CITY SOUNDS

Pearce has, like most of us, moved on from boring radio, and instead plays his driving soundtrack from his phone. Sadly, he has yet to discover allyou-can-eat streaming services, meaning we’re stuck with a rather slender selection. Our protagonist is a little too in love with his home town as well: he likes songs by artists from Chicago (Smashing Pumpkins, Curtis Mayfield), that once lived in Chicago (Alice Cooper), that have Chicago in the title (Flatfoot 56’s Winter In Chicago) or are by the band Chicago (Wake Up Sunshine). You can find another couple of dozen songs out in the world to augment that list, but it’s still not enough, especially once you edit the playlist to your tastes. It’s an unwelcome bum note in a genre in which music plays such a vital role.