Party Tunes Tuesday ∞ Mystic Seaport Music

Picture this: The Family Straw – back when it was just the three of us (Duke, Duchess and Duke Jr.) – VW Passat loaded up with camping gear, heading into NYC on I80. Duke Jr. and Duchess are asleep. On the car stereo, A.A. Bondy’s American Heart. It was my first complete listen. My first trip from track one through twelve. I was floored. A.A.’s tender vocals and minimal instrumentation was a stark contrast from the traffic headed to the George Washing Bridge. We were ...

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