2022.11.25 with River Westin - a podcast by Danno

As broadcast November 25, 2022 with like...all the feels.  Tonight we are joined by River Westin, a brilliant young artist out of New York whose latest album The Honeymoon Suite really captured our attention in the lead-up to release last Friday.  A scintillating yet slow motion collection of tunes inspired by lo-fi, classic jazz standards, and ballads, this album is the pop classics of the 50's & 60's (and even earlier) for a new generation of inclusive listener and a bit of a reclamation project for the LGBTQ community.  That is, the record aims to make the songs of Sinatra and the like about love again, but with no exclusion or bigotry but with a stated LGBTQ twist that includes love for all.
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Tracklist (st:rt)
Part I (00:00)
Cleo Sol – 23
Billie Eilish - Billie Bossa Nova
Ricky Rosen - Home
Galimatias - Blowback
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band - Xxplosive
River Westin - Made in the Shade
River Westin - Cinema
 
Part II (34:02)
Nat King Cole - The Very Thought of You
Bobby Vinton - Blue Velvet
The Flamingos - Mio Amore
Ricky Nelson - Again
The Drifters - Up on the Roof
Ben E. King - Spanish Harlem
Etta James - Stormy Weather
Frank Sinatra - That's Life
 
Part III (61:55)
River Westin – Pink Velvet 

Julie London – I’m In The Mood For Love

Paul Anka – Put Your Head On My Shoulder

Frank Sinatra – Autumn In New York

Ben E. King – Moon River

Ritchie Valens – We Belong Together

Bobby Vinton – Mr. Lonely 

Part IV (94:33)
River Westin – Flowers 

Joey Pecoraro – Your Eyes

Arlo Parks – Green Eyes

Laufey – Like the Movies

Lana Del Rey – How to disappear

Harry Styles – Music for a Sushi Restaurant

November Ultra – soft & tender 

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