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BTC Show #393 – 1/13/15

WCNR Brighten the Corners 1-13-15 (Show 393)

{all titles out now unless otherwise noted}

 

Wednesday New At Once! Segment

Phantogram – “Fall in Love”/BTC Favorite Songs of 2014 Honorable Mention

The Rural Alberta Advantage – “Terrified”/BTC Favorite Songs of 2014 Honorable Mention

Angel Olsen – “Forgiven/Forgotten”/BTC Favorite Songs of 2014 Honorable Mention

 

Wednesday Two For The Road segment

Brandi Carlile – “Wherever Is Your Heart”/The Firewatcher’s Daughter (out 3/3)

Greylag – “Yours To Shake”/BTC Favorite Songs of 2014 Honorable Mention

 

Thursday New At Once! Segment

Benjamin Booker – “Violent Shiver”/BTC Favorite Songs of 2014 Honorable Mention

Shovels & Rope – “Coping Mechanism”/BTC Favorite Songs of 2014 Honorable Mention

Delta Spirit – “From Now On”/BTC Favorite Songs of 2014 Honorable Mention

 

Thursday Two For The Road segment

Sallie Ford – “Coulda Been”/BTC Favorite Songs of 2014 Honorable Mention

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – “Little Boys with Shiny Toys”/new track via Billboard/Soundcloud (finally some Grammy love for SJ & TDK!)

 

Friday New At Once! segment

Marian Hill – “Got It”/BTC Favorite Songs of 2014 Honorable Mention

Skaters – “Deadbolt”/BTC Favorite Songs of 2014 Honorable Mention

The Bots – “All I Really Want”/BTC Favorite Songs of 2014 Honorable Mention

 

Friday Two For The Road segment

Murder By Death – “Strange Eyes”/Big Dark Love (out 2/3, in Cville 3/5)

Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires – “The Company Man”/BTC Favorite Songs of 2014 Honorable Mention

 

Monday New At Once! segment

Phox – “Slow Motion”/BTC Favorite Songs of 2014 Honorable Mention

Iron & Wine – “Everyone’s Summer of ‘95”/Archive Series Volume No. 1 (out 2/24)

Conor Oberst – “You Are Your Mother’s Child”/BTC Favorite Songs of 2014 Honorable Mention

 

Monday Two For The Road segment

JD McPherson – “Let the Good Times Roll”/title track (out 2/10)

Sleater-Kinney – “A New Wave”/No Cities To Love (out 1/20)

 

Tuesday New At Once! segment

Dreamers – “Wolves”/BTC Favorite Radio Edits of 2014 Honorable Mention

Ri¢hie – “I Got A Crush On You”/BTC Favorite Radio Edits of 2014 Honorable Mention

Kawehi – “Robot Heart”/in Cville 1/16

 

Tuesday Two For The Road segment

Electric Youth – “Runaway”/BTC Favorite Songs of 2014 Honorable Mention

Purity Ring – “Begin Again”/Another Eternity (out 3/3)

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