Gordon (Behold the staying power of a cookin' tenor sax-driven instrumental.)
WNCW (Spindale, NC)
- Hills Of Swannanoa-Anya Hinkle (Listening to this story unfold made me realize how similar bluegrass and Celtic lyrics sometimes are.)
- Hoedown-Bela Fleck & The Flecktones (This strong cover of the famous Aaron Copland melody merges jazz and Americana styles skillfully.)
WVEW (Brattleboro, VT)
- Since I Don't Have You-The Skyliners (Doo-wop groups from this era frequently conveyed sorrow over breakups effectively in their vocals. This 1959 oldie is a prime example.)
