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BTC Show #395 – 1/27/15

WCNR Brighten the Corners 1-27-15 (Show 395)

{all titles out now unless otherwise noted}

 

Wednesday New At Once! Segment

Wolf Alice – “Moaning Lisa Smile”/Creature Songs EP

Two Gallants – “Incidental”/We Are Undone (out 2/3, in Cville 5/3)

Parquet Courts – “Content Nausea”/Content Nausea (sold out Cville show 1/25)

 

Wednesday Two For The Road segment

Mark Knopfler – “Beryl”/Tracker (out 3/17)

Jose Gonzalez – “Leaf Off/The Cave”/Vestiges & Claws (out 2/17)

Thursday New At Once! Segment
The Apache Relay – “Good As Gold”/s/t
Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield – “Somebody That I Used To Know”/…Sing Elliott Smith (out 3/17)
Laura Marling – “False Hope”/Short Movie (out 3/24)

Thursday Two For The Road segment
Beck w/ St. Vincent – “Never Tear Us Apart”/Beck’s 2010 Record Club (M. Hutchence birthdate)
Johnny Flynn – “In April”/Song One soundtrack (written by Jenny Lewis & Jonathan Rice)

Friday New At Once! segment
JJ Grey & Mofro – “Every Minute”/Ol’ Glory (out 2/24, in Cville Mar. 4)
Will Butler – “Anna”/Policy (out 3/10)
Dr. Dog – “Shadow People”/Live At A Flamingo Hotel (sold-out show tmrw in Cville)

Friday Two For The Road segment
Hanni El Khatib – “Melt Me”/Moonlight (out this week)
Diamond Rugs – “Voodoo Doll”/Cosmetics (out in 2/24)

Monday New At Once! segment
Pops Staples – “Gotta Serve Somebody”/Don’t Lose This (out 2/17)
Death Cab For Cutie – “Black Sun”/Kintsugi (out 3/31)
The Dodos – “Competition”/Individ (out 1/27)

Monday Two For The Road segment
Milo Greene – “Lonely Eyes”/Control (out 1/27)
Peking Duk (feat. Nicole Millar) – “High”/single & remix EP out now

Tuesday New At Once! segment
Kris Orlowski – “Believer”/title track
Rumer – “Dangerous”/Into Colour (out 2/10)
Natalie Prass – “Bird of Prey”/s/t (out today)

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