April showers bring May flowers. Well, it certainly has been showering music. We start with the fuzzy rock of Mason Lowe, who’s got a new album coming out soon and this little song is called “Plastered.” The Flashcubes (Gary Frenay, Tommy Allen, etc) teamed up with Bob Pernice (Pernice Brothers) to form the Half-Cubes as they cover the “Weakest Shade of Blue.” I was very impressed with Librarians With Hickeys‘ jangling gem “Can’t Wait ‘Till Summer” and I agree with the sentiment. Another strong jangling performance is “Neil & Joni” written, performed, and recorded by K. Campbell in Houston, Texas with backing vocals by Mandy Kim Clinton. It has been ages since I’ve heard Canadian power pop legends The Odds. It seems a kinder, gentler band emerged with all that maturity. Finally, our FREEBIE today is brought to us by the earnest singer-songwriter Eytan Mirsky. I guess he’s been thinking about sexy flight attendants in “Lost You in the Jet Stream.” ENJOY!