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I was listening to KFOG's "New Music Thursday" last night, and at a crucial moment in the evening, Chris Isaak's "We've Got Tomorrow" popped on.

Isaak, who is a local boy and a longtime favorite of mine - long before Helena Christensen and his subsequent over-exposure - has been putting out records consistently since "Wicked Game." But I hadn't heard anything in a long while that stuck with me.

I know he's got more to him than the flaccid, cliché-heavy songs that make it to the radio, so with every new song I hear I pin hopes that he hasn't shot his bolt.

But this one, from his recently dropped "Mr. Lucky" album, sounds promising. There's still a hint of sap in his trademark croon, but we have a bonafide love song with a positive outlook for once. There are more than the usual changes. Some jaunty horns. Some tasty guitar. Things are looking up. Good job, Chris.