Wednesday, April 17, 2024

FM dial scan highlights CCXLI

Some of the better selections I've heard today:

KDHX 88.1 FM 

  • All My Days-Alexi Murdoch (I can easily imagine Nick Drake singing these ruminations about solitude.)

KCLC 89.1 FM

  • Entitled-Ken Kase (This 2023 track has an appealing '90s power pop sheen, and lyrically, it effectively reminds people to stay humble.)
  • Aftermath-Jessica Carter Altman (The downcast instrumental backing and Altman's low-pitched vocals make her question about how to handle a catastrophe sink in.)

KCFV 89.5 FM

  • Let Down-Paris Jackson (Jackson's vocals and the tune's waltzing feel remind me of Mazzy Star's "Fade Into You.")

WFUN 96.3 FM

  • Voyage To Atlantis-The Isley Brothers (This slow jam from '77 is such a pleasant ballad that I'm surprised it wasn't a hit.)

K297BI 107.3 FM, a.k.a. WFUN-HD2

  • Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11: I. Intermezzo-Moderato (Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy, conductor) (The strings convey the feel of storm clouds gathering before the brass players take over and turn this movement into a parade.)