Tuesday standouts:
KALX (Berkeley, CA)
- Wish You Were Here-Neutrals (This new track sports such strong, catchy power pop guitar that it almost doesn't matter what's sung over it.)
KOPN (Columbia, MO)
- Zyryab-Barcelona Guitar Trio (Intense guitar playing and clapping. If any couple masters an appropriate dance for this instrumental, I hope the other dancers are considerate enough to clear the floor for them.)
KUTX (Austin, TX)
- Cardinal-Kacey Musgraves (When someone you admire passes away, it's sometimes difficult to discern if something is a sign from beyond the grave or just a coincidence. Musgraves sings the chorus with appropriate gravity.)
- Ain't That Peculiar-Fanny (This cover of the Marvin Gaye hit almost never gets airplay anywhere, so this was a pleasant surprise. I've raved before about why this rendition should be better known.)
WTJU (Charlottesville, VA)
- Thank You Friends-Big Star (I've always liked the tongue-in-cheek attitude of these lyrics, which are fitting for a band whose power pop stylings deserved far more acclaim in the '70s.)
WZUM (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Deep Night-Art Tatum (Dazzling piano technique from Tatum and a clarinet performance by Buddy De Franco worthy of Benny Goodman.)
