New Good Song: Game Of Cards by Mason Brothers

Here's a new good song -- "Game Of Cards" by Mason Brothers.

The new offerings on the Alternative area of iTunes were so weak today that I had to take my hunt for new good songs to the Singer/Songwriter tab, which is sort of like not caring for anything on the menu at Ruth's Chris and going to Outback Steakhouse instead. Often, Singer/Songwriter is code for weepy and badly sung, but "Game Of Cards" stands out as a very pretty, clean, simple, old-fashioned folk-rock song. In 3/4 time, it has a nice story and melody. I think it will please.

But of course, this may not be the best new song of the week, as Mariah Carey fans eagerly await the Thursday release of her new song, "Triumphant." Mariah Carey's output is among the best, and she rarely disappoints with a studio-album lead single (see "Vision Of Love," "Emotions," "Dreamlover," "Fantasy," "Honey," "Heartbreaker," "Through The Rain," It's Like That," "Touch My Body" and "Obsessed" ... And, yes, I knew all that from memory). So hope for goodness come Thursday.