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Brighten The Corners – News at Noon/Two For the Road 12/5-11/18

Hear the News at Noon weekdays at 12p with Kendall & Two For the Road with Jeff weeknights around 5:45pm – we recap the week’s worth of new tunes Tuesdays 10pm-midnight!

{all titles out now unless otherwise noted}

Jeff’s 2018 favorites:

Kendall’s 2018 Favorites

https://open.spotify.com/user/1210973329/playlist/1bJzsBde7eLqMIvuqJcCVg?si=j6L4eL9WSV69DRd-OPAe5g

Wednesday 12/5 News At Noon

Alice Merton – “Funny Business”/MINT (out 1/18)

The Cactus Blossoms – “Please Don’t Call Me Crazy”/Easy Way (out 3/1)

Sunflower Bean – “Come For Me”/King of the Dudes EP (out 1/25)

Wednesday 12/5 Two For the Road

The Strumbellas – “Salvation”/new album coming in 2019

Greensky Bluegrass – “Do It Alone”/All For Money (out 1/18)

Thursday 12/6 News At Noon

St. Paul & The Broken Bones – “Zat You Santa Claus”/new holiday single

Phoebe Bridgers (w/ Jackson Browne) – “Christmas Song”/new holiday single

Aretha Franklin – “Silent Night”/new mix of a solo piano version

Thursday 12/6 Two For the Road

  • Circa Waves–“Movies”: The new record What’s It Like Over There was co-produced with Alan Moulder (NIN, Foals, The Killers) and drops April 5th. 
  • Grimes–“We Appreciate Power” Feat. HANA: Written, produced, and performed by Grimes the song is inspired by North Korean band Moranbong. It is written from the perspective of a pro-A.I. girl group propaganda machine who use song, dance, sex, and fashion to spread good will towards Artificial Intelligence. 

Friday 12/7 News At Noon

Ron Gallo – “Love Supreme (Work Together)”/new remix

David Bowie – “Life on Mars”/Glastonbury 2000 (2-CD set came out 11/30)

Deerhunter – “Element”/Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared? (out 1/18)

Friday 12/7 Two For the Road

Lucius – “Christmas Time Is Here”/Fug Yep No. 1 EP (out today)

JD McPherson – “Ugly Sweater Blues”/Socks

Monday 12/10 News At Noon

Broken Bells – “Shelter”/new single

Steve Gunn – “Stoner’s Cowboy”/The Unseen Inbetween (out 1/18)

Mercury Rev feat. Margo Price – “Sermon”The Delta Sweete (out Feb. 8)

Monday 12/10 Two For the Road

Sticky Fingers – “Loose Ends”/single out now

MØ – “Blur”/new remix feat. Mark of Foster The People

Tuesday 12/11 News At Noon

Mothica–“Crossfire”/Ashes EP

Leftover Crack–“Land Down Under”/Leftover Leftover Crack

Slightly Stoopid–“One More Night”/Everyday Life, Everyday People

Tuesday 12/11 Two For the Road

Juliana Hatfield – “Sugar”/Weird (out 1/18)

Guided By Voices – “My Angel”/Warp & Woof (April 2019)

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