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Album Review of "The Day Today" by James Lee Stanley (8/10)

Beachwood Recordings

Producer: James Lee Stanley

The Peter Tork, Bonnie Raitt, Dan Navarro and Laurence Juber collaborator and accompanist has been a West Coast legend since the ‘60s. And now with his 37th LP (he’s declaring it to be his last), troubadour James Lee Stanley lends parting peace and wisdom over 17 socially-conscious and inspirational songs.

Politically charged (“America’s a Gun,” “Wake the Flock Up,” “Cold Ukrainian Night”) or observational in nature (“Summer’s on the Way,” “For the Last Time”), Stanley streams insightful poetry over gentle noodling acoustic guitar.