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Brighten The Corners – News At Noon/Two For The Road 7/18-24/18

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 7/18 News At Noon

  • Annie Fitzgerald–“I Won’t Walk Away”: From the singer-songwriter’s second album You & Me & The Sun. Since her first album she has started a family and relocated from New York to her home state of Minnesota.
  • Greta Van Fleet–“When The Curtain Falls”: The new single from the Michigan rockers’ debut album. No info on the album is out yet the band are currently finishing up a world tour.
  • Slothrust–“Double Down”: The video for this song is out now and it is taken from the album The Pact which drops on September 14th. Catch them in Richmond on November 7th or DC November 8th. 

Thursday 7/19 Two For The Road

  • The Joy Formidable–“The Wrong Side”
  • Boots–“#Darkdaze”

Thursday 7/19 News At Noon

  • Muse–“Something Human”
  • Everything Is Recorded–“Carry Me”
  • Low Cut Connie–“Oh Suzanne”

Thursday 7/19 Two For The Road

  • Young & Sick–“Ojai”
  • Best Coast–“Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows”

Friday 7/20 News At Noon

  • Alkaline Trio–“Blackbird”
  • Amy Shark–“Don’t Turn Around”
  • The Kooks–“Four Leaf Clover (Drugs Are Gone”

Friday 7/20 Two For The Road

  • The Mollochs–“I Wanna Say To You”
  • Nicole Atkins–“A Little Crazy”

Monday 7/23 News At Noon

  • John Grant–“Love is Magic”
  • Grand Canyon–“Standing In The Shadows”
  • Wilderado–“Sorrow”

Monday 7/23 Two For The Road

  • Slightly Stoopid–“If You Want It” Feat. Alborosie
  • Shannon Shaw–“Freddies ‘n Teddies”

Tuesday 7/24 News At Noon

  • Yoke Lore–“Ride”
  • Superorganism–“Something For your M.I.N.D.”
  • Tuung–“Dark Heart”

Tuesday 7/24 Two For The Road

  • Swerve–“Dumb Romeo”
  • Iron & Wine–“What Hurts Worse”

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