7:01am | War “Lonely Feelin'” from War (Rhino 1971) —As long as it feels like summer, we might as well start with the world's most perfect band for the season.Buy it! |
7:05am | Mose Allison “That's All Right” from Greatest Hits (prestige 1988) —A sleek Allison-ized version of the Jimmy Rogers blues number.Buy it! |
7:07am | Allen Toussaint “Long, Long Journey” from The Bright Mississippi (Nonesuch 2009) —Toussaint is such a brilliant songwriter and pianist, it's sometimes forgotten just how well he can deliver on the vocal front. This is perfect blues singing.Buy it! |
7:13am | Dion “Two Train” from Tank Full of Blues (Blue Horizon www.theblackangels.com 2012) N —There are only a handful of musicians who can make records 53 years into their career that stand with the best of their work. Dion is one of them.Buy it! |
7:18am | The Clash “The Guns of Brixton” from London Calling CD ALBUM (Sony Legacy 1979) —Paul Simonon was not a great vocalist, but I can't imagine this cut being delivered by anybody with a prettier voice.Buy it! |
7:22am | The Gaylads “Africa” from studio one roots (Soul Jazz www.souljazzrecords.co.uk/ 2001) —At the nexus between ska and reggae.Buy it! |
7:25am | Dirty Dozen Brass Band “Best of All” from Twenty Dozen (Savoy Jazz 2012) N —That right there is the sound of a party.Buy it! |
7:30am | Stevie Wonder “You Haven't Done Nothin'” from Fulfillingness First Finale (Motown 1974) —From the days when Stevie Wonder minted Grammy awards.Buy it! |
7:33am | The Animals “Baby Let Me Take You Home” from The Best of The Animals CD ALBUM (MGM 1965) —The Animals had such a distinctive take on the American r'n'b they loved.Buy it! |
7:36am | Andre Williams “Do the Popcorn” from Movin' On: Greasy and Explicit Soul Movers 1956-1970 (Vampi Soul vampisoul.com 2005) —I'm not a huge fan of Williams, who can get too smarmy for my taste, but man, this is one sexy invitation to a silly dance.Buy it! |
7:38am | Ebo Taylor “Ayesama” from Appia Kwa Bridge (Strut 2012) N —A great fresh take on the Afrobeat sound. And this isn't even the only kind of thing the guy does on this record.Buy it! |
7:49am | The Pogues “The Parting Glass” from Rum Sodomy & the Lash [Expanded] (Rhino 1985) —A bonus cut from one of their two masterpieces, and it's worthy of inclusion.Buy it! |
7:51am | Magnetic Fields “Your Girlfriend's Face” from Love at the Bottom of the Sea (Merge www.mergerecords.com 2012) N —Stephin Merritt continues to sneak up on me with crazy little ditties like this one.Buy it! |
7:53am | Lindsey Buckingham “Countdown” from Out of the Cradle (Reprise 1992) —I hadn't pulled out this record in ages; my goodness, he gave this one every bit of his massive skills.Buy it! |
8:01am | The dB's “I Didn't Mean to Say That” from Falling Off the Sky (Bar/None 2012) N —We are just about three weeks away from the world getting to hear this masterful new release from one of the greatest bands ever, 30 years after the original line-up last recorded.Buy it! |
8:04am | Emmit Rhodes “Fresh As a Daisy” from Emmit Rhodes (One Way 1970) —That's how you write a pop song!Buy it! |
8:06am | Karate Bikini “Medic” from Sauce of the Apple Horse (self 2012) N L —St. Louis band that has plenty of songwriting chops and more than enough skill to present them.Buy it! |
8:10am | Bruce Springsteen “Outside Looking In” from The Promise (Columbia 2010) —Mighty Max Weinberg rocks out on the "Peggy Sue" beat.Buy it! |
8:12am | Alejandro Escovedo “Headstrong Crazy Fools” from Big Station (Fantasy 2012) N —Alejandro rocks out on a song where he recites the words. The new album comes out soon, and we're loving everything we sample from it here.Buy it! |
8:16am | Donna Summer “Hot Stuff” from Gold (Universal 1977) —For a few years there, she and Giorgio Moroder had an astounding symbiotic musical relationship. RIP Donna Summer. You made us dance.Buy it! |
8:23am | Ollabelle “Soul of a Man” from Before This Time (Yep Roc 2008) —Time to stop dancing for a few minutes, and just absorb the power of this arrangement.Buy it! |
