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News at Noon/Two For the Road 10/2-8/19

Hear the News at Noon weekdays at 12p & Two For the Road 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 2019 favorites

Kendall’s 2019 Favorites

Wednesday 10/2 News at Noon

Starcrawler – “No More Pennies”/Devour You (out 10/11)

Caroline Polachek – “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings”/Pang (tba)

The Japanese House – “Something Has To Change”/new single

Wednesday 10/2 Two For The Road

  • Broken Bells – “Good Luck”/Upcoming 3rd album
  • Liza Anne – “Devotion”/2019 Single

Thursday 10/3 News at Noon

JP Saxe – “The Few Things”/new single

Cut Throat Finches – “Goodbye Letter”/In the Event of Moon Disaster

Josienne Clarke – “If I Didn’t Mind”/In All Weather (out 11/8)

Thursday 10/3 Two For The Road

  • The Menzingers–“Anna”/Hello Exile (out 10/4)
  • Little Scream–“Still Life”/Speed Queen (out 10/25)

Friday 10/4 News at Noon

Sheryl Crow w/ Chris Stapleton – “Tell Me When It’s Over”/Threads

Norah Jones w/ Mavis Staples – “I’ll Be Gone”/new single; playing together at DC benefit show 10/11

Kurt Vile w/ The Sadies – “Baby’s Arms”/new (bottle back) documentary out this week

Friday 10/4 Two For The Road

  • clipping.–“Blood Of The Fang”/There Existed An Addiction To Blood (out 10/18)
  • Craig Finn–“It’s Never Been A Fair Fight”/I Need A New War

Monday 10/7 News At Noon

The Who – “All This Music Must Fade”/Who (out 12/6)

Michael Stipe – “Your Capricious Soul”/new song for “International Rebellion” climate justice protest today

Counterfeit – “It Gets Better”/new album in 2020

Monday 10/7 Two For The Road

  • Dayglow–“Nicknames”/2019 Single
  • FKA Twigs–“Home With You”/Magdalene (out 10/25)

Tuesday 10/8 News At Noon

Lucy Dacus – “In the Air Tonight”/her Halloween song from

Maria Taylor – “Spinning Wheel”/s/t (out 11/11)

Frances Cone – “Failure”/Late Riser

Tuesday 10/8 Two For The Road

  • Caribou–“Home”/2019 Single
  • Sir Woman–“High Road”/Upcoming 2020 album

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