These are six of the more interesting tunes I've heard today:
KBZR (Baker City, OR)
- 'Til You Know-Slippers (This new release's catchy jangly guitar power pop underpinning takes the edge off of lyrics about a relationship that probably can't be salvaged.)
KVSF (Santa Fe, NM)
- Come Rain Or Come Shine-Milt Jackson Quintet (Jackson's mellifluous vibraphone and the piano playing on this rendition conjures up the feel of many Bill Evans piano recordings, which I always consider a plus...)
- Too Blue-Victor Feldman (...Feldman, on the other hand, captures a different mood on the vibraphone here throughout this sly walk of a melody.)
WSUM (Madison, WI)
- Why Try To Change Me Now?-Fiona Apple (Apple's low-pitched vocals and sublime piano playing fit this Cy Coleman-penned standard perfectly. I'm not sure how this version escaped my notice until now.)
WTIP (Grand Marais, MN)
- Mandarin Moon-Pearl & The Oysters (The '70s-style flute and keyboard stylings. in conjunction with endearing vocals, give this May release a surprisingly sunny vibe. That's not what I'd expect from a song about the harrowing subject of surviving a fire. Rhythmically, this could segue with EchoWave's "Sad Dream.")
- Red Sun-Big Wild (The captivating midtempo dance beat serves the vocals well. If this tune had existed in the early '90s, I would have played it on KCOU.)
