WCNR Brighten the Corners 1-23-18 Two For The Road (Show 544)
(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}
also see: Jeff’s 2018 favorites
Wednesday 1/24 News at Noon
- Ought–“Disgraced In America”: From their upcoming album Room Inside The World.
- S. Carey–“More I See”: His new record Hundred Acres drops on February 23rd and he will be on the road with Gordi including a stop in DC on March 27th.
- Unknown Mortal Orchestra–“American Guilt”: This is a solo single but the band has hinted that there is more UMO material to come. They’ll be in Richmond on July 6th.
Wednesday 1/24 Two For The Road
Meiko – “Zombie”/Cranberries cover from Playing Favorites (due in Aug, this benefit single is out Friday)
The Fall – “Totally Wired”/RIP Mark E. Smith
Thursday 1/25 News at Noon
- 8 Graves–“Hang”: The new single from the future grunge duo of Nick Gonzalvez and Brent Carpentier.
- Van William–“Before I Found You”: From his just released debut album, Countries. He’ll be in DC on February 9th.
- Lukas Nelson & The Promise of Real–“Fool Me Once”: The song features background vocals from Lucius.
Thursday 1/25 Two For The Road
The Wind & The Wave – “Human Beings”/new single, in Cville 3/6
Justin Timberlake w/ Chris Stapleton – “Say Something”/Man of the Woods (out 2/2)
Friday 1/26 News at Noon
- Three Days Grace–“The Mountain”: The Toronto band’s upcoming album, Outsider, is out on March 9th.
- Ty Segall–“Every 1’s A Winner”: Ty just played Conan earlier this month and his new album Freedom’s Goblin dropped today.
- The Wind + The Wave–“Human Beings”: The brand new single from the band who are no strangers to the Corner Lounge. Catch them at the Southern on March 6th.
Friday 1/26 Two For The Road
Durand Jones & The Indications – “Smile”/s/t (out 3/16)
Jimi Hendrix – “Mannish Boy”/Both Sides of the Sky (out 3/9)
Monday 1/29 News at Noon
- Lord Huron–“Ancient Names Pt. 1”: From the upcoming album Vide Noir, which is French for “empty black”. It drops on April 20th and the band will be in DC in may.
- Cody Melville–“I Envy Her So”: The New York singer’s album Bond’s Eye is out now and he had to choose from 35 songs he wrote for it. He takes influence from Lou Reed and David Bowie.
- Elliot Root–“Wicked Lies”: Elliot Root is a band not a person. Their debut album is called Conjure and they have opened for neon Trees, X Ambassadors, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Moon Taxi, Zac Brown Band, Needtobreathe, the aforementioned Lord Huron, Shakey Graves, and more!
Monday 1/29 Two For The Road
Deva Mahal – “Snakes”/s/t EP
Belle Adair – “Get Away”/Tuscumbia
Tuesday 1/30 News at Noon
- Django Django–“Champagne”: The art rock band’s third record Marble Skies dropped on Friday and they are on the Coachella lineup.
- Sting & Shaggy–“Don’t Make Me Wait”: The first single from the forthcoming 44/876 album, set for an April release. The release is named for the English and Jamaican area codes.
- courtship.–“Bad Fun”: Fresh off a tour with The Wombats, their debut release is out in March, they will also be in DC that month.
Tuesday 1/30 Two For The Road
Wye Oak – “The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs”/album of same name out 4/6
Jason Morton & The Chesapeake Sons – “Before It Gets Better”/Free Download of the week at 1061thecorner.com (State of the Union week)
