I just discovered the refreshing release from that other son of Bob, Peter Himmelman, called My Green Kite. If only Jakob Dylan would continue to write and record so well.
My Green Kite is Himmelman's latest kids album and its a gem. Himmelman has a long and prolific eclectice career ranging from the power jangle of Alex Chilton like pop, to new and traditional Jewish music, to some modern folk to the occasional kids collection. Pulling together the tunefulness, playfulness, and best elements of XTC to TMBG (They Might Be Giants) Himmelman puts together a thoroughly enjoyable set of tunes for all to enjoy. If the subject matter wasn't so endearingly simple and funny, he'd have a great release for us adults.
Fortunately for us, and our kids, Himmelman kept it for the kids. The title track, "My Green Kite", its simply great. The catchy chorus and cute air traffic control voice overs from the radio tower observing the kite of the song make it so much fun. Just as much fun on this album is "Feet" which as the title of most kids songs, suggests, is pretty easy to understand what the subject is.
My kids like it too. "A" says that the song about feet makes her laugh. She likes her feet and likes the shmendrick voice. "S" likes the green kite song because she likes green. and blue. and orange. and if the wind blows too hard she'll need bricks to keep her feet down on the ground.
Simple subject matters aside (afterall it is music for kids, not Radiohead) the voices, the tunes, the melody, and mood all make for enjoyable downloading for all. Available on itunes and amazon for download tonight.
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