May singles: Mason Lowe, The Half-Cubes, Librarians With Hickeys, K. Campbell, The Odds, Eytan Mirsky


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!