The one hundred eighty-ninth album: #189 Van Morrison - Moondance
The folksy and jazzy rock of Van Morrison again hits a different part of my brain, as the titular track of Moondance manages to hit the right points to work for me. Following the jazz with a ballad works well, both imbuing the previous song with more energy while Crazy Love becomes a sweeter love song for it. Moving on the edges between blues, folk rock and jazz, a bunch of these songs turn up a lot of depth while still working as a casual listen. You need to dig to really get everything out of it, but it's a surprisingly upbeat set of songs without it.