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(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 5/24 News At Noon

Saint Motel–“Destroyer”: The latest single from the Virtual Reality version of Saintmotelevision is the first song for which the visuals have been revealed.

Mondo Cozmo–“Automatic”: The first single from the new album, Plastic Soul, coming this summer.

Milky Chance–“Blossom”: The title track to their new album, out now. The video for the song is currently available for viewing as well.

Wednesday 5/24 Two For the Road

~2 tracks from our New Music Sampler CD…release party is tonight!~

Magic Giant – “Set On Fire”/In The Wind (came out Friday)

William Bell – “Born Under a Bad Sign”/This Is Where I Live (out 6/2)

Thursday 5/25 News At Noon

Shannon McNally–“You Made Me Feel For You”: The Americana Blues artist recorded her new album, Black Irish, in Nashville. The album speaks to the power of connection and the power of music to create it and reflect it. The concept for the album came to her in 2013 when she was taking care of her sick mother, going through a divorce, and nursing her newborn daughter. The album was produced by Rodney Crowell who also did some co-writing, and includes JJ Cale, Stevie Wonder, and Robbie Robertson covers and will be released on June 9th.

Big Thief–“Mythological Beauty”: The new album, Capacity, is out June 9th and the Brooklyn indie band are in Richmond on June 2nd. The video for the single is out as well.

Land of Talk–“This Time” feat. Sharon Van Etten: The Canadian band, led by Elizabeth Powell, formed in 2006 but Life After Youth, the album from which this song is taken, is their first release in 7 years. It was mixed and produced by John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Kurt Vile), and also features Sal Meida of Roxy Music and Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley, among others.

Thursday 5/25 Two For the Road

Joan Shelley – “Where I’ll Find You”/s/t

Nicole Atkins – “Listen Up”/Goodnight Rhonda Lee (out 7/21)

Friday 5/26 News At Noon

Enter Shikari Feat. Big Narstie–“Supercharge”

Noga Erez–“Off The Radar”

Bleachers–“I Miss Those Days”

Friday 5/26 Two For the Road

Prince – “Our Destiny/Roadhouse Garden”/Purple Rain re-issue (out 6/23)

Songhoy Blues – “Bamako”/Resistance (out 6/16)

Monday 5/30 News At Noon

The Charlatans–“Plastic Machinery”

Busy P–“Genie”

Save Ferris–“Anything”

Monday 5/29 Two For the Road

Courtney Barnett – “How To Boil An Egg”/digital single (SplitSingles.Club)

This Is The Kit – “Moonshine Freeze”/title track (out 7/7)

Tuesday 5/30 News At Noon

Davy Knowles–“Oxford, MS”: From the new album Three Miles From Avalon. He will be playing Floyd Fest  July 27th through 28th.

Andrew McMahon in The Wilderness–“So Close”: From the Zombies On Broadway. Catch him in Richmond on July 27th, and listen to my interviews here!

New Pornographers–“Whiteout Conditions”: The title track to the new album. They will be at the Pavilion with Spoon in July.

Tuesday 5/30 Two For The Road

Chastity Brown–“Wake Up”: From the Minnesota artist’s new album, Silhouette Of Sirens. 

Chastity Belt–“Used To Spend”: The semi-title track to the Walla Walla, Washington band’s third album, I Used To Spend So Much Time Alone. They’re in DC June 23rd.

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