ets with stones and walking into
a river. Similarly, for the eter-
nally morose “Infinity & Gloom,”
Weinberger draws his inspira-
tion from and pays tribute to sad
lass Sylvia Plath, an influential
mid-20th century poet.
I know a local album is good
when it has four strong contend-
ers for the Song of the Week.
The nominees on Montclair-
based The Porchistas’ new
“Porch Drive” are:
• The opening “The Martyrs,”
a reggae-tinged call to arms
with Elvis Costello-like soul-pop
overtones that aims to inspire a
continuation of a rebellion start-
ed by the title characters
• “The Abe Vigoda Polka,” an
hysterical but touching tale of a
musical couple, who during an
adventure in Florida, twice run
into the unsung actor Abe Vi-
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goda (“Barney Miller,” “The God-
father”) to whom the song is a
tribute
• “She Deserves,” a fun, folkie
Jimmy Buffettesque character
study about a woman who danc-
es naked in the rain by the sea
• “Bitter Fruit,” a gypsy jazz
nugget with a stray cat strut that
flirts with hard rock sung by Kelly
Henneberry in homage to a va-
riety of jazz greats, particularly
Billie Holiday.
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