Vince Tomas, “Anything and Everything” (2018): One Track Mind
Refreshing and ultra-catchy, Vince Tomas’ “Anything and Everything” is the perfect summer song.
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Four Jacks and a Jill, “Master Jack” (1968): One Track Mind
Included among the array of oddities on AM radio in 1968 was Four Jacks and a Jill’s inventive, weirdly archaic “Master Jack.”
Chicago, “Baby, What a Big Surprise” from Chicago XI (1977): Saturdays in the Park
Lounging between Chicago’s vintage poppier moments and the slicker stance they’d recently adopted, “Baby, What a Big Surprise” is the best of both worlds.
Tol-Puddle Martyrs featuring Peter Rechter, “One Drop In the Ocean” (2018): One Track Mind
Keenly chiseled and immediately accessible, the Tol-Puddle Martyrs’ “One Drop In the Ocean” is a delightful slice of radio-friendly pop rock.
Thiago Nassif – Três (2018)
Apart from his collaborator Arto Lindsay, Thiago Nassif’s ‘Três’ much unlike anything else you’re likely to hear from a very broadly defined pop realm that includes its rogue elements.
Forget What You Heard About Alanis Morissette’s Flavors of Entanglement, And Just Listen
The underrated ‘Flavors of Entanglement,’ issued 10 years ago today, found Alanis Morissette in a moment of fearless introspection. Critics be damned.
Bart and the Bedazzled – Blue Motel (2018)
Bart and the Bedazzled are like a cool combination of ’70s pop-singer Stephen Bishop and ’80s bands like the Style Council.
Judith Owen – redisCOVERed (2018)
Simple, nuanced and damn near perfect, Judith Owen’s ‘RedisCOVERed’ meets and occasionally exceeds all expectations.
David Philips – Get Along (2018)
Philips is clearly that guy who is well suited for DIY, and now we know from ‘Get Along’ that even when he does something by himself two different ways, both ways are the ‘right’ way.
Basia – Butterflies (2018)
A little mellower and little more intimate, ‘Butterflies’ is Basia aging gracefully with music that will likely not age at all.