8:32am | Robin Gibb “The Worst Girl In This Town” from Robin's Reign (Spectrum 1970) —I love so much Bee Gees music, right through their disco smashes, but I thought this virtually unheard gem from his solo album would make a good tribute to Robin Gibb, who passed away last week.Buy it! |
8:37am | Crowded House “Throw Your Arms Around Me” from Other Enz: Split Enz & Beyond (Raven 1999) —The national anthem of New Zealand. Well, it should be. Anyway, this is a beautiful rendition of this Hunters & Collectors song.Buy it! |
8:41am | Sara Watkins “Lock & Key” from Sun Midnight Sun (Nonesuch 2012) N —I've only heard this album once, but damn! My real question is why did I virtually ignore Nickel Creek when they were around? What was wrong with me? Because Sara Watkins and Chris Thile are astounding musicians.Buy it! |
8:45am | Laura Nyro “Captain For Dark Mornings” from New York Tendaberry (Columbia 1969) —Nobody before or after her sounded like this. She was musically fearless.Buy it! |
8:50am | The Cinderellas “Please Don't Wake Me” from One Kiss Leads to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost and Found (Rhino 2005) —Not Phil Spector, but a pretty darn good imitation.Buy it! |
8:52am | The Youngbloods “Grizzely Bear” from The Youngbloods (RCA Victor 1967) —Spelling isn't as good as the song is.Buy it! |
8:55am | Marty Stuart “A Matter of Time” from Nashville, Volume 1: Tear The Woodpile Down (SUGAR HILL www.sugarhillrecords.com 2012) N —Projecting past experience onto the future, a classic country music trope.Buy it! |
9:02am | Lila Downs “La Bamba” from Una Sangra (One Blood) (Narada 2004) —A gorgeous take on the traditional tune which acknowledges that it's also a rock classic without losing its roots in Mexican folk.Buy it! |
9:06am | The Soul Rebels “Let Your Mind Be Free” from Unlock Your Mind (Universal 2012) N —I just dig the heck out of these guys - that tuba player roars!Buy it! |
9:13am | Sweet Honey In The Rock “They Are All Falling Around Me” from Selections 1976-1988 (Flying Fish 1997) —I believe this ensemble, which has gone through many members over the years, is one of the greatest musical experiences of my life.Buy it! |
9:18am | Marvin Gaye “Mercy Mercy Me” from What's Going On (Motown 2004) —This was the song that made me fall in love with Marvin Gaye's voice back when I was 12.Buy it! |
9:21am | Kevin Gordon “Nine Bells” from Gloryland (Crowville Collective 2012) N —Don't forget he's at Twangfest on Saturday, June 9 at the Duck Room.Buy it! |
9:25am | The Bottle Rockets “I.D. Blues” from Blue Sky (Sanctuary 2002) —I'd almost forgotten this gem.Buy it! |
9:28am | Brothers Lazaroff “35 Summers” from Science Won (self 2012) N L —Nice whistling hook.Buy it! |
9:34am | Chris Isaak “Lonely With a Broken Heart” from San Francisco Days (Reprise 1993) —You can almost dip in at random on Chris Isaak records and come up with something great. Oh, yeah, I just did that.Buy it! |
9:37am | Loudon Wainwright III “The Here & the Now” from Older Than My Old Man Now (2nd Story Sound 2012) N —Loudon's life-story in under four minutes, with a good beat that you could dance to.Buy it! |
9:41am | Eden Brent “Beyond My Broken Dreams” from Ain't Got No Troubles (Yellow Dog 2010) —Great blues piano player who sings with a Gospel-drenched style.Buy it! |
9:45am | Janiva Magness “I Don't Want to Do Wrong” from Stronger For It (Alligator 2012) N —Stunning take on the Gladys Knight & the Pips classic.Buy it! |
9:50am | Bettye Lavette “Easier to Say (Than Do)” from Do Your Duty (Sundazed 2006) —Testify!Buy it! |
9:53am | Creedence Clearwater Revival “My Baby Left Me” from Creedence Covers The Classics (Fantasy Records 2009) —I love the happy-go-lucky take on this Elvis Sun classic.Buy it! |
9:55am | The Beatles “If I Fell” from a hard day's night CD ALBUM (Parlophone 1964) —Yeah, this is a pretty nice one.Buy it! |
Like everything else, times are approximate.
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