Listen Up to Something New, on Listening Lyrics, Sept. 20, 2024

Listening Lyrics

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Listen Up! It's the KDRT volunteer newsletter that is produced monthly. In it is always a wonderful list of music selections. Below is this month's list of albums: I have selected one song from each. Enjoy the show. The goal is to broaden our ears to what's out there regardless of genre.

New releases keep our air sound fresh and engaging! A little sumpin’ for everyone…

The BellRays – Heavy Steady Go – LA heavy rock with steady soul vocals – going strong since 1990
The Bug Club – On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System – fun, cute poppy punk from Wales
Colin Stetson – The Love It Took to Leave You – mesmerizing saxophone magic
David Oistrakh – The Violin Master – mid-century classical mastery from back in the USSR
Fake Fruit – Mucho Mistrust – rocking post-punk from Oakland
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – Woodland – smoother but no-less-lovely-than-expected folk
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Flight b741 – this time, it’s '70s-ish blues rock, “woos” and all
MJ Lenderman – Manning Fireworks – gloriously twangy, lyric-focused folk-rock
Nancy Sinatra – Nancy in London – the definitive reissue, “Summer Wine” and all
Nick Lowe & Los Straightjackets – Indoor Safari – Nick’s pop + mucho reverb – and, oh, the cover!
Osees (Thee Oh Sees) – SORCS 80 – this time, it’s proggy, synthy garage rock – and is that a sax?
Peggy Lee – From the Vaults – a series of Capitol classics from the queen of popular standards
Robyn Hitchcock – 1967: Vacations in the Past – groovy covers from the titular year (+ one original)
Tami Neilson – Neilson Sings Nelson – Tami near-channels Patsy to take on the one and only Willie
Ty Segal – Love Rudiments – it’s pretty much modern-jazz percussion – yes, you read that right