Ocean Motion
, the third installment in the
Recess
label's
Celebrate Earth Music Series
, features 13 tracks from a host of different children's artists, including
Melinda Caroll
,
Banana Slug String Band
Let's Go Green
Jack Pearson
, and
the Sunflowers
. Musically, the collection mines the "poppier" side of children's music, with each track walking a fine line between goofy and endearing -- check out the bluesy
"Sea Lion Shuffle,"
sung to the tune of
Tennessee Ernie Ford
's
"Sixteen Tons."
Though admirable, the intended theme of ocean conservation will probably go in one ear and out the other of the average target listener. ~ James Christopher Monger