A monthly sampling of new and old sounds worth exploring.
1. "Always a Friend" - Alejandro Escovedo, from "Real Animal.
2. "Come Up with Me" - Thea Gilmore from "Liejacker."
3. "Oh No" - Andrew Bird from "Noble Beast."
4. "Skinny Love" - Bon Iver from "For Emma, Forever Ago."
5. "Cherry Red" - John Hiatt from "Same Old Man."
6. "Kingdom of Days" - Bruce Springsteen from "Working on A Dream."
7. "None of Us Are Free" - Solomon Burke from "Don't Give Up on Me."
8. "Revolution" - David Olney from "The Wheel."
9. "Just Us Kids" - James McMurtry from "Just Us Kids."
10. "Radiation Vibe" - Hem from "No Word from Tom."
11. "Hey Ma" - James from "Hey Ma."
12. "Morning Is My Destination" - Tift Merritt from "Another Country."
13. "Cowboys to Girls" - Chris Gaffney (with Lucinda Williams) from "Hits." RIP CG.
14. "This Is Not a Test" - She & Him from "Volume One."
15. "Tomorrow Never Knows" - Bruce Springsteen from "Working on A Dream.'
16. "Heaven Now" - Kevin Welch, Kieran Kane, Fats Kaplin from "Lost John Dean."
17. "All You Gotta Do Is Touch Me" - Jonatha Brooke (with keb mo) from "The Works: Lyrics by Woody Guthrie, music by Jonatha Brooke."
18. "So Long Marianne" - Leonard Cohen from "Essential Leonard Cohen."
19. "The Wolves (Act 1 & 2)" - Bon Iver from "For Emma, Forever Ago."
20. "Pretty World - Sam Baker from "Pretty World."
Lyric snippet of the month from David Olney's "Revolution":
Winter came to claim her throne
She turned the heart of Earth to stone
Not one of us dared raise his voice against her
Winter's reign was long and cruel
But we grew hard each day she ruled
Each frozen night seemed to last forever
She grew barren in her ancient age
And bitter in her twisted rage
Too blind to see the seeds of revolution
Underground the rebels schemed
In secret all our children dreamed
Patiently we waited for our moment
When at last the time was right
We rose up from the dead of night
And with the light of day we defied her
Her screaming voice howled and cracked
But nothing now could turn us back
And with the Spring Winter was defeated
Free at last the Earth rejoiced
Everywhere we heard the voice
Of Freedom ringing out across the land
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