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News At Noon/Two For The Road 06/06-06/12/18

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}

Jeff’s 2018 favorites:

Kendall’s 2018 Favorites

https://open.spotify.com/user/1210973329/playlist/1bJzsBde7eLqMIvuqJcCVg?si=j6L4eL9WSV69DRd-OPAe5g

 

Wednesday 6/6/18 News At Noon

  • Thrice–“The Grey”
  • The Frights–“Crutch”
  • Bay Ledges–“I Remember”

Wednesday 6/6 Two For The Road

Curtis Harding – “It’s Not Over”/new single

Amos Lee – “No More Darkness, No More Light”/My New Moon (out 8/31)

Thursday 6/7/18 News At Noon

  • Unknown Mortal Orchestra–“Hunnybee”
  • Steve Aoki–“Pretender” Feat. Lil Yachty & AJR
  • Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness–“Ohio”

Thursday 6/7 Two For The Road

 

Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite – “Love & Trust”/No Mercy In This Land

Prince – “Mary Don’t You Weep”/Piano & A Microphone 1983 (out 9/21)

Friday 6/8/18 News At Noon

  • Smashing Pumpkins–“Solara”
  • Interpol–“The Rover”
  • Anna Calvi–Don’t Beat The Girl Out of My Boy”

Friday 6/8 Two For The Road

Stars – “One Day Left”/new single

Black Pumas – “Black Moon Rising”/debut album coming “soon”

Monday 6/11/18 News At Noon

  • Amy Shark–“Don’t Turn Around
  • Neil Finn–“Back To Life”
  • Jim James–“Throwback”

Monday 6/11 Two For The Road

 

Wye Oak – “It Was Not Natural”/The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs

Spiritualized – “A Perfect Miracle”/And Nothing Hurt (out 9/7)

Tuesday 6/12/18 News At Noon

  • The Goon Sax–“She Knows”
  • Cigarettes after Sex–“Crush”
  • Phantastic Ferniture–“Gap Year”

Tuesday 6/12 Two For The Road

In Tall Buildings – “Overconscious”/Akinetic

Dirty Projectors – “Break-Thru”/Lamp Lit Prose (out 7/13)

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