Ukelele Songs
The ukulele doesn’t allow for the widest range of expression, which makes it a challenging foil for Eddie Vedder, who never met a feeling he couldn’t drive through a wall. But this uke-suffused album stands up because he adapts the instrument to his idiosyncratic needs – see the Who-style riff on “Hey Fahkah.” He also indulges the uke’s romantic side on a ragged duet with Cat Power and on a finale of “Dream a Little Dream.” That track could be the disc’s theme song: These 16 tracks are that sweetly evanescent.
Listen to “Longing to Belong”:
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