Spinning On Air
Pop Craft
Sunday, April 27, 2008
M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel have a new album under the name She & Him. It features mostly Deschanel's songs and evokes and exemplifies a classic pop songwriting craft, managing the tricky job of fulfilling expectations while feeling fresh. We'll hear She & Him and also a strikingly similar album, Spring, produced by Brian Wilson in 1972, and a couple songs from Carole King's newly reissued "Tapestry." Plus a view of Pop Craft from outside the system: the music of R. Stevie Moore.
She & Him
R. Stevie Moore
Here's the playlist for this show, featuring Artist - Song - Album - Record Company:
She & Him – This Is Not a Test – Volume One – Merge
She & Him – I Thought I Saw Your Face Today – Volume One – Merge
Spring – Thinkin’ ‘Bout You Baby – Spring – Rhino
Spring – Sweet Mountain – Spring – Rhino
She & Him – Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? – Volume One – Merge
Spring – Down Home – Spring – Rhino
Carole King – So Far Away – Tapestry (live) – Legacy
Carole King – Beautiful – Tapestry (live) – Legacy
The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age of the Understatement – The Age of the Understatement – Domino
The Last Shadow Puppets – In My Room – The Age of the Understatement – Domino
The Last Shadow Puppets – Only the Truth – The Age of the Understatement – Domino
R. Stevie Moore – Teen Routines – Meet the R. Stevie Moore – Cherry Red
R. Stevie Moore – I Hope That You Remember – Meet the R. Stevie Moore – Cherry Red
R. Stevie Moore – I Play Myself Some Music – Meet the R. Stevie Moore – Cherry Red
Stunning program as always. I never miss it. Thank you.
I am trying to find the song Fair and Tender Ladies which was played either by you or by New Sounds about 5 years ago. It was sung (unless I've misremembered) by a black woman possibly from Newport News or Norfolk -- maybe during the 1950s.
I wrote an article about Rhode Island School of Design several years ago and mentioned yr show.
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Having difficulty locating Spring album produced by Brian Wilson. Help.
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David Garland, host of WNYC's Evening Music and Spinning on Air, is also a composer and a performer. He has performed his music extensively in the U.S. and Europe and several of his recordings and downloads are available on his Web site, DavidGarland.com.
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