Song Of The Day archive
Listen Will Sexton: From The Beatles To Buddy Holly
May 4, 2012 – A hip-shaking nod to rockabilly and Tex-Mex, "For Always" evokes Ricky Nelson and Texas Tornados.
Listen Yellow Ostrich: Beyond The Bedroom
May 3, 2012 – When "Marathon Runner" begins, Alex Schaaf sings not as a homebound tinkerer, but as a frontman.
Listen Alfredo Rodriguez: 21st-Century Chamber Music
May 2, 2012 – Underneath the firepower in Rodriguez's enchanting "Fog" lies the work of a remarkable composer.
Listen Grace Woodroofe: Eerie Calm Amid The Chaos
May 1, 2012 – While her band rages in "Transformer," Woodroofe faces the object of her devotion without blinking.
Listen Cian Nugent: Variations On A Black Flag Riff
April 30, 2012 – "My War Blues" finds the guitarist drawing on Black Flag as a new source for American standards.
Listen Fenster: A Dark Pop Song, Under Construction
April 27, 2012 – Even with its whistling, buoyant keys and unconventional beat, "Oh Canyon" has a sinister quality.
Listen Aesop Rock: As The World Crumbles
April 26, 2012 – In "Zero Dark Thirty," the rapper returns from a hiatus, still armed with propulsion and pessimism.
Listen Glacier Face: A Warm Ode To Cold Climes
April 25, 2012 – Conceived in Santa Fe and Iceland, "Fahrenheit" is a wanderer's ode to the world's connectedness.
Listen Kenny Garrett: Sketches Of Pharoah Sanders
April 24, 2012 – "Welcome Earth Song" conjures the spirit of Sanders — as well as a soul-stirring church service.
Listen Ryan Shaw: Pure American Soul
April 23, 2012 – Shaw covers 1967's "You Don't Know Nothing About Love" with tenderness and pyrotechnics.
Listen Christian Mistress: Headbanger's Ball
April 20, 2012 – Recalling '80s British heavy metal, "Haunted Hunted" is set apart by Christine Davis' smoky vocals.
Listen Mickey Hart: Pop From Other Worlds
April 19, 2012 – The former Grateful Dead drummer incorporates sampled sounds of the cosmos in "Who Stole the Show?"
Listen Scuba: The Amorphous Sounds Of U.K. Bass
April 18, 2012 – "Underbelly" encapsulates much of Scuba's progression and diversity within a single song.
Listen Justin Townes Earle: Tear For Tear, Without Peer
April 17, 2012 – Earle's "Look the Other Way" is a funky evocation of misery — blues for driving with the top down.
Listen Johnathan Blake: The Ultimate Modernist
April 16, 2012 – The jazz drummer tackles Robert Glasper's "Canvas," and in the process gives it a renewed sheen.
