Thursday, June 26, 2025

Online radio sampler highlights CCLXXII

Six standout tunes heard today:

KBFT (Nett Lake, MN) 

  • Ghibli-Savana Funk (This instrumental sports a memorable hook while pulling off the trick of sounding uptempo while sorrowful.)

KVMR (Nevada City, CA)

  • Sunshine-Little Dragon (Fun, upbeat indie rock.  Lyrically, this is a cool way of telling someone, "You rock my world.")

WRFI (Ithaca, NY) 

  • Radio City-Eilen Jewell (This instrumental could set the scene for a murder mystery.  Various Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet or Aqua Velvets tracks could flow into this.)
  • Playing On The Radio-The Shivas (Considerable energy that can't help but spill out of car radio speakers--and possibly make one drive a tad faster.)

WRTI (Philadelphia, PA)

  • Agua De Beber-Astrud Gilberto (With a rhythm this strong, it's not surprising that this tune has been covered so often.  Gilberto sings one of the best renditions.  For a faster take, check out Al Jarreau's version.)
  • New Pinnacle-Brandee Younger (A new, fanciful jazz harp piece.  Quincy Jones's version of "Tell Me A Bedtime Story" would flow well after this.)