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News at Noon/Two For the Road 12/6-12/12/17

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News at Noon/Two For the Road 12/6-12/12/17

WCNR Brighten the Corners 12-12-17 Two For The Road (Show 540)

(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 12/6 News at Noon

  • Indigo Girls–“Happy Joyous Hanukkah”
  • Rhye–“Taste”
  • Greg Hudik–“Back In Love With You Again”

Wednesday 12/6 Two For The Road

Filthy Friends – “The Arrival”/Invitation (Peter Buck’s birthday)

Mike Mills & friends – “Jesus Christ”/Thank You, Friends: Big Star’s Third Live

Thursday 12/7 News at Noon

  • Wombats–“Turn”
  • The Heirs–“Suburban Wonderland”
  • The James Hunter Six–“I Don’t Wanna Be Without You”

Thursday 12/7 Two For The Road

Valerie June – “Winter Wonderland”

Lake Street Dive – “I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas”/Holidays Rule, Vol. 2

Friday 12/8 News at Noon

  • MUNA–“Pipes of Peace”
  • Andrew McMahon–“What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?”
  • Judah & The Lion–“The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)”

Friday 12/8 Two For The Road

They Might Be Giants – “I Left My Body”/I Like Fun (out 1/19, kick off their tour in Cville 1/17)

Superchunk – “What A Time To Be Alive”/new album Feb. 16

Monday 12/11 News at Noon

  • Robert Finley–“Get It Whily You Can”
  • G. Love & Special Sauce–“Christmas Morning”
  • Growlers–“Lonely This Christmas”

Monday 12/11 Two For The Road

Sofi Tukker – “Best Friend”/big new iPhone song

Moby – “Like A Motherless Child”/Everything Was Beautiful, And Nothing Hurt (out 3/2)

Tuesday 12/12 News at Noon

  • Robert Plant–“Bluebirds Over The Mountain” 
  • Jessica Lea Mayfield–“Offa My Hands”
  • Fleet Foxes–“If You Need To, Keep Time On Me”

Tuesday 12/12 Two For The Road

Anna Burch – “Tea-Soaked Letter”/Quit The Curse (out 2/2)

Shannon & The Clams – “The Boy”/Onion (out 2/16)

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