What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report

Hey Ghosthouse, ya, Sky Blue Sky is probably my favorite too. I really like Unlikely Japan. That can be found on the documentary DVD too and is quite an excellent live studio recording of that song.

Just one new CD to add here. It is another band I found on Pandora - Signal Hill, their self-entitled record. I just received it in the mail earlier this week and had time to give it a play a night or two ago. All instrumental and very fun to listen to. Was disappointed that it was not better recorded though. Lacks bass and is a bit veiled. I would still highly recommend this six-song EP though. I have also played it in the car and found it to be quite road worthy.

In the digital domain courtesy of YouTube it's Kirwan/Welch era Fleetwood Mac with "Future Games", "Heroes Are Hard to Find" and now, "Bare Trees".

The Charlie Hunter Quartet - Natty Dread

Last week I listened to a few records by Mum: Summer Make Good (my favorite), Finally we are No One, and Go Go Smodr the Poison Ivy. They are a great band. Check’em out.

Well, I had some time to myself to do some listening today and found myself listening across many genres. Was fun for sure.

A friend loaned my some speaker cables and so I pulled out a couple of known quantities for reference purposes: Pinback – Blue Screen Life (still my favorite by them) & Hugh Masakela – Hope. This is an SACD and it is one of the two or three best recorded CDs I have in my collection. Worth the purchase based on that criteria alone. Plus it has the ten-minute jam Stimela.

Signal Hill – self entitled. If you like instrumental post rock, this is one you may enjoy.

Switched to female vocalist: Robin Holcomb – Rockabye. Still wonderful after 22 years; moody, introspective, with excellent musicianship. Then on to JJ Heller – Only Love Remains. Largely acoustic and great songwriting.

Finally moved on to the experimental genre with Vernon Reid – Known Unknown (not as good as Mistaken Identity) and then to The Books – Thought for Food. This is a pretty strong effort by them.

After all these CDs, the only thing I wish I had was more time. I’m not sure I’m in the minority on that though!