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BTC show #341 – 12/3/13

WCNR Brighten the Corners 12-3-13 (Show 341)

{all titles out now unless otherwise noted}

 

~10pm~

 

Damien Jurado – “Silver Timothy”/Brothers & Sisters of the Eternal (out 1/21/14)

Jose Gonzalez – “Stay Alive”/The Secret Life of Walter Mitty soundtrack (out 12/17)

Ed Sheeran – “I See Fire”/The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug (out 12/10)

Shelby Lynne – “Call Me Up”/Thanks EP (out 12/10)

Meiko – “Wonderful Christmastime”/2013 version of Sir Paul’s classic

 

Wolf & Cub – “Salao”/Heavy Weight

Cub Sport (formerly Cub Scouts) – “Paradise”/EP title track

Wild Cub – “Thunder Clatter”/Youth (out 12/10)

 

Boy & Bear – “Southern Sun”/Harlequin Dream

Lo-Fang – “#88”/single on iTunes, full album Blue Film out in 2014

The Verbs – “Glad All Over”/Cover Story (out in Jan.)

 

Shearwater – “I Luv The Valley Oh!”/Fellow Travelers

Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs – “Kid”/Under the Covers Vol. 3

Twin Shadow – “Perfect Day”/Under The Cvrs YouTube series

 

~11pm~

 

Ben Sollee – “Letting Go”/Corner Lounge version from 11/16

Basia Bulat – “Wires”/Corner Lounge version from 11/16

 

GoodbyeMotel – “Set It Off”/Corner Lounge version from 11/22

Joseph Arthur – “Saint of Impossible Causes”/Corner Lounge version from 6/27 (in Cville 12/8)

 

Angel Olsen – “Forgiven/Forgotten”/Burn Your Fire for No Witness (out 2/18, in Cville 2/18)

Cate Le Bon – “Are You With Me Now?”/Mug Museum (in Cville 1/14)

 

Audacity – “Couldn’t Hold A Candle”/Butter Knife

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – “Lariat”/Wig Out At Jagbags (out 1/7/14)

 

Greg Laswell – “Comes and Goes (In Waves)”/Feb. 2014 album feat. reworked fan favorites

Foy Vance (w/ Bonnie Raitt) – “You and I”/Joy of Nothing

Cass McCombs – “There Can Be Only One”/Big Wheel and Others

Destroyer – “Del Monton”/Five Spanish Songs EP (came out last week)

Father John Misty aka Josh Tillman – “Titles Theme For Boy Voices”/The History of Caves short film Original Score (Back To Black Friday ltd. edition clear vinyl!)

 

Glen Hansard – “Step Out Of the Shadows”/Drive All Night EP (digital out today w/ proceeds to Little Kids Rock)

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