Wednesday's highlights:
KANH (Emporia, KS)
- Malcolm Arnold: Three Shanties For Wind Quintet, Op. 4 (East Winds) (Just enough dissonance to convey the turbulence of the sea.)
KVSC (St. Cloud, MN)
- Glad-Saint Etienne (The wistfully tinged joy with which this is sung makes "Glad" one of 2025's more appealing dance/rock blends.)
- Motion Sickness-Phoebe Bridgers (Emotionally honest lyrics, somewhat hypnotic vocals, and a steady, driving rhythm made this one of 2017's winners. To my ears, it has one of the strongest hooks in a Bridgers tune. The pause between "you" and "out" in the lyric, "I could scream to drown you out," makes the chorus for me.)
WIDR (Kalamazoo, MI)
- Disconnected-Veronica Lewis (The quaver in Lewis's voice underscores the feeling of loss in her lyrics here.)
WZUM (Pittsburgh, PA)
- Track Meet-Vince Guaraldi (Don't let the title throw you off. This is an alternate version of "Christmas Is Coming," with more prominent guitar and an even more freewheeling bossa nova feel.)
- Stompin' At The Savoy-Teddy Wilson (A spirited, swingin' piano rendition.)
