Six standout songs heard today:
KELS (Greeley, CO)
- You Should Hear How She Talks About You-Melissa Manchester (This energetic track from 1982 was Manchester's biggest hit but hardly ever gets radio airplay today. That's a shame because it's rhythmically strong, and Manchester's vocals command attention. If you choose to sing it, however, it's wise to match Manchester's energy without sounding, as one chorus teacher did, like you're a dot matrix printer.)
KOSU-HD2 (Stillwater, OK)
- The Middle-Kaitlin Butts (I hadn't expected to hear this Jimmy Eat World tune redone in country crossover style, but it translates well.)
WBGO (Newark, NJ)
- The Song Is Ended-Gene Harris Quartet (A graceful, unhurried stroll of a piano melody.)
- Loran's Dance-Grover Washington, Jr. (Smooth sax and guitar that would flow well after "Love Song" by Ramsey Lewis.)
WUDR (Dayton, OH)
- Mont Blanc Massif-We Met In Paris (Soaring energy in the guitar and vocals that demands to be turned up. This is one of the rhythmically stronger indie rock tracks I've heard in recent years.)
- I'll Change Your Mind-Kate Miller-Heidke (Lyrically, this walks an interesting tightrope between infatuation and stalking.)
