Wednesday highlights:
KBGA (Missoula, MT)
- Impossible-Clairo (A commendably honest way of reaching out to someone with whom you've lost touch.)
KSLO (Opelousas, LA)
- Rumors-Lil' Nathan & The Zydeco Big Timers (When Timex Social Club had a hit with this in Summer 1986, I never imagined that one day, I'd hear it recast with zydeco accordion and vocals. This unlikely blend works better than I would have expected.)
KVSV (Beloit, KS)
- It's Too Late-Amy Grant (Grant's voice is well-suited for this cover of Carole King's hit.)
- I'm Easy-Keith Carradine (This is yet another reason why I think the '70s were the best decade for soft rock. The combination of frank lyrics and subtle vocals serves this 1976 hit effectively.)
WERN (Madison, WI)
- Isaac Albinez: Mallorca, Opus 202 (Sharon Isbin, guitar) (Appropriately pensive--and just as moving on guitar as it is on the piano.)
WNCU (Durham, NC)
- Days Of Wine And Roses-Christian McBride & Edgar Meyer (Until today, I'd never heard two acoustic bassists carry this entire tune. I also grinned upon learning that this duo's album, released in March, is titled "But Who's Gonna Play The Melody?")
- Pick A Rib-Lionel Hampton (Swingin' vibraphone playing, as usual, from Hampton.)
WXRD (Crown Point, IN)
- Dust In The Wind-Kansas (Disturbingly grim and existential? Yes, but the vocals and violin sell it convincingly. I've liked the tune ever since it was a hit in '78.)
