Seven tunes that caught my ears today:
KCMU (Napa, CA)
- Hawaiian Chance-Yello (This fast, foreboding, percussive instrumental builds tension effectively.)
- Wash.-Bon Iver (Stark piano and vocals bring out the resonance of the lyrics. We're all products of our environment. For some of us, that's a plus. For others, it's a hindrance.)
KZLX (Maryville, MO)
- Flowers-Miley Cyrus (Cyrus's music isn't usually on my radar, but this is a sound reminder that life goes on after a breakup.)
WROW (Albany, NY)
- Lady (You Bring Me Up)-The Commodores (This hook doesn't leave a listener's mind easily. No wonder it was all over the radio in the Summer of '81.)
- Five O'Clock World-The Vogues (Some of the most cathartic lyrics about leaving the pressures of work behind when you head home.)
- Basically Yours-Thad Jones (This bluesy big band number has a saunter in its step.)
- You And The Night And The Music-Renee Rosnes with strings (Cookin' piano from Rosnes. Every track on the "Without Words" release is excellent, but Rosnes's versions of "Misty" and "I've Got You Under My Skin" are especially stellar.)
