Music of the Moment:
January 31, 2014 - 4:45 pm
5 brand new releases that we can’t wait to share with you this month:
- Bossacucanova Nossa Onda é Essa (Our Kind of Bossa) – More Brazillian bossa nova fun from this trio.
- Amy Ray Goodnight Tender – One half of the Indigo Girls goes traditional country, and it totally works.
- Laura Cantrell No Way There From Here – NY songstress and radio dj with her 4th recording and her most accomplished yet.
- Cahalen Morrison & Eli West I’ll Swing My Hammer With Both My Hands – Produced by the legendary Tim O’Brien, this Seattle duo just keeps getting better and better.
- Naomi Wachira self-titled – Debut recording for this Kenyan transplant, who now makes her home in Seattle. A beautiful and an incredibly elegant recording.
Last months top 3 releases:
- Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings Give the People What They Want – Sharon spent much of last year battling cancer and she’s come back on this recording with a vengeance.
- Rosanne Cash The River & The Thread – This album is Rosanne’s delightful postcard about the South. She will be coming to town towards the end of the month at The Moore Theater.
- Bahama Soul Club The Cuban Tapes – European based group that create fun music. You won’t be able to stand still listening to this album.
- Race and Sports: What did Richard Sherman’s “rant” reveal?
- Top Ten: January 27th – February 2nd