Randy Newman, Just In Time

35 minutes in 9 years. Thanks Randy Newman. But wait. If you take away the 2007 copyright and the remake of "Feels Like Home" from the Faust CD of 1995, then it's less than 30. So, when it comes to Pop music, Newman is no longer as prolific as he is with the Soundtracks. But we know what pays the bills, right? Harps and Angels couldn't have arrived at a better time. It's a reminder that no other artist has done or is doing what Newman continues to excel at. Skewering everyone. Now that Warren Zevon is dead, only Newman can do this stuff. Harps and Angels is short but to the point. Even if the best political song is a 2007 state of the union address, he at least has written a future standard with "Losing You". Much is being made that this is Newman's first album since W. took office. Even if it comes at the end of that sad era, it's still a great Newman album.