Ten Impressively Joyful Albums
(Albums I admire for how bright they allow their brightness to be, and how much they make you feel it. By request, and listed alphabetically by artist.)
#1 Record by Big Star (sample track)
Nostalrock by Adriano Celentano (sample track)
Promenade by The Divine Comedy (sample track)
She’s So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper (sample track)
Normal as Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day by Nellie McKay (sample track)
The Reds by Ryan Ritchie (sample track)
The Happiness Project by Charles Spearin (sample track)
If I Ever Kiss It…He Can Kiss It Goodbye by Swamp Dogg (sample track)
Flood by They Might Be Giants (sample track)
Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder (sample track)
— January 24, 2021