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BTC Show #392 – favorite songs/albums of 2014!

WCNR Brighten the Corners 1-6-15 (Show 392)
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BTC Favorite Albums of 2014

30. Luluc – “Without A Face”/Passerby
29. Damon Albarn – “Heavy Seas of Love”/Everyday Robots
28. Dawn Landes – “Cry No More”/Bluebird (she also did a great covers EP in 2014!)
27. My Brightest Diamond – “Pressure”/This Is My Hand
26. Haley Bonar – “Woke Up in My Future”/Last War
25. Alvvays – “Ones Who Love You”/s/t
24. Stars – “No One Is Lost”/title track
23. Secret Sisters – “I Cannot Find A Way”/Put Your Needle Down
22. Cloud Nothings – “I’m Not Part Of Me”/Here and Nowhere Else
21. OFF! – “Hypnotized”/Wasted Years
20. Brody Dalle – “Don’t Mess With Me”/Diploid Love
19. Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens – “Sinner”/Cold World
18. Reigning Sound – “My My”/Shattered
17. John Fullbright – “Happy”/Songs
16. Sturgill Simpson – “Turtles All The Way Down”/Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
15. D’Angelo & The Vanguard – “The Charade”/Black Messiah
14. Jack White – “Alone In My Home”/Lazaretto
13. Foo Fighters – “The Feast & The Famine”/Sonic Highways
12. U2 – “Raised By Wolves”/Songs Of Innocence
11. Bob Mould – “I Don’t Know You Anymore”/Beauty & Ruin
10. J Mascis – “Every Morning”/Tied To A Star
9. Strand of Oaks – “Goshen ‘97”/Heal
8. Sonny Knight & The Lakers – “Hey Girl”/I’m Still Here
7. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – “Stranger To My Happiness”/Give The People What They Want
5. (tie) Ex Hex – “Don’t Wanna Lose”/Rips
5. Old 97’s – “Wasted”/Most Messed Up
3. (tie) TV on the Radio – “Careful You”/Seeds
3. Spoon – “I Just Don’t Understand”/They Want My Soul
2. First Aid Kit – “My Silver Lining”/Stay Gold
1. The New Basement Tapes – “Kansas City”/Lost On The River

The Top 10 BTC Songs of 2014 (that weren’t already going to be included on the Albums show) 10-20 honorable mentions to be played 1/7-1/13 during New At Once & Two For The Road segments (1pm & 6pm)

10. Nick Waterhouse – “Ain’t There Something That Money Can’t Buy”
9. Ray LaMontagne – “Drive-In Movies”
8. Son Little – “The River”
7. Nickel Creek – “Destination”
6. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – “Coming Down”
5. Little Dragon – “Klapp Klapp”
4. Prince w/ Zooey Deschanel – “FALLINLOVE2NITE”
3. Röyksopp & Robyn “Do It Again”
2. Death From Above 1979 – “Trainwreck 1979”
1. Leonard Cohen – “Almost Like The Blues”

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