Daytime Running Lights
The future is here, it's just not evenly distributed yet.
I picked this record from the shelf because I’m currently drinking a beverage called “Pirate’s Choice Kombucha: Local Brew for Local Pirates”. Once you’ve got a pirate theme, you have to run with it.
I’d never heard Rickie Lee Jones before. She sings with a soft, high voice of jangly piano and professional-sounding band. Her melodies and sound (particularly on “living it up”) remind me a little of Frente, but with more musical complexity and dynamics. A quick glance at the lyrics on the back cover of the album reveals that the songs are about something – ie. they tell stories (often in the third person), which is nice compared to the mere expression of angst which passes for songwriting these days. All in all, I’m glad I put this record on.
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