photo of Kendall, Jeff & Corner listener winners with Jason Isbell courtesy of Tristan Williams
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!)
{all titles out now unless otherwise noted}
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
