WCNR Brighten the Corners 4-18-17 Two For The Road (Show 506)
(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}
Spotify playlists:
Brighten The Corners Jeff favorites 2017
Brighten The Corners Kendall faves 2017
Wednesday 4/12 News At Noon
Beach Fossils–“Saint Ivy”: The second single from the 4th record, Somersault!, out June 2nd.
Perfume Genius–“Slip Away”: The pseudonym of Mike Hadreas, whose 4th album, No Shape, is out on May 5th.
San Fermin–“Palisades”: From the new album, Belong, which dropped on Friday. Catch them in DC on May 10th,
Wednesday 4/12 Two For The Road
Pearl Jam w/ Brandi Carlile – “Again Today”/Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years of the Story – An Album to Benefit War Child (out 5/5)
Juliana Hatfield – “Impossible Song”/Pussycat (out 4/28)
Thursday 4/13 News At Noon
Oh Wonder–“Ultralife”: The title track to the sophomore record, set for a July 16th release.
RAC–“This Song” Feat. Rostam: RAC’s new album is out this summer, though there is no release date or title yet.
Sodada–“The Morning”: The duo comprised of Andy C. and Hannah Rose are originally from the Hudson Valley but are now based in Western Mass.
Thursday 4/13 Two For The Road
Ron Sexsmith – “Radio”/The Last Rider (out 4/21)
Cigarettes After Sex – “Apocalypse”/s/t (out 6/9)
Friday 4/14 News At Noon
The Kooks–“Be Who You Are”: One of two new songs from the new career-spanning greatest hits compilation, The Best…Or So Far dropping on May 19th.
Them Vibes–“Electric Fever”: The title track to the Nashville band’s debut album set for a May 5th release.
Mew–“Twist Quest”: The new single from the Danish trio’s upcoming 7th album, Visuals, which hits the shelves next Friday.
Friday 4/14 Two For The Road
Royal Blood – “Lights Out”/How Did We Get So Dark? (out 6/16)
Mavis Staples w/ Win & Regine of Arcade Fire – “Slippery People”/I’ll Take You There: An All-Star Concert Celebration (out 6/2)
Monday 4/17 News At Noon
Diet Cig–“Barf Day”: The Brooklyn duo of Noah Bowman on drums and Alex Luciano on vocals and guitar met at a house show in 2014. Bowman’s band was playing and Luciano interrupted the set to ask for a lighter. He gave her a bottle of wine instead. Then Luciano offered to make a music video for Bowman and he tattooed a daisy on her foot and they’ve played music together ever since.
NEEDTOBREATHE–“Hardlove” feat. Andra Day: The Grammy-nominated band says that the song is about the stories, relationships, triumphs and challenges that help shape how different people think about hard love. The music video is out now.
Nightlands–“Moonbathing”: From the third album from The War on Drugs’ bassist, Dave Hartley, under the name Nightlands. The album, entitled I Can Feel The Night Around Me, drops in a few months and you can catch Hartley in DC on May 19th.
Monday 4/17 Two For the Road
Beth Ditto – “Fire”/Fake Sugar (out 6/16)
Mark Lanegan – “Beehive”/Gargoyle (out 4/28)
Tuesday 4/18 News At Noon
Blaenavon–“Orthodox Man”: From the new album, That’s Your Lot. Expect US tour dates soon. The band is from Liphook but take their name from a town in eastern Wales.
Hazel English–“Control”: Off of Just Give In/Never Going Home, the double EP out on May 12th. The dream-pop artists is from Melbourne, Aus. by way of Oakland, CA.
Neil Nathan–“Further”: Taken from his new album, Flowers To The Moon. He started recording the album in Brooklyn, where he is from, but it was mixed and the vocals were recorded in Atlanta. He is best known for his folk cover of E.L.O & The Move, “Do Ya”.
Tuesday 4/18 Two For the Road
Waters – “Hiccups”/Something More! (out 5/19)
Basement – “Promise Everything”/title track
