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Brighten The Corners – Favorite Albums of 2016

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Brighten The Corners Jeff favorites 2016

Brighten The Corners Kendall Favorites 2016

Wednesday 1/04 News At Noon (Kendall’s Top 15)

15. Blind Pilot–“Packed Powder”, And Like Lions

14. Dawes–“Roll With The Punches”, We’re All Gonna Die

13. Jack Garratt–“Weathered”, Phase

Wednesday 1/4/17 Two For The Road (Jeff’s Top 10)

#10 Shagwuf “Crocodile Smile”/Salvaje!

#9 Dylan LeBlanc “Cautionary Tale”/title track (we played the Corner Lounge version)

Thursday 1/05 News At Noon

12. The Head & The Heart–“Rhythm & Blues”, Signs of Light

11. Margaret Glaspy–“Emotions & Math”, Emotions & Math

10. Kings of Leon–“Waste A Moment”, WALLS

Thursday 1/5/17 Two For The Road

#8 Cactus Blossoms “Stoplight Kisses”/You’re Dreaming

#7 Escondido “Apartment”/Walking With A Stranger (we played the Corner Lounge version)

Friday 1/06 News At Noon

9. Bastille, “Good Grief”, Wild World

8. Tegan & Sara–“Boyfriend”, Love You To Death

7. The 1975–“The Sound”, I Like It When You Sleep For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It

Friday 1/6/17 Two For The Road

#6 Catfish & The Bottlemen – “Oxygen”/The Ride

#5 NAF – “Higher”/NAF

Monday 1/09 News At Noon

6. Lady Gaga–“Joanne”, Joanne

5. Green Day–“Too Dumb To Die”, Revolution Radio

4. Joseph–“White Flag”, I’m Alone, No You’re Not

Monday 1/9 Two For The Road

#4 Sturgill Simpson – “Keep It Between The Lines”/A Sailor’s Guide To Earth

#3 A Tribe Called Quest – “We The People”/We Got It From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service

Tuesday 1/10 News At Noon

3. Brian Fallon–“Rosemary”, Painkillers

2. Butch Walker–“Ludlow Expectations”, Stay Gold

1. Blink-182–“San Diego”, California

Tuesday 1/10 Two For The Road

#2 Radiohead – “Desert Island Disk”/A Moon Shaped Pool

#1 Leonard Cohen – “Traveling Light”/You Want It Darker

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