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News at Noon/Two For the Road 2/14-2/20/18

WCNR Brighten the Corners 2-20-18 Two For The Road

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}

also see: Jeff’s 2018 favorites

And Kendall’s!

Wednesday 2/14 News at Noon

  • Lucy Dacus–“Next Of Kin”
  • Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite–“Found The One”
  • Ryan Adams–“Baby I Love You”

Wednesday 2/14 Two For The Road

Langhorne Slim – “Life Is Confusing”/Lost at Last Vol. 1

Spirit of Canada: Friends of John Mann – “Home For A Rest”/all-star charity single

Thursday  2/15  News at Noon

  • The Glorious Sons–“Everything Is Alright”
  • Beach House–“Lemon Glow”
  • Courtney Barnett–“Nameless, Faceless”

Thursday 2/15 Two For The Road

Lo Moon – “Real Love”/s/t (out 2/23)

Muse – “Thought Contagion”/new single

Friday 2/16  News at Noon

  • Mat Kearney–“Kings & Queens”
  • Dr. Dog–“Go Out Fighting”
  • Lord Huron–“Wait By The River”

Friday 2/16 Two For The Road

Lindi Ortega – “The Comeback Kid”/Liberty (out 3/30)

Elise LeGrow – “Going Back To Where I Belong”/Playing Chess (out today)

Monday 2/19  News at Noon

  • Ethan Lipscomb–“Angela”
  • The New Tarot–“Mistake To Choose”
  • Peking Dunk–“Wasted”

Monday 2/19 Two For The Road

Josh Rouse – “Salton Sea”/Love In the Modern Age (out 4/13)

Cat Clyde – “The River”/2nd album is out this spring (it’s our Free Download this week)

Tuesday 2/20  News at Noon

  • Father John Misty–“Mr. Tillman”
  • Avett Brothers–“No Hard Feelings”
  • Phillip Phillips–“Into The Wild”

Tuesday 2/20 Two For The Road

Eels – “Today is the Day”/The Deconstruction (out 4/6)

Marian Hill – “Subtle Thing”/new single

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