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News at Noon & Two For the Road 10/9-15/19

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 10/9 News at Noon

Kat Cunning – “For the Love”/new single

POLIÇA – “Driving”/When We Stay Alive (out 1/31)

Harry Connick Jr. – “Just One Of Those Things”/True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter (out 10/25)

Wednesday 10/9 Two For The Road

  • Jonathan Something–“Unfortunately Blue”/Art So Small You Can Hardly See It (out 10/28)
  • David Starr–“Rise Up Again”/Beauty and Ruin

Thursday 10/10 News at Noon

Marcus King – “The Well”/El Dorado (out 1/17)

Liz Phair – “Good Side”/new single out tomorrow, album in spring 2020

Frankie Cosmos – “Wannago”/Close It Quietly

Thursday 10/10 Two For The Road

  • Twen–“Damsel”/Awestruck
  • Dead Soft–“Step Out”/Big Blue (out 10/21)

Friday 10/11 News at Noon

Michael Kiwanuka – “Hero”/Kiwanuka (out 11/1)

Big Thief – “Not”/Two Hands (out today)

Kim Gordon – “Air Bnb”/No Home Record (out today)

Friday 10/11 Two For The Road

  • Madison Cunningham Corner Lounge session
    • “Looking Alive”
    • “Something To Believe In”

Monday 10/14 News at Noon

The Growlers – “Natural Affair”/title track (out 10/25)

Allison Moorer – “The Rock and the Hill”/Blood (out 10/25, memoir out 10/29)

Paul Cauthen – “Cocaine Country Dancing”/Room 41

Monday 10/14 Two For The Road

  • Jealous Of The Birds Corner Lounge session
    • “Plastic Skeletons”
    • “Goji Berry Sunset”

Tuesday 10/15 News at Noon

White Lies – “Hurt My Heart”/new single

Dominic Fike – “3 Nights”/Don’t Forget About Me, Demos EP

Broken Bells – “Good Luck”/3rd album coming soon

Tuesday 10/15 Two For The Road

  • SebastiAn–“Sober” Feat. Bakar/Thirst (out 11/8)
  • Dylan Leblanc–“Never Tear Us Apart” (INXS cover)

 

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