Wednesday, May 15, 2024

FM dial scan highlights CCXLIII

Five of the better songs I've heard today:

KDHX 88.1 FM

  • White Sands-The Shallows (New, unhurried indie rock, with vocals floating over a heavy guitar-and-synthesizer backdrop.)

WSIE 88.7 FM

  • Wade In The Water-Ramsey Lewis (The declarative trumpet intro draws me in every time.  If you like the way Lewis plays "The 'In' Crowd" on the piano, you'll probably enjoy this, as well.  The rhythm is similar, and in my view, it's the best version of the tune)

KCLC 89.1 FM

  • Same Color As The Sun-flor (Honest lyrics about the void a significant other's absence leaves in one's life.)

WFUN 96.3 FM

  • Before I Let Go-Maze featuring Frankie Beverly (An inviting, well-sustained groove from 1981.  Why wasn't this a top 40 pop hit?)

KLOU 103.3 FM

  • Invisible Touch-Genesis (Thirty-eight years later, this is still one of the catchiest pop hits about pursuing someone who drives you crazy.)