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BTC Favorite Albums of 2017

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WCNR Brighten the Corners 12-19-17 Two For The Road (Show 541)

(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!)

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Spotify playlists:

Brighten The Corners Jeff favorites 2017

Brighten The Corners Kendall faves 2017

Wednesday 12/13 News at Noon

  • 10th favorite album of 2017: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, The Nashville Sound
    • Anxiety”
    • “White Man’s World”
  • Sheryl Crow–“The Dreaming Kind” (brand-new song)

Wednesday 12/13 Two For The Road

Jeff’s Favorites of 2017 (no particular order, except Sharon Jones #1!)

Sylvan Esso – “Song”/What Now

Susto – “Waves”/& I’m Fine Today

Thursday 12/14 News at Noon

  • 9th favorite album of 2017: William Patrick Corgan, Ogilala
    • “Aeronaut”
  • 8th favorite album of 2017: Weezer, Pacific Daydream
    • “Weekend Woman”
  • 7th Favorite Album of 2017: Chainsmokers, Memories…Do Not Open
    • “Honest”

Thursday 12/14 Two For The Road

Phoebe Bridgers – “Motion Sickness”/Stranger in the Alps

Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn – “If I Could Talk To A Younger Me”/Echo in the Valley

3 new Xmas songs for Friday’s News At Noon (Kendall out sick)

Friday 12/15 Two For The Road

Kendrick Lamar – “LOVE. (feat. Zacari)”/DAMN.

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – “Rumors”/Soul Of A Woman

Monday 12/18 News at Noon

  • 6th favorite album of 2017: MUNA, About U
    • “Winterbreak”
  • 5th favorite album of 2017: Harry Styles, Harry Styles
    • “Two Ghosts”
  • 4th Favorite Album of 2017: The Killers, Wonderful, Wonderful
    • “Rut”

 Monday 12/18 Two For The Road

Chris Stapleton – “Millionaire”/(counting From A Room Vol. 1 & 2 as one on my list)

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – “Something To Love”/The Nashville Sound

Tuesday 12/19 News at Noon

  • 3rd favorite album of 2017: Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness, Zombies On Broadway
    • “Island Radio”
  • 2nd favorite album of 2017: Walk The Moon, What If Nothing
    • “Lost In The Wild”
  • 1st Favorite Album of 2017: Bleachers, Gone Now
    • “Dreams of Mickey Mantle”

Tuesday 12/19 Two For The Road

John Moreland – “It Don’t Suit Me Like Before”/Big Bad Luv

Dori Freeman – “If I Could Make You My Own”/Letters Never Read

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