Today's standout selections:
Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals
- We Did Not Make The Instrument, The Instrument Made Us-Kaki King (Simultaneously comforting and sobering.)
Lo-Fi Study
- 4Am-Zesik (An interesting instrumental blend of a new age rhythm and a hip-hop beat.)
Piano Instrumentals
- Clear Night-Jennifer DeFrayne (This tasteful melody proceeds in its own time, allowing the listener to appreciate how contemplative it is.)
SiriusXM Pops
- Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120: III. Allegretto Grazioso (Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Richard Goode, piano) (Melodic and graceful, as I would expect from a Brahms composition.)
SiriusXMU Discovery
- Venus In Nadir-Peel Dream Magazine (The warmth of this September release's instrumentation cushions the lyrics about a relationship's deterioration.)
- Words-Big Thief (Three aspects of this tune, released in September, drew me in--its upbeat rhythm, quiet vocals, and lyrics about how sometimes, things just need to be left unsaid.)
- Caribbean Breezeway-Bob Baldwin (This track, released last month, is a pleasant, upbeat blend of smooth jazz piano and steel drums.)
