Nellie McKay is an act like no other these days. She’s a ball of Cole Porter and Doris Day and Bette Midler and Eminem. Some critics get excited and throw Liberace in there. And Elivis Costello. And Peggy Lee.

She’s witty, she’s angry, she’s funny — she’s one of a kind. And she’s with us today, with her new album, “Obligatory Village.”

This hour, On Point: Nellie McKay.

-Tom Ashbrook

Guest:

Nellie McKay, critically acclaimed singer-songwriter whose new CD, “Obligatory Villagers,” will be released next week.