Sunday morning standouts:
The Coffee House
- Three Little Birds-Kacey Musgraves (Musgraves made an interesting choice in singing this sunny Bob Marley tune with a more tempered optimism.)
Escape
- Annie's Song-James Galway (This John Denver hit's sentimental melody translates easily to the flute.)
Lo-Fi Cafe
- Chilled Breeze-Joseph Jacobs (An aptly titled laid-back instrumental with a flute part seemingly lifted from the '70s.)
Queens Of R&B
- (Please Don't) Leave Me Now-Madison McFerrin (Smooth vocals for a late night playlist. I'd be curious to hear Maysa cover this.)
Real Jazz
- Piece Of Cake-Michel Camilo (Slick piano playing anchors this brassy slice of Latin jazz.)
SiriusXMU Discovery
- Sliver-Mother Soki (This August release sports minimalist lyrics, breathy vocals, a dark atmosphere, and a rhythm that sounds like a subtler variation of Metallica's "Enter Sandman.")
The Village
- A Chatrion' Og-Julie Fowlis (It's easy to appreciate the tenderness of the vocals and instrumentation here, even when you can't understand one word of what's being sung.)
Yacht Rock Deep Cuts
- Paradise-Herbie Hancock (An overlooked 1982 track fit for a prom. Hancock's vocals set the mood, but I think the keyboard rhythm is the tune's most appealing ingredient.)
