If you inspect the presets on my car radio, you’ll find that four of the five buttons are set to National Public Radio affiliates (The Hartford station first, then stations that come in clearest as I drive toward Boston, New York or Providence) and the fifth one is set to a station that plays nothing recorded after about 1979.

Pathetic, I know.  But I do listen to internet radio, my favorite being a  Launchcast station called “The Coffeehouse.”  Here’s its description: “Get real variety with an edge, but never lose the vibe.”  Whatever that means.  It also mentions a few artists: Jack Johnson (no idea who that is), John Mayer (like him), Death Cab for Cutie (WTF?), Jason Mraz (nope, never heard of him) and Coldplay (know who they are but couldn’t name a tune).

But whether or not I can identify the artists, I generally like this station.  My absolute favorite new artist is Duffy, this half-pint Welsh blonde nymph who sings with a bluesy soprano voice that warbles all over the map.

Here’s the first song I heard, that absolutely hooked me:

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Here’ another I like.

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Who’s your favorite new artist?