Donald Fagen & the Nightflyers

For Eighties audio fetishists, Donald Fagen’s The Nightfly remains a desert island jam. The Steely Dan singer’s pristine solo debut recounted Camelot-era American optimism with fondness and disbelief. His video for “New Frontier” now resides in the Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection. Backed by four upstate New York musicians, this sans-Walter Becker outing draws heavily on the Dan and ringer covers like the Grateful Dead’s “Shakedown Street.” – Greg Beets