The songs are more mainstream this month, the artists less diverse. Don’t know why, just worked out that way. The good news?: Some great songs in the mix, not a clunker in the bunch:
My daughters first saw Madi Diaz at a Young Friends event. She then opened a really neat Coffee House show at the Gild Hall with Carrie Rodriguez and Ben Sollee back in 2010. Time for a Joe DelTufo photo:
Year-end Top 50 fer sure:
OK, you try to choose between these two songs. I can’t. I only know that Alynda Lee Segarra is one of the most essential artists to come along in some time:
Don’t fight it–they’re really good. An easy, albeit lazy, pick as Nathan Arizona’s Fave Tune Of The Month:
It’s not just the future of music that’s female, it’s the present. This month’s tunes are a great argument for that thesis:
Musical Caffeine:
Nothin’ wrong with languor–or is it languidity?:
Let’s close out on yet another languorous note:
I don’t know if there will be a better month of tunes all year. At least, it’ll be hard to top.