10 Songs: Thursday, January 15th, 2015

Donny Osmond Rules

1 – Peg – Donny Osmond – Completely credible cover with a stellar set of session men (especially whoever is playing lead guitar) behind him and Donny’s soulful take on the Steely Dan classic; Donny is having a whale of a time – A-

2 – Honey Trap – Shinobi Ninja – This starts off like Shinobi weirdness before morphing into a classic rocker and then reaching for the outer stratosphere of jam. Magnificent – A

3 – This Is Living – Hillsong Young And Free – Christ meets processed beats and it sounds fine – B

4 – Easy – Cody Captain And The Departarted – Nice downward motion on the guitar -, great piano add – B+

5 – Love Belt – Jong Hyun – Smooth as silk r&b from South Korea – B+

6 – Farther From Me – Justin Townes Earle –  One day he won’t be able to do this anymore – A

7 – Dormant Heart – Sylosis – Starts slow and clicks in with battering ram drum triplets – B

8 – The Truth – Dr. Dog – The truth is, I’m sorry but I’m passed the place where I can hear this band at all -I get to the soaring organ, 30 seconds in, and I’ve had it – C-

9 – God Made Girls – RaeLynn – Word – B+

10 – Starry Night – The Expendables – A beauty – B+